National Service Scheme University of Kerala

I am Doing BA Degree from University of Kerala. I also joined the National Service Scheme of the University. I want certificate of National Service Scheme. So where I can apply for the certificate? Pls provide me application form to apply to get Certificate of National Service Scheme from the University of Kerala.

Can you provide me the details of the NSS (National Service Scheme) offered by University of Kerala?

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The NSS (National Service Scheme) is a national development task, organized by the students. Besides, the students gain work-experience which might help to find path of self-employment or employment in an organization at the end of their university career.

The University of Kerala encourages NSS activity in its institutions by presenting awards to the best Programme Officers, best student volunteers and to the College which records the best performance in NSS activities. And, the University of Kerala had won the Indira Gandhi National Award for the best work in National Service Scheme in 2005.

The University of Kerala has a volunteer strength of 21500 in 92 colleges. These volunteers are led by 215 Programme Officers under the guidance of Programme Coordinator. NSS being a value based volunteer programme, has always remained close to the burning issues that affect the society. NSS volunteers have always come into the forefront to extend voluntary service during natural calamities like Drought, Flood, Cyclone, Earthquake and Tsunami.

The NSS volunteers of the University regularly undertake programmes that help in the development of the areas near the colleges. One of the major activities undertaken by students of affiliated colleges is the construction of NSS homes. So far, the NSS volunteers of the University have constructed and donated more than ten houses to the homeless in rural areas.

Adoption of villages for development, blood donation camps, Awareness campaigns on various issues including AIDS, organizing campaigns for eradication of social evils, and popularization of the nationally accepted objectives like nationalism, democracy, secularism, social harmony and development of scientific temper etc., are the regular activities of the NSS actual planting and protection of trees.

Ente Maram (My Tree) programme, conducted in NSS team in the university. As recognition of the excellent work being carried out by the volunteers, the National Award for the best NSS activities was presented to the University in 2005.

The adornment of the Senate House campus and the Kariavattom campus of the University of Kerala was undertaken by the NSS. This work had won great appreciation from the University community. Besides, a 600 strong NSS volunteer group had done commendable service during the 97th Indian Science Congress held at the University of Kerala in January 2010.