National Service Scheme (N.S.S.)

The N.S.S. is part of the Development of Youth Affairs and Sports under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The N.S.S. unit of St. John the Baptist’s College of Education Nedumkunnam was started on August 2025. The objective of this scheme is personality development of students through service to the community by awakening their social consciousness. In this college the N.S.S. has 50 students (1 unit) who are given opportunities to work with and contribute to society. It provides them with opportunities:

• To discover and develop their hidden talents.
• To gain skills in democratic leadership.
• To engage themselves in creative and constructive social work.
• To participate in intercollegiate, inter-university and inter-state camps.
• To become paid social workers.