

NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME
“BE with Being”
NSS -DBIT
Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT) is an Engineering college located at Kurla. Our college is offering Bachelor Degree courses in Computer, Information Technology, Mechanical, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. National Service Scheme (NSS) has been a part of DBIT from the last nine years (Since year 2005). More than hundred and fifty NSS volunteers are involved in social activities in areas like Ghatkoper, Kurla and rural part of Palghar and Raigad District.
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Objectives of NSS
- Understand the community in which they work
- Understand themselves in relation to their community
- Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving
- Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
- Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems
- Develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities
- Gain skills in mobilising community participation
- Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitudes
- Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and
- Practise national integration and social harmony
DBIT-NSS Unit Project's
SANKALP
SAHAY
UDDAN
Themes for the year 2020-21 (June to Oct)
EDUCATIONAL
Distance and online education for slum and rural children
NSS Volunteers shall create mass awareness among the parents and children to facilitate enrolment of children at elementary education level and to prevent school drops out in rural and urban areas. They shall also design online application, software or open source learning material for the school children from urban and rural areas.
NSS volunteers will also motivate youth especially those are school dropouts to undergo vocational courses under various schemes available.
HEALTH
Healthy Campus- Health for better future
NSS volunteers will create awareness of Virus Diseases(like Covid-19 and Pandemic situation), Action on human behavioural Changes(Protocol of Health agencies for prevention of a Diseases & no Spitting), etc. After Lockdown Volunteers participate in Disinfection and cleaning of Institution and Public Places. They will also spread awareness through social media and give health tips to increase the immunity level of individuals. The NSS Volunteers shall spread awareness of sound health practices and nutritional aspects.
Yoga and other traditional health care system will be made popularize & Yoga will be made a mandatory components to Youth. NSS volunteers will organise online Yoga practice session for other students for the fitness of physical and mental health.
EMPLOYMENT FOR BETTER LIVELIHOOD
Finding job opportunities for needy youth
During the lockdown period many of the workers lost their jobs. Also at the same time in many companies jobs are available for skilled and unskilled workers. The team of NSS volunteers will find out what kind of jobs are available for the youth from the company’s website or from the HR department.
Task for the volunteers
- Visit to company’s website
- Finding the available position according to the job profile
- Location wise
- Identify the needy youth from the various institute/NGO/communities
- Publish the information and linkages between companies and needy youth
Technical work
- Connecting NSS Mumbai University NSS cell online- Designing and maintaining registration and enrollment forms, E Diary for NSS MU
- New design of NSS MU website
- Designing E journal for the St. Xavier's college SIP department
- Designing business Application for the new entrepreneurs
DBIT-NSS Advisory Committee (2020-21)
Sr. No | Name | Designation | Contact Number |
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1 | Dr. Prasanna Nambiar (Principal, DBIT) | Chairperson | 9820080079 |
2 | Prof. Jhonson Varghese (Professor, DBIT) | Member | 9970189657 |
3 | Prof. Freda Carvahlo (Professor, DBIT) | Member | 9833058029 |
4 | Mr. Bhaskar Jadhav (CDO, BMC) | Representative of the Development Department, Member | 9820180821 |
5 | Mr. Amar Prabhu (Principal, SJITI) | Social Worker from the Adopted Area, Member | 9892456368 |
6 | Ms. Shivam Singh | N.S.S. Student Leader, Member | 9136698003 |
7 | Mr. Nitin Kak | N.S.S. Student Leader, Member | 9004229207 |
8 | Ms. Malvika Shetty | N.S.S. Student Leader, Member | 7400259360 |
9 | Prof. Nikhil Carkhanes | District Coordinator , University Representative | 9819104584 |
10 | Mr. Royal D’souza | N.S.S. Programme Officer, Secretary | 7875321120 |