NSS (National Service Scheme)

The NSS Unit of Vidyasagar Metropolitan College started operating from 2008 and has gone from strength to strength with every passing year. Regular activities throughout the year comprised of College safai programmes, poster competitions on environmental awareness, power point presentations on environmental pollution, visits to an adopted slum, blood donation camp, thalassemia awareness camp, free thalassemia test for students organized jointly with NRS Hospital. Volunteers and teachers participated in rallies and programmes to observe World AIDS Day and World Environment Day. Moreover, the college N.S.S unit has also participated in anti-drug programmes and other seminars on social issues organized by the University of Calcutta. Volunteers have also bagged prizes for quiz and other programmes in similar events.

The Programme Officer and students of the N.S.S unit of Vidyasagar Metropolitan College have represented the University of Calcutta at National N.S.S programmes and Youth Festivals in Gurgaon, Bhubaneshwar, Shimla and Rajasthan. Special camps have been organized by the NSS unit of Vidyasagar Metropolitan College at 19/1 Bechu Chatterjee Street slum. The NSS unit with the help of the local people selected the portico of a local temple, Shyamsundartala, as the venue for the seven day extensive programme. The nature of the activities to be held at the camp was decided by the survey reports of the adopted slum by NSS volunteers. Doctors, teachers and researchers addressed the slum dwellers on various issues from population control, AIDS awareness, infectious diseases, health and hygiene. Competitions were held for the children and women. Free medical check-ups were organized where physiotherapists, paediatricians, gynaecologists and general physicians attended to the health requirements of the slum dwellers. Free medicines were distributed by an NGO ‘Banchbo’ at the health camp. Film shows were organized for children. All participants from the slum were given prizes and goodies to enhance their interest and encourage their support.

The College Unit was appreciated for its programmes in the field of social welfare. In 2010, the Unit which was working for only three years was given the recognition of the BEST NSS UNIT amongst all the Units of the CU affiliated Colleges. Third year Bengali (Honours) student, Chiranjit Samanta won the Best Volunteer Award, thus proving that we had realized the principal ideal of the organization inherent in Swamiji's philosophy of "Not me but You" in substantial measure.

The students of the College have continuously made the NSS programmes a success through their selfless service and dedicated involvement. We hope to see our NSS Unit flourish and attain new heights of excellence in the sphere of community service in the future.