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NSSC

National Service Scheme
NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Youth Affairs & SportsNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

The objective of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is to develop the personality and character of students through voluntary community service. The scheme aims to promote social responsibility, leadership, national integration, and a spirit of selfless service among youth.

In detail

The "National Service Scheme" (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India launched in 1969. It provides opportunities to students of senior secondary schools (+2 level), colleges, universities, and technical institutions to participate in government-led community service activities.

Under NSS, student volunteers engage in regular community service, special camps, national-level programmes, and awareness activities related to health, education, environment, national integration, disaster response, and social welfare. The scheme follows the principle of “Education through Service”, enabling students to learn by serving society. Since its inception, NSS has benefitted more than 7.4 crore students across India.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a student studying in:
  • Class 11th or 12th (+2 level), or Graduate, Post Graduate, or Technical courses in a recognised institution.
  • The applicant should be enrolled in a school, college, university, or technical institution having an NSS Unit.
  • The applicant should be willing to participate in community service activities and camps.
  • The applicant should comply with NSS guidelines and complete the prescribed service hours.

What you get

Financial Benefits (Awards & Cash Prizes)

Outstanding NSS volunteers and institutions are rewarded under the National Service Scheme Awards:

Best University / +2 Council

➤ Cash Award: ₹5,00,000/-

Upcoming University

➤ Cash Award: ₹3,00,000/-

Best Programme Officer (10 awards)

➤ Cash Award: ₹1,50,000 each

Best NSS Unit (10 awards)

➤ Cash Award: ₹2,00,000 each

Best NSS Volunteer (30 awards)

➤ Cash Award: ₹1,00,000 each

  • Develops leadership qualities and confidence
  • Promotes social service and national integration
  • Provides exposure through camps and festivals

Found elsewhere in government

Not published on myScheme · carried from another government source, with the join score shown so it can be disputed
Budget allocation ₹357 cr for 2026-27
Central Sector · Demand No. 102 · matched to budget line “National Service Scheme” at 1.0 (strong)
 Union Budget, Expenditure Profile Statement 4B
Why this is here and not above myScheme publishes no budget figure for any scheme. This one comes from the Union Budget Expenditure Profile and is joined by name, so it is shown apart from the checks and never counted in them. A scheme’s launch date, likewise, exists in its gazette notification whether or not the portal repeats it. The checks above ask only whether this portal tells a citizen, which is a different and narrower question.
Listed by Union BudgetmyScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here475 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name273 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameNational Service SchememyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry Of Youth Affairs & SportsmyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme