Extra Curricular Activities
National Service Scheme
The National Service Scheme was introduced in 1969 as
a pilot scheme in 37 Universities with the overall aim of developing
the personality of Indian youth through community service.
The college offers opportunity to the students for personality development
and self-growth through N. S. S. The N. S.S. unit of the college has
been very active for over two decades in serving the society. Through
guidance of dedicated teachers and enthusiastically working student
volunteers, N.S.S. has achieved the objective of Personality Development
through community service and the N. S. S. Motto of "Not me but
you".
Various programmes of NSS include Blood Donation camps, Environmental
Awareness Projects and Based on Environment, Social Awareness, Red
Ribbon Club Activities, Swachh Bharat Mission Activities, Road Safety
Week,Pulse Polio Drive, etc.
The N.S.S. Unit adopted a Parolgaon village at Tal. Vasai, Dist. Palghar
and initiated the process of development by creating awareness towards
importance of Cleanliness and Health among the villagers with the
help of Street Play on various themes like "Child Malnutrition",
"Swachhta Bharat Swasth Bharat", "Drug Addiction among
Youth" and
"Inequality and Poverty", "Three Monkeys of Mahatma
Gandhi in the 21st Century", Importance of Cleanliness in life“,"Gender
Discrimination", "Superstitions", "Swachht Bharat
Unnat Bharat", "Road Safety", construction of soak
pits, conducted Survey on Migrated families of Brick Furnace (Vit-Bhatti)
and socio-economic surveys.
To express solidarity with the cause of social reforms, the college
unit also participates in peace marches and rallies organized by the
NSS Cell, University of Mumbai. NSS unit also witnesses participation
in State level and University Level.
Students, who volunteer for this two-year programme of the University
of Mumbai, are eligible for 10 grace marks in their final examinations.
They have to put in 120 hours of work by participating in the above
programmes to be eligible for the grace marks.
