A. P. SHAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NSS UNIT
NSS is a one of its kind initiative taken jointly by the colleges across the country. Its motto is "Not Me But You" which ensures that college students participate in the well being and social welfare of the community and it also aims at enhancing their personalities. Through NSS, students are encouraged to participate in activities that will shape them into more caring, informed and well-groomed individuals.
Objectives of NSS
NSS unit of A. P. Shah Institute of Technology started in 2019 with the strength of 50 student volunteers. The main objective of NSS unit is to create social awareness & to give an opportunity to students to work with the community.
The activities of the unit are observed by the college level committee. The student volunteers are given full freedom to plan & implement social activities which help them to develop leadership qualities amongst themselves. The volunteers are required to put in at least 120 hours of Social work in an academic year in various projects.
Our NSS unit has conducted a campaign against the use of plastic from 22nd September, to 2nd October 2019. Our purpose is to introduce the concept of community service while learning which will help them to become responsible citizens.
Our Unit will organize winter camp in rural area; it is felt that their interaction with the common villagers is a good opportunity to give volunteers real experience of the hardships of rural life. Our primarily responsibility is to contribute to the welfare of the village. During the camp our volunteers will conduct activities like surveying, planting trees, ground water conservation, promotion of general cleanliness and personal hygiene among children and women. Our volunteers will teach English, use of computer, mathematics, general knowledge & conservation of environment to the village school.
NSS Activity
N.S.S. Unit of Parshvanath Charitable Trust’s A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, Kasarvadavli, Thane had organised "A Massive Awareness Campaign Against the Use of Plastic" from 22nd September to 2nd October, 2019 (an awareness week).
The rally started from the college campus, nearly two hundred students & faculty participated in the rally. NSS volunteers had prepared placards which were used by students & faculty during the rally.
During the rally volunteers had distributed pamphlets & informed shop keepers & citizens not to use plastic as it is harmful to environment & all living species on the earth. Solar car prepared by the Modified Auto Club of college had also participated in the rally to spread the message of “Go Green”, & conservation of our environment & mother earth.
The Principal, Dr. Uttam Kolekar & Dean of Academics, Prof. Atul Deshpande inaugurated the rally. Famous environmentalist in Thane Mr. Vijaykumar Katty & Mr. Bhatu Sawant who run a project Samarth Bharat Vyaspith which recycles the plastic have shown the green flag to the rally. They too participated in the rally.
The rally started from the college campus on 22nd September 2019 at 8 a.m. in the morning. Students & faculty used service road along the Ghodbunder Road highway for rally, as the institute had taken permission from the Kasarvadavali police station, two police vans & bit marshals escorted the rally the from start to end.
The rally took round from Kasarvadavali to Waghbil from inside road where most of residential societies are located & returned to college by service road at 10. 30 a.m.
As a part of this massive campaign the institute contacted residential societies in Thane to support & take part in this awareness program to say no to plastic. The volunteers of NSS & students had presented street play in the residential societies which was based on the theme of hazardous effects of plastic on human health & environment. Institute received huge response from the residential societies to become a part of this campaign.
