About NSS

The NSS in Bharathiyar Arts and Science College for Women, Deviyakurichi has 3 Units with 100 volunteers in each unit along with three NSS Programme Officers. Each unit adopts one village and conducts a special camp in the village every year. Volunteers are involved in creating awareness about social problems, education, cleanliness through processions and stage shows. Other activities include temple cleaning, sapling plantation, and health camps.

Vision

• To inculcate spontaneous willingness to savour pleasant and positive thoughts in young minds.
• To enhance the meaning of life.
• To strive for righteous human pursuits.
• To address the intellectual, emotional and educational needs of society.
• To enlighten academic and non-academic endeavours to sensitise society and widen the mental and intellectual scope of the younger generation for nation building.

Mission

• To provide quality education.
• To enable the development of total personality through co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
• To inculcate human values like mutual love, truth and non-violence.
• To motivate achievement of excellence in every field of life.
• To extend guidance and consultancy services.

Objectives

• Understand the community in which they work.
• Understand themselves in relation to their community.
• Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving.
• Develop a sense of social and civic responsibility.
• Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems.
• Develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities.
• Gain skills in mobilising community participation.
• Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitudes.
• Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and practise national integration and social harmony.

Motto

The Motto of NSS "Not Me But You" reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service. Students who participate in NSS learn to respect others' viewpoints and be attentive to other living beings. The philosophy of NSS is well doctrined in this motto, which underlines the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of society as a whole.

Symbol

The symbol for NSS is based on the giant Rath Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India. The wheel portrays the cycle of creation, preservation, and release, signifying movement in life across time and space. It stands for continuity and change, implying NSS's continuous striving for social change.