National Service Scheme germinated in our college as a small experiment in August, 2008, and swelled to 3 units within a short span 4 months of concerted and hectic activity in the college. The coming into existence of 3 units even during the infancy of the NSS in the college has drawn generous appreciation from all quarters, particularly Sri Nitish Biswas, who is the Dy. Registrar and the Programme Co-ordinator, NSS, Calcutta University and Sri Kunal Chatterjee, Programme Officer, Calcutta University. Starting with a low key affair by initiating its first orientation and sensitization programme on 10th September, 2008, the college has witnessed a surge in the participation of students in the community service programmes organized by the NSS.

The present strength of NSS volunteers / members in our college is

efforts of the 3 Programme Officers, namely, Smt. Mamat Trivedi (Unit -I), Smt. Paromita Banerjee (Unit - II) and Smt. Deblina Saha (Unit -III) responsible for each of their respective NSS units, community service activities under the aegis of NSS, Jogesh Chandra Choudhuri College, has been a resounding success story and promises more. Jogesh Chandra Choudhuri College finds a place of special mention amongst those fistful of institutions in Kolkata which have three fully operational and active NSS units functioning simultaneously and boasting of of such eager volunteers.

24th September, 2008.: - N S S Day Celebration was held in the college auditorium with a lot of enthusiasm and self-belief. The day was marked by a workshop for the students by PARIVAR SEVA SADAN an NGO on the various mental and physical problems faced by adolescents during their growing up years. Smt. Madhumita Banerjee of the said NGO interacted with the students of the college and fielded various queries from them. The interaction proved to be perfect preparatory class for the students of the college for volunteering to participate in the community service programmes of the NSS, inasmuch as it helped them to come to terms with and resolve various doubts and misgivings in their approach towards participation in the NSS programmes

30th September, 2008 : - Close on the heels of the N S S Day Celebrations in the college, another workshop under the supervision of Dr. Subrata Sarkar, on the AIDS awareness and nutrition was organized in the college under the aegis of the NSS. The students of the college came forward to brush their basic awareness about the issues pertaining to AIDS awareness and nutrition

13th October, 2008 ( Pre-camp Preparations ) :- The eve of the Special Camp by the 3 units of the college witnessed a huge participation by the students of the college re-affirming the belief of the college in the spirit of the objectives of NSS. The students were addressed by the Principal of our college, Dr. Priyotosh Khan.

The 3 Programme Officers ofeach Unit interacted with and briefed the student volunteers about the objective of the proposed Special Camp and other connected operational modalities.The five units were discussed. The members and volunteers of NSS Units in the college conducted a preliminary survey of their respective adopted area. The volunteers, received the local support and co-operation in ample measure. After the initial survey the members discussed the inputs received during the survey to chart out a course of action for the special camp so as to make the special camp effective and meaningful in keeping with the NSS objectives.

15th October, 2008 - 24th October, 2008

Special Camp - Inaugural Ceremony

The special camp organized in unison by the three units of Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, Kolkata, was kicked off, at an Inauguration Ceremony, which was well attended by distinguished guests and members of the National Service Scheme Units, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College. The zeal associated with the volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS) in the college, on the occasion, was exemplary and does justice to the objective of the NSS promoted under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The NSS units of the College spelt out their programme for the Special Camp spanning over 10 days and covering U.K. Mondal Lane, Prince Rahamuddin Lane and Biswas Para Lane, all within Ward No. 89, Kolkata - 30.

The NSS programme which has been conceived to increase social awareness and pro-active responsibility in respect of various aspects of our social existence, including the strengthening of the social fabric by way of encouraging the spirit of mutual co-operation amongst the denizens and addressing not only strictly social issues but also health and hygiene, adult literacy and working towards dispelling superstitious beliefs and other inhibitions, which contribute to the holding back of the progress of the society as a whole.

The NSS in Jogesh Chandra Choudhuri College has been augmented by approval of three units in the college, viz. Unit - I, Unit-II and Unit - III. Under the Special Camp organized under the aegis of the NSS, an area is adopted by each of the Units where the NSS Units are required to work in sync with their objectives over a period of 10 days. During such Special Camp, each of the Units comprising of 50 volunteers are to work in the adopted area over a period of 10 days covering diverse aspects and a range of issues pertaining to literacy, cleanliness, health and hygiene, drug abuse, environmental pollution, superstitious beliefs and so on. The inauguration of the NSS in Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri college was marked by the active presence and participation of the eager volunteers of the NSS units in the College, staking a strong claim towards engendering a positive influence in a largely troubled and divided society where social interdependence appears to have been rendered dormant and may perhaps become extinct unless the decadence is arrested through such socially alive programmes as under the NSS. Addressing the gathering, during such Inauguration Ceremony, the Chief Guest Mr. Nitish Biswas, who is also the Dy. Registrar and the Programme Co-ordinator, NSS, Calcutta University, asserted the importance of special camping programme which brings youth face to face with the community and to make .......