Glimpse  : National Service Scheme @ Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg
Channel: National Service Scheme BIT Durg
Date: 16/04/2021

On September 24, 1969, the then Union Education Minister, launched the NSS program in 37 universities covering all the States of the country.

The post-independence era was marked by an urge for introducing social service for students, both as a measure of educational reform and as a means to improve the quality of educated man-power. The main objective was to develop healthy contacts between the students and teachers on the one hand and establishing a constructive linkage between the campus and the community on the other hand.

The symbol of the National Service Scheme is based on the ‘Rath’ wheel of the Konark Sun Temple situated in Orissa. These giant wheels of the Sun Temple portray the cycle of creation, preservation and release, and signify the movement in life across time and space. The design of the symbol, a simplified form of the Sun-chariot wheel primarily depicts movement. The wheel signifies the progressive cycle of life. It stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social transformation and upliftment.