NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME IIT MADRAS

CREDITS POLICY (w.e.f 2011-2012) Applicable from the Present Batch* onwards NSS follows the following rules very strictly and no requests in this regard will even be listened to. You have to earn 75 credits/hours within 4 semesters of your joining IITM. Though completing them in the first two semesters will be most preferred, in case you do not earn the required number of credits by the end of the first two semesters, you will have to earn double the remaining number of credits left to be earned, by the end of the 4th semester. If you wish to change from NSS to NCC/NSO in the beginning of the Odd semester, or should you decide to drop NSS before the stipulated time period or Deadline as mentioned in the Notice on the Hostel Notice Boards, you have to write a letter, get it signed by the Faculty Coordinator of NSS and submit it to the concerned authorities of NCC/NSO. No requests for change shall be entertained after the Deadline. Requests can be made only at the beginning of the academic year. 2011 entry and onwards students are expected to earn a minimum of 50 credits for ground work / volunteering (incl. NGO work / Projects + Winter Camp). Anybody caught commiting fraud in case of credits will have to face strict action from the administration. For Students who are in their 3rd/4th/5th year, it is compulsory to complete NSS before the end of this academic year (before the starting of summer vacations). For this year alone, Second Year students can choose to do NSS the next academic year (2012-2013). If you are not able to complete your credits within the stipulated time, strict action will be taken.

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Minimum No. of Credits to be earned OVERVIEW Projects / NGO Volunteering + Winter Camp Lectures DOS Collections SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATED CREDITS No .of Credits that can be earned per session Winter Camp 15 (Bonus of 5 credits Subject to the quality of work) Managerial Support Joy of Giving Week Projects/NGO Volunteering Lectures DOS Collections - 1 or 2 per session (Subject to quantity of work) 3 3 4 - As discussed with the Project Representative 50 12 12

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Volunteers who earn more than 90 Credits will be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation. * Present batch First Year Volunteers enrolled for the year 2011-2012. Also, all rules would begin to be applicable to anyone enrolling in NSS from the academic year 2012-2013.