The National service scheme (NSS) is a central sector scheme of the Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. National Service Scheme, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Govt. of India, popularly known as NSS was launched on Gandhiji’s Birth Centenary Year 1969, in 37 Universities involving 40,000 students with primary focus on the development of personality of students through community service. 

NSS activities are imparted to fine tune the students attitudes, values, beliefs, motivation desires, feelings, eagerness to learn, willingness to share and embrace new ideas, goal orientation, flexibility, persuasion, futuristic thinking, compassion, and various skill sets of communication, etiquette and manners so that they will be able to deal with different situations responsibility, which strengthen the student from within. Their skills empower them to understand “Who they are” and how best they can come across as competent individuals in any given situation. It helps the student to grow as a key leader in the establishment. Technical professionals need a combination of technical skills, business skills, and interpersonal skills. If a technically proficient Engineer is not willing to expand expertise into leadership, maybe he or she is not the best fit for an eventual Managerial role.