Freshers' Orientation 2015
We extend hearty welcome to freshers' (UG 1st year students) who join NSS, IIT Kharagpur team in the new academic session! This post gives a glimpse of the orientation program conducted for new-comers yesterday forenoon at V2 Hall of Vikramshilla complex. Program Coordinator of NSS sent invitation to all freshers the previous day and the program started at sharp 9 AM, as per the schedule. Program Coordinator in his welcome speech emphasized the importance of punctuality when the newly joined members among us take up service oriented activities in village and slums. To begin with, the NSS Symbol, NSS motto and the very purpose of NSS was explained. It was noted that NSS program is to (i)give an extra dimension to higher education to orient youth towards community service, (ii)expose them to realities of life and bring about a change in their social perception, and (iii)sensitize them to the need of the masses so that they can accommodate them when they become policy makers.