Analyzing the skills widenthrough National Service Scheme among the College Students

Abstract

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. NSS provides an opportunity to the students of intermediate, technical education, social and moral values to the graduate's students at colleges and universities of India to involve in community development activities. The study is focused on analyzing the difference gained through NSS in personality development and cooperation skills. The study was conducted in the Golaghat and Jorhat districts of Assam. A total of 300 NSS volunteers were chosen as a sample for the study. The data was gathered by using questionnaire through the proportional random sampling method. The findings revealed that the majority of the volunteers had basic knowledge about the NSS, and half of the volunteers (50%) agreed that through NSS their personality has been developed. The volunteers' have favourable attitudes towards NSS. In the both skills, personality development and cooperation skills showed the significant difference before and after joining in the NSS. In the present study, it has found that the NSS programme and its associated activities have a tremendously good effect on volunteers' personalities and cooperation abilities and aid in the accomplishment of the program's primary goals.