Any student enrolled as an NSS Volunteer should put in at least 120 hours of social work in a year for a continuous period of two years i.e.240 hours in two years, for different programmes other than special camping.
They should participate wholeheartedly in the programmes and should be fully conversant with the objectives of NSS.
Out of the 120 hours of service which each student volunteer is expected to put in a year, at least 20 hours should be utilised in the first year for pre-placement orientation programme in the following manner: