History

Faith-based service and justice promotion are important components of education all over the world. We must train students to serve the country with zeal and dedication. The NSS movement began at Meenakshi Chandrasekaran College of Arts and Science in 1999. National Service Scheme (NSS) has a long history of undertaking various programmes to develop students' skills and instil a sense of social responsibility in students. On campus, the NSS has units. The goal of NSS is to help students develop through community service. The National Service Scheme's motto is "Not Me, But You."  It aims to instil in volunteers a spirit of teamwork, service to the community in which they live and character development, which leads to the development of their personality. The college's NSS unit regularly conducts a variety of activities such as cleaning drives, AIDS awareness programmes, blood donation, commemorating important days such as World Environment Day, and so on. The college unit comprises of the teachers as the Programme Officers and the students as the registered volunteers. National Service Scheme, popularly known as NSS, was formally launched on 24th September, 1969, the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation. Our NSS unit as well as NSS Programme Officer has been awarded by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli.

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 process;
•  Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility;
• Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solution 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 attitude;
•  Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disaster and Practice national integration and social harmony.

Vision

Mission