The Motto

The motto of NSS is “NOT ME BUT YOU”. This expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of other men's points of view.

NSS Symbol

It stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of the NSS for social transformation, upliftment and integration.

NSS Day

24 September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with appropriate programmes and activities.
"National Service Scheme (NSS) is a main ‘out of the classroom’ student-centric activity where teachers provide only guidance and act as coordinators while the students are the main actors. Students contribute through service to the community and conservation of the physical environment. It also inculcates in students a sense of leadership and teamwork enabling them to identify and resolve community issues. Hence leadership, collectivism, social responsibility, activism and community participation are at work at the same time. All these attributes are what make a student a complete citizen. This activity also brings them close to the social and environmental realities. Because of the importance of NSS in nation-building, we endeavour to strengthen NSS by increasing the participation of students through widening the scope and increasing the number of events organised by us.

Kinds of Activities/Programme

There are two types of activities/programmes under the NSS, these are as follows:-

Regular NSS activities under which students undertake various activities in the adopted villages, college campus and urban Shimla during working hours or after college hours and

Special camping activities /programmes under which 7-days duration camps are organized in adopted villages or urban slums.

NSS Students Volunteer and NSS Certificate

An NSS volunteer has to put in 120 hours of social work in one year or 240 hours in two years for different programmes/activities and special camping. He/She should be fully conversant with the objectives of the NSS. An NSS volunteer, after completing 240 hours of regular and special activities becomes entitled to an NSS Certificate.

Programme Officer

By and large, he/she (P.O.) plays the role of an organizer, an educator, a coordinator, a supervisor, an administrator and a public relations person to improve the quality and magnitude of the NSS programme in the college/institution.

"National Service Scheme (NSS) is a main ‘out of the classroom’ student-centric activity where teachers provide only guidance and act as coordinators while the students are the main actors. Students contribute through service to the community and conservation of the physical environment. It also inculcates in students a sense of leadership and teamwork enabling them to identify and resolve community issues. Hence leadership, collectivism, social responsibility, activism and community participation are at work at the same time. All these attributes are what make a student a complete citizen. This activity also brings them close to the social and environmental realities. Because of the importance of NSS in nation-building, we endeavour to strengthen NSS by increasing the participation of students through widening the scope and increasing the number of events organised by us.