Sports and Activities

The opportunity given to sports and games results in outstanding performances of talents and activities of our students, exemplify their potential and also illustrates the bounteous support of our institution. Our athletes have been achieving coveted prizes and trophies at the District, Divisional and State level sports and games.

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Activities

National Service Scheme (NSS)

Introduction

National Service Scheme (NSS) is one of the Nobel experiment in academic work of college. It inculcates the spirit of voluntary work among the students and teachers through sustained community interactions. They do something positive during the work in NSS unit. It brings our academic institutions closer to society. It shows how to combine knowledge and action to achieve results, which are desirable for community development in the adopted villagers through it raised to higher material and moral in the life.

NSS volunteers work hard day and night to ensure that every one in our society who is needy gets the every possible help from them so that they can also enhances their standards and lead a life of dignity in the society with all of us. In doing so the volunteers themselves learn a lot from the people in villages like how to struggle and how to lead a happy life in the extreme scarcity of resources.

National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched during 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, in 37 universities involving 40000 students. NSS is an extension dimension to the higher education system to orient the student youth to community service while they are studying in educational institutions. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.

D.R. Mane Mahavidyalaya start the NSS unit since from 1985 that enrolled total 200 volunteers with two separate NSS programmer officers.

Objectives:

  • To develop among students a sense of social and civic responsibilities.
  • To develop among students leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
  • To encourage participation in rural development including project identification programme formulation, implementation and evaluation.
  • To function as per guidelines laid down by the NSS Department of Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
  • To plan the regular field activities of the NSS throughout the year.
  • To arrange discussions and workshops of group of students on a regular basis on issues of social importance, ethical relevance and moral values.
  •  To plan and organize annual 7day special camp in adopted village.
  • To involve students in social service and other extra- curricular activities organized by the Shivaji University.
  • To keep the records and submit annual audited accounts and reports to the university.

Moto of NSS:

The motto or watchword of the National Service Scheme is “NOT ME BUT YOU”.

NSS Logo:

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  • The NSS symbol is based on the "Rath" wheel of the Konark Sun Temple situated in Odisha.
  • The navy blue colour indicates the cosmos of which the NSS is a tiny part, ready to contribute its share for the welfare of the mankind. 
  • The Red colour in the badge indicates that the NSS volunteers are full of blood i.e. lively, active, energetic and full of high spirit.
  • The giant wheels of the Sun Temple portray the cycle of creation, preservation and release, and signify the movement in life across time and space.
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Our Staff Members

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Mr. M. Karthick B.Sc., B.P.Ed., NIS.,

Physical Director