Welcome to Kuvempu University.
NSS is a National level Social Service Scheme for the college studentvolunteers which started on the auspicious year of Mahatma Gandhiji’s Birth Centenary (1969). The scheme aims at inculcating long cherished values and to introduce the rural India to the youths. Which it’s regular and Special Camping activity, each college is active in imparting co-curricular interests. The University has the strength of 12150 volunteers and they have been applauded by the community and the press for their innovative programmes. NSS with its different units at the college level conducts special camps in various villages. Property worth around Rs.50 lakh is being created every year through special camping activities. With all these programmes, the scheme aims at an overall development of the student’s personality through community service. NSS Cell of our university has been established in 1987 by the first Vice Chancellor Prof. Shanthinath Desai with a lot of expectation and holistic approach towards the social service of our University’s jurisdiction. In the beginning, Founder Co-ordinator of the University was Sri. A. S. Chandrashekhar, succeeding him Sri G.H.Mavinakurve was full time Co-Ordinator, then onwards totally 09 Co-Ordinators have given their own contribution to the growth and development of the cell. The main motto and aim of the cell is to develop the personality through education including social services.
NSS cell of our university has been regularly conducting University level workshops to NSS Volunteers, seminars, awareness campaigns, intellectual discussions, award ceremonies, regular meetings for NSS programme officers and volunteers. Every year it conducts district level, university level and national level camps. It is a matter of pride on our part to state that several innovative programmes were conducted during the year 2021-22. NSS has 109 Units 69 colleges with a total strength of 12150 volunteers. The NSS Units has 11,000 volunteers allocation for the year 2021-22 and it has been enrolled 12150 volunteers, out of the 12,150 volunteers, 5210 were male 6940 were female volunteers. 1677 Belonged to schedule caste and 710 schedule tribes, 7422 were other backward classes 2341 general.
It has done a commendable job in the history of NSS by creating valuable assets and construction activities and got numerous awards for the University specially our university hassecured State and National Level awards. As far as our NSS staff is concerned they are serving the yeomen with pride and they work hard for the growth and development of the National Service Scheme and sending the periodical reports in time to the higher authorities.
Since the beginning it has shaped numerous active officers who have rendered their valuable service as a officer in the respective colleges. To quote the awards like National level, state level, University level awards have made the forthcoming officers as inspiring and motivating to work with zeal and enthusiasm. Our volunteers frequently take university and state level awards every year.
2014-15 is the Golden period for Kuvempu University because our University has got Indira Gandhi NSS National (Appreciation) Award conferred by his Excellency Sri Pranav Mukarji President of India at Rastrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi.
| Year | Allocation | Actual Enrolment | Allocation | Actual Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR ACTIVITIES | SPECIAL CAMPING PROGRAMMES | |||
| 2013-2014 | 10000 | 10482 | 5000 | 5047 |
| 2014-2015 | 10000 | 10933 | 5000 | 5073 |
| 2015-2016 | 11000 | 11129 | 5500 | 5630 |
| 2016-2017 | 11000 | 11343 | 5500 | 4480 |
| 2017-2018 | 11000 | 11648 | 5500 | 5222 |
| 2018-2019 | 11000 | 11887 | 5500 | 4675 |
| 2019-2020 | 11000 | 11840 | 5500 | 4288 |
| 2020-2021 | 11000 | 11950 | 5500 | 4580 |
| 2021-2022 | 11000 | 12150 | 5500 | 4500 |
| Year | Saplings Planted | Blood donation | No of AIDS Awareness | Pulse polio | Cost of Assets created |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 8600 | 2050 units | 35 prog. | 2900 | 37,71,500 |
| 2014-15 | 8750 | 2730 units | 39 prog. | 2950 | 39,12,000 |
| 2015-16 | 8950 | 2980 units | 37 prog. | 2250 | 48,17,300 |
| 2016-17 | 8995 | 3100 Units | 43 prog. | 2290 | 44,22,500 |
| 2017-18 | 9150 | 1971 Units | 48 prog. | 2310 | 46,91,000 |
| 2018-19 | 14672 | 1754 Units | 51 Prog. | 1800 | 49,11,300 |
| 2019-20 | 13655 | 3978 Units | 52 Prog. | 1950 | 50,20,250 |
| 2020-21 | 10500 | 3760 Units | 44 porg. | 2150 | 31,40,000 |
| 2021-22 | 11300 | 4150 Units | 56 prog. | 2100 | 52,00,500 |
| Best University State Award – 03 (1998, 2005, 2014) |
| Best Co-ordinator, NSS Award – 03 (1998, 2005, 2014) |
| Best NSS Unit State Award – (10) (2017, 2018, 2019,2020,2021) |
| Best NSS Officer State Award – (10) (2017, 2018, 2019,2020,2021) |
| Best Volunteers State Award – (15) (2017, 2018, 2019,2020,2021) |
Kuvempu University bagged Best NSS co-ordinator state award for the year 2013-14 and Best co-ordinator in the Indira Gandhi NSS National Award (Appreciation Certificate) -2014-15
| Last five years | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Level Camps : | 259 Volunteers | 76 | 35 | 89 | 21 | 38 |
| National RD parade : | 06 Volunteers | 01 | 01 | 02 | 02 | 00 |
| State Level camps : | 173 Volunteers | 55 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 14 |
| State RD parade : | 27 Volunteers | 06 | 06 | 06 | 04 | 05 |
| Pre- R D parade : | 113 Volunteers | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 18 |