National Service Scheme (NSS) / Reb Ribbon Club
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The National Service Scheme is a body of Student volunteers under the leadership of a teacher. The motto of this Scheme is “Education through Community Service”. Recruitment is made from all students. Every student member of this scheme should serve at least two years with 120 hours of engagement in community service per year excluding Annual Camps. At the end of two year’s satisfactory service every student member will be eligible to receive a N.S.S. Volunteer Certificate. N.S.S. Activities were started from the year 1991-92 and being implemented through the affiliated institutions of this University. Initially 21 NSS Units, each consisting of 100 Student Volunteers, were allotted by the State NSS Co-ordinator and Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai. The list of 53 NSS Units and 54 N.S.S. Self-Financing annexed herewith Aims & Objectives: The aims and objectives of the NSS are. (i) to render service to the community while studying in an educational institution; (ii) to arouse the social conscience among students; (iii) to provide them with an opportunity to work creatively and constructively with the community around the educational campus; and (iv) to put the education they receive to concrete social use; and specifically, (i) to work with and among the people; (ii) to engage in creative and constructive social action; iii) to enhance knowledge of oneself and the community through a face-to-face with reality; (iv) to use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a practical way for mitigating at least some of the social problems; and (v) to gain skills in programme development to be able to be self-employed. The goals are to achieve improvement in personality, leadership qualities, national outlook and a sense of civic responsibility. Motto: The motto of the NSS is 'Nor ME BUT you, this expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the need to appreciate the other person's point of view first and to show consideration for fellow human beings. lt also underlines that the welfare of the individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of Society as a whole. NSS attempts to establish meaningful linkages between "campus and community", "college and Village" and "Knowledge and Action". Programmes: The NSS has two types of programmes, viz., (a) Regular activities and (b). Special camping Programmes. Under the, Regular Activities, students are expected to work-as votunteer for a continuous period of 2 years, rendering community service for a minimum or 120 hours per annum (i.e. 240 hours over 2-year period) Under Special Camping Programme, a camp of 07 days’ duration is conducted every year in the adopted area on a specific theme. Each student is required to participate in at least one Special camp over 2-year period. The nature of activities taken up under NSS continue to evolve in response to the needs of the community. Above all this is an opportunity to realize and serve the community. At present, there are 53 N.S.S. Units and 54 Self Financing N.S.S. Units under our Medical University. |