NSS- TCET

NSS is one of the aided extra-curricular activities conducted by the University of Mumbai and the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Its motto is NOT ME BUT YOU. Through NSS, volunteers enhance their personality. NSS Unit TCET started in October 2005 with 42 members and has grown to a strength of 150 members. Till date more than 925 students have enrolled as NSS volunteers.

National Service Scheme ( NSS) is a scheme specially made for social cause. The motto of NSS "NOT ME BUT YOU" , reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for self-less service. The philosophy of the NSS is well emphazied in this motto, which underlines the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society on the whole. Therefore, the NSS volunteers shall strive for the well-being of the society.

The objectives of NSS are :

1. Understand the community in which they work
2. Understand themselves in relation to their community
3. Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving
4. Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
5. Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems
6. Develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities
7. Gain skills in mobilising community participation
8. Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude
9. Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and
10. Practise national integration and social harmony.

NSS undertakes various activities like tree plantation, blood donation camps, disaster management, national integration camps, immunization, adventure programs etc.

NSS Outcome

1. Improve the quality of educated manpower by fostering social responsibility
2. Raising society to a higher material and moral level by preparing students for final dedication in the service of nation
3. Introduce urban students to rural life by living in contact with the community in whose midst their institution is located
4. Making campus relevant to the needs of the community
5. Develop constructive linkage between the campus and the community by supplementing technical education with social and economic reconstruction of the country
6. Involvement in the tasks of national development
7. Better understanding and appreciation of the problems of the society
8. Encourage Community participation

Important activities

  

Dates	Name of Project	Objective	Outcome	Domain
DATE	Name Of The Project	Objective	Outcome	Domain
17/03/2018	Degree Certificate Distribution Ceremony	To Manage The Degree Distribution Certificate Ceremony And Escort The Academic Procession To The Ceremony.	The Academic Procession Was Respectfully Escorted Towards The Ceremony With A Parade Of Nss Volunteers. Discipline Among The Attendants Of The Ceremony Was Regulated By The Volunteers	SOCIETY
01/04/2018	City Beauitification Rotary Medical Club	To Promote Cleanliness And Provide Soothing Sensation With Color Therapy To The Patients Visiting The Rotary Medical Center	Volunteers Painted The Walls Of The Rotary Medical Centre With A View To Be Helpful To All The Patients Who Visit The Medical Center For Treatment.	HEALTH AND SOCIETY
21/06/2018	International Yoga Day	A Measure To Make The Volunteers Aware Of The Physical Well Being Of The People. To Make Volunteers Aware About The Importance Of Yoga And Proper Health Of Their Body.	Volunteers Successfully Understood The Use Of Yoga And Meditation In Our Daily Life For Relaxation Of Our Mind, Body And Soul. They Were Informed Well About The Effects And Benefits Of Yoga.	HEALTH
04/07/208	Tree Plantation	To Make People Aware Of Protection Of Environment In Order To Promote Sustainable Development. Eco-Regeneration And Rehabilitation Of Degraded Areas. Protection And Conservation Of Flora, Fauna.	Its Helps To Create Environmental Awareness To Maintain The Balance Of Ecosystem. This Encourages People To Care For And Take Ownership Of The Trees Planted By Them.	SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
19/07/2018	Leptospirosis Seminar	To Make People Aware About The Causes, Symptoms And Precautions Of Leptospirosis.	Information Regarding The Water Borne Like Leptospirosis, Typhoid,Etc Was Provided Successfully. The Students Took Active Interest And Asked Queries About The Preventive Measures And Remedies.	HEALTH AND EDUCATION
21/07/2018	Recruitment Day 1	To Make People Aware About The Causes, Symptoms And Precautions Of Leptospirosis. To Make People Aware About  The Ill Effects Of Using Plastic. To Imbibe The Quality Of Leadership In The Te Volunteers .	Remedies Like Address Of The Government Hospitals, Contact No Of Nearby Doctors Were Given By The Participants To People About Leptospirosis . Participants Were Judged Based On Their Confidence, Soft Skills And Behavior While Spreading Awareness.	SOCIETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION
22/07/2018	Recruitment Day 2	To Make People Aware About The Causes, Symptoms And Precautions Of Leptospirosis. To Make People Aware About  The Ill Effects Of Using Plastic. To Imbibe The Quality Of Leadership In The Te Volunteers .	Remedies Like Address Of The Government Hospitals, Contact No Of Nearby Doctors Were Given By The Participants To People About Leptospirosis . Participants Were Judged Based On Their Confidence, Soft Skills And Behavior While Spreading Awareness.	SOCIETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION
27/07/2018	1916 Awareness	To Make People Aware About The Single Window Service For Citizen To Register Grievances.	People Had Been Successfully Informed About The Single Window Service For Citizen To Register Grievances. Using The Information, The Volunteers Collected The Complaints Were Filed On The Mcgm Portal.	EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
27/07/2018	Voters Id Awareness	To Make People Aware About the Importance Of Voting Card.	The Information Was Collected By The Volunteers About The Voting Id Card Of The Families.	EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
02/08/2018	Water Conservetion Oath	A Measure To Make The Volunteers Aware Of The Water Problems Faced By The People. To Make Volunteers Take An Oath In Order To Inculcate The Spirit Of Water Conservation.	The Volunteers Came To Know About The Water Problems Faced By The People. Volunteers Successfully Understood The Importance Of A Single Drop Of Water. They Were Informed About The Impacts And Benefits Of Water Conservation.	SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION.
03/08/2018	Yoga Session	A Measure To Make The Volunteers Aware Of The Physical Well Being Of The People. To Make Volunteers Aware About The Importance Of Yoga And Proper Health Of Their Body.	Volunteers Successfully Understood The Use Of Yoga And Meditation In Our Daily Life For Relaxation Of Our Mind, Body And Soul. They Were Informed Well About The Effects And Benefits Of Yoga.	HEALTH
01/08/2018	Anti-Smoking Awareness	To Prevent The Use Of  Tobacco Among Young People And Adults. To Increase Public Awareness on The Consequences Of Tobacco Use And Smoking. To Reduce Access to Tobacco and Cigarette Products Among The Minors.	The Volunteers Communicated With The People In The Vicinity And Found That The People A Engaged In Smoking Are Mostly The Young Generation. Remedies Were Suggested to The People For Quitting Smoking And Tobacco.	SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH
04/08/2018	Poster Making On Social Issues	A Measure to Make The Volunteers Aware To Fulfill The Dream Of Clean And Hygiene India. To Make Posters On Different Social Issues And To Try And Find Solution For The Same Via Discussions	Volunteers Came Out With The Innovative Ideas And Presented Their Posters With Various Solution To Social Issues Such As Gender Equality, Women Empowerment, Illiteracy And Many More.	SOCIETY, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT
10/08/2018	Institutional Swachhta Abhiyaan	To Spread The Importance Of Cleanliness And To Promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. To Emphasize On The Fact That Clean Mind And Body Reside In Clean Environment.	Importance Of Cleanliness, Health And Hygiene Was Instilled Among The Local Residents	SOCIETY
10/08/2018	Paper Bag Making	To Use The Alternative Of Harmful Plastic By Making Paper Bag.	Volunteers Made Paper Bags Around 1245 Which Were Distributed Among The Vendors On The Road.	SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
11/08/2018	Swachhta Abhiyaan	To Spread The Importance Of Cleanliness And Eradication Of Manual Scavenging. To Make People Aware Of Healthy Sanitation Practices By Bringing Behavioral Changes In People.	Importance Of Cleanliness, Health And Hygiene Was Instilled Among The Local Residents.	SOCIETY
15/08/2018	Independence Day	To Attend Flag Hoisting Ceremony On Independence Day.	The Volunteers Were Filled With The Feeling Of Patriotism.	SOCIETY
20/08/2018	Rakhi Selling	To Sell The Rakhis Made By Mentally And Physicaly Disabled Children	Rakhis Were Sold By The Volunteers And The Funds Were Provided To The Aashram.	SOCIETY
24/08/2018	Blood Donation Camp	To Spread Awareness About The Importance Of Blood Donation.	Blood Donation Camp Was Conducted On 24thaugust, 2018 In Collaboration With The Lions Club. The Hospitals That Participated In The Blood Donation Were Bhagwati Hospital And J.J. Hospital. 214  Units Of Blood Were Collected In The Camp. There Was Active Participation Of The Students And Faculty Of The Institute For The Camp.	SOCIETY
25/08/2018	Orphanage Visit	To Interact With The Orphanage Students And Teach Them The Basics Of Engineering Concepts To Build In Them Problem Solving Skills Which Will Be Helpful To Them In The Start Of Their Career	Volunteers Participated In Various Teaching Activities With The Help Of Demonstrative Technical Instruments To Impart In Them Basics Of Engineering Concepts.	SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT
26/08/2018	Tree Plantation (Each One Plant One)	To Make People Aware Of Protection Of Environment In Order To Promote Sustainable Development. Eco-Regeneration And Rehabilitation Of Degraded Areas. Protection And Conservation Of Flora, Fauna.	Its Helps To Create Environmental Awareness To Maintain The Balance Of Ecosystem. This Encourages People To Care For And Take Ownership Of The Trees Planted By Them.
31/08/2018	Waste To Compost Seminar	A Measure To Make The Volunteers Aware About The Waste Generated By The Civilians And To Learn How To Manage And Reduced That Waste In Their Day To Day Life.	The Volunteers Came To Know About The Importance Of Waste Management Not Even For Them But Also For Their Future Generations For Their Better Lifestyle. The Volunteers Learned To Manage And Reduced Waste At Their Own Level.	EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT
01/09/2018	Cloth Bag Making	To Use The Alternative Of Harmful Plastic By Making Cloth Bag.	Volunteers Made Cloth Bags Around 800 Which Were Distributed Among The Vendors And Citizens On The Road.	ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
08/09/2018	Rally For Anti-Plastic Campaign	To Spread Awareness Among The Civilians About The Advantages Of Using Cloth Bag. To Create The Awareness Among Thye Civilians About The Harmful Effects Of The Plastics.	A Message Was Passed Among The Civilians About The Harmful Effects Of Plastic On The Nature. The Volunteers Distributed Cloth Among The Civilians.	SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
14/09/2018	Ganpati Visarjan	To Promote The Feeling Of Brotherhood Among The Volunteers And Promote Our Culture.	The Involvement Of All Volunteers In Creating This Holy Depiction Was Noteworthy And Promoted Cohesion In Our Community.	SOCIETY
14/09/2018	Traffic Management	To Spread Awareness About Road Safety And Traffic Management	People Got Aware About The Rules And Regulation Of Traffic And The Volunteers Come To Know About The Work Of Traffic Police. The Project Was Held At Mahindra Junction And Magathane Junction.	SOCIETY
18/09/2018	Beach Cleaning	To Create Awareness Among The Civilians About The Harmful Effects Of The Marine Debris On The Aquatic Life Of The Ocean. To Promote Swachhta Abhiyaan.	The Volunteers Promoted The Importance Of Cleanliness, Health And Hyginene. They Created Awareness Among The Civilians About The Harmfull Effects On The Aquatic Life.	SOCIETY

 

Future plans

1) Anti Plastic Campaign
2) Environmental Conservation
3) Disaster Management
4) Litter of Light
5) Colour coding – Save electricity
6) City Beautification
7) Computer literacy
8) Disaster Management

 

 

Working Committee