(Run by Adhiyamaan Educational and Research Institutions – AERI Trust)
Permanently Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University & Approved by Government of Tamil Nadu ICAR – NAEAB ACCREDITED INSTITUTE
The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Adhiyamaan College of Agriculture and Research (ACAR), Athimugam has been successfully functioning well with so many activities furnishing development to the volunteers as well as the community since 2016.
ACAR NSS unit is a young NSS SFU (Self Financing Unit) registered under Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, NSS Regional Centre, Chennai. The NSS unit of ACAR constitutes 242 volunteers.
The overall objective of NSS is “Personality development of the students through community services”.
ACAR NSS unit has been actively involved in servicing to the villages in and around the campus.
Regular activities viz., NSS orientation class, tree planting, rallies, campus cleaning, temple cleaning, playground, hostel cleaning, organizing special lectures, celebrating national day, NSS day, conducting blood donation camp, various competitions, old age home visit, training to traditional culture etc. are carried out by the NSS volunteers within and outside the campus premises.
During the fourth semester, a special camp programme for a period of seven days is conducted regularly in the adopted village. Both NSS volunteers and NSS Programme Officer stays in the adopted village itself throughout the camp period and carry out the village improvement programme. For serviving, Special campaign activities viz., conducting general medical camp, dental camp, eye camps, free veterinary camp, cleaning activities, tree planting, organizing lecture, rallies etc., are carried out by the NSS volunteers in the particular adopted village.
