The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the student youth of 11th & 12th Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Post Graduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various Government led community service activities & programmes. The primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. ‘Education through Service’ is the purpose of the NSS. NSS was launched in 1969 in 37 Universities involving about 40,000 volunteers which has now spread over 657 Universities and 51 +2 Councils/Directorates, covering 20,669 Colleges/ Technical Institutions and 11,988 Senior Secondary School. Since inception , over 7.4 crore students have benefitted from NSS.

Motto:-

The motto of National Service Scheme is NOT ME BUT YOU

Benefits of Being a NSS Volunteer:-
A NSS volunteer who takes part in the community service programme would either be a college level or a senior secondary level student.
Being an active member these student volunteers would have the exposure and experience to be the following:
an accomplished social leader
an efficient administrator
a person who understands human nature