COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Introduction
1. Community Service Project is an experiential learning strategy that integrates meaningful
community service with instruction, participation, learning and community development
2. Community Service Project involves students in community development and service
activities and applies the experience to personal and academic development.
3. Community Service Project is meant to link the community with the college for mutual
benefit. The community will be benefited with the focused contribution of the college
students for the village/ local development. The college finds an opportunity to develop
social sensibility and responsibility among students and also emerge as a socially responsible
institution.
Objective
Community Service Project should be an integral part of the curriculum, as an alternative to
the 2 months of Summer Internships / Apprenticeships / On the Job Training, whenever there
is an exigency when students cannot pursue their summer internships. The specific objectives
are;
1. To sensitize the students to the living conditions of the people who are around them,
2. To help students to realize the stark realities of the society.
3. To bring about an attitudinal change in the students and help them to develop societal
consciousness, sensibility, responsibility and accountability
4. To make students aware of their inner strength and help them to find new /out of box
solutions to the social problems.
5. To make students socially responsible citizens who are sensitive to the needs of the
disadvantaged sections.
6. To help students to initiate developmental activities in the community in coordination with
public and government authorities.
7. To develop a holistic life perspective among the students by making them study culture,
traditions, habits, lifestyles, resource utilization, wastages and its management, social
problems, public administration system and the roles and responsibilities of different persons
across different social systems.
Implementation of Community Service Project
1. Every student should put in a minimum of 180 hours for the Community Service Project
during the summer vacation.
2. Each class/section should be assigned with a mentor.
3. Specific Departments could concentrate on their major areas of concern. For example,
Dept. of Computer Science can take up activities related to Computer Literacy to different
sections of people like - youth, women, house-wives, etc
4. A log book has to be maintained by each of the student, where the activities
undertaken/involved to be recorded.
5. The log book has to be countersigned by the concerned mentor/faculty in charge.
6. Evaluation to be done based on the active participation of the student and grade could be
awarded by the mentor/faculty member.
7. The final evaluation to be reflected in the grade memo of the student.
8. The Community Service Project should be different from the regular programmes of
NSS/NCC/Green Corps/Red Ribbon Club, etc.
9. Minor project report should be submitted by each student. An internal Viva shall also be
conducted by a committee constituted by the principal of the college.
10. Award of marks shall be made as per the guidelines of Internship/apprentice/ on the job
training
Procedure
1. A group of students or even a single student could be assigned for a particular habitation or
village or municipal ward, as far as possible, in the near vicinity of their place of stay, so as
to enable them to commute from their residence and return back by evening or so.
2. The Community Service Project is a twofold one –
a) First, the student/s could conduct a survey of the habitation, if necessary, in terms of
their own domain or subject area. Or it can even be a general survey, incorporating all
the different areas. A common survey format could be designed. This should not be
viewed as a duplication of work by the Village or Ward volunteers, rather, it could be
another primary source of data.
b) Secondly, the student/s could take up a social activity, concerning their domain or
subject area. The different areas, could be like –

▪ Agriculture
▪ Health
▪ Marketing and Cooperation
▪ Animal Husbandry
▪ Horticulture
▪ Fisheries
▪ Sericulture
▪ Revenue and Survey
▪ Natural Disaster Management
▪ Irrigation
▪ Law & Order
▪ Excise and Prohibition
▪ Mines and Geology
▪ Energy
▪ Internet
▪ Free Electricity
▪ Drinking Water

EXPECTED OUTCOMES
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO STUDENTS
Learning Outcomes
1. Positive impact on students’ academic learning
2. Improves students’ ability to apply what they have learned in “the real world”
3. Positive impact on academic outcomes such as demonstrated complexity of
understanding, problem analysis, problem-solving, critical thinking, and cognitive
development
4. Improved ability to understand complexity and ambiguity
Personal Outcomes
1. Greater sense of personal efficacy, personal identity, spiritual growth, and moral
development
2. Greater interpersonal development, particularly the ability to work well with others,
and build leadership and communication skills
Social Outcomes
1. Reduced stereotypes and greater inter-cultural understanding
2. Improved social responsibility and citizenship skills
3. Greater involvement in community service after graduation
Career Development
1. Connections with professionals and community members for learning and career
opportunities
2. Greater academic learning, leadership skills, and personal efficacy can lead to greater
opportunity
Relationship with the Institution
1. Stronger relationships with faculty
2. Greater satisfaction with college
3. Improved graduation rates
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO FACULTY MEMBERS
1. Satisfaction with the quality of student learning
2. New avenues for research and publication via new relationships between faculty and
community
3. Providing networking opportunities with engaged faculty in other disciplines or institutions
4. A stronger commitment to one’s research
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
1. Improved institutional commitment
2. Improved student retention
3. Enhanced community relations
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO COMMUNITY
1. Satisfaction with student participation
2. Valuable human resources needed to achieve community goals
3. New energy, enthusiasm and perspectives applied to community work
4. Enhanced community-university relations.
SUGGESTIVE LIST OF PROGRAMMES UNDER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
The following the recommended list of projects for Engineering students. The lists are not
exhaustive and open for additions, deletions and modifications. Colleges are expected to
focus on specific local issues for this kind of projects. The students are expected to carry out
these projects with involvement, commitment, responsibility and accountability. The mentors
of a group of students should take the responsibility of motivating, facilitating, and guiding
the students. They have to interact with local leadership and people and appraise the
objectives and benefits of this kind of projects. The project reports shall be placed in the
college website for reference. Systematic, Factual, methodical and honest reporting shall be
ensured.
For Engineering Students
1. Water facilities and drinking water availability
2. Health and hygiene
3. Stress levels and coping mechanisms
4. Health intervention programmes
5. Horticulture
6. Herbal plants
7. Botanical survey
8. Zoological survey
9. Marine products
10. Aqua culture
11. Inland fisheries
12. Animals and species
13. Nutrition
14. Traditional health care methods
15. Food habits
16. Air pollution
17. Water pollution
18. Plantation
19. Soil protection
 20. Renewable energy
21. Plant diseases
22. Yoga awareness and practice
23. Health care awareness programmes and their impact
24. Use of chemicals on fruits and vegetables
25. Organic farming
26. Crop rotation
27. Floury culture
28. Access to safe drinking water
29. Geographical survey
30. Geological survey
31. Sericulture
32. Study of species
33. Food adulteration
34. Incidence of Diabetes and other chronic diseases
35. Human genetics
36. Blood groups and blood levels
37. Internet Usage in Villages
38. Android Phone usage by different people
39. Utilization of free electricity to farmers and related issues
40. Gender ration in schooling level- observation.
Complimenting the community service project, the students may be involved to take up some
awareness campaigns on social issues/special groups. The suggested list of programmes are;
Programmes for School Children
1. Reading Skill Programme (Reading Competition)
2. Preparation of Study Materials for the next class.
3. Personality / Leadership Development
4. Career Guidance for X class students
5. Screening Documentary and other educational films
6. Awareness Programme on Good Touch and Bad Touch (Sexual abuse)
7. Awareness Programme on Socially relevant themes.
Programmes for Women Empowerment
1. Government Guidelines and Policy Guidelines
2. Womens’ Rights
3. Domestic Violence
4. Prevention and Control of Cancer
5. Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship
General Camps
1. General Medical camps
2. Eye Camps
3. Dental Camps
4. Importance of protected drinking water
5. ODF awareness camp
6. Swatch Bharat
7. AIDS awareness camp
8. Anti Plastic Awareness
9. Programmes on Environment
10. Health and Hygiene
11. Hand wash programmes
12. Commemoration and Celebration of important days
Programmes for Youth Empowerment
 1. Leadership
2. Anti-alcoholism and Drug addiction
3. Anti-tobacco
4. Awareness on Competitive Examinations
5. Personality Development
Common Programmes
1. Awareness on RTI
2. Health intervention programmes
3. Yoga
4. Tree plantation
5. Programmes in consonance with the Govt. Departments like –
i. Agriculture
ii. Health
iii. Marketing and Cooperation
iv. Animal Husbandry
v. Horticulture
vi. Fisheries
vii. Sericulture
viii. Revenue and Survey
ix. Natural Disaster Management
x. Irrigation
xi. Law & Order
xii. Excise and Prohibition
xiii. Mines and Geology
xiv. Energy
Role of Students:
1. Students may not have the expertise to conduct all the programmes on their own. The
students then can play a facilitator role.
2. For conducting special camps like Health related, they will be coordinating with the
Governmental agencies.
3. As and when required the College faculty themselves act as Resource Persons.
4. Students can work in close association with Non-Governmental Organizations like Lions
Club, Rotary Club, etc or with any NGO actively working in that habitation.
5. And also, with the Governmental Departments. If the programme is rolled out, the District
Administration could be roped in for the successful deployment of the programme.
6. An in-house training and induction programme could be arranged for the faculty and
participating students, to expose them to the methodology of Service Learning.

Timeline for the Community Service Project Activity

Duration: 8 weeks
1. Preliminary Survey (One Week)
a) A preliminary survey including the socio-economic conditions of the allotted habitation
to be conducted.
b) A survey form based on the type of habitation to be prepared before visiting the
habitation with the help of social sciences faculty. (However, a template could be
designed for different habitations, rural/urban.
c) The Governmental agencies, like revenue administration, corporation and municipal
authorities and village secretariats could be aligned for the survey.
2. Community Awareness Campaigns (Two Weeks)
 Based on the survey and the specific requirements of the habitation, different awareness
campaigns and programmes to be conducted, spread over two weeks of time. The list of
activities suggested could be taken into consideration.
3. Community Immersion Programme (Four Weeks)
Along with the Community Awareness Programmes, the student batch can also work
with any one of the below listed governmental agencies and work in tandem with them.
This community involvement programme will involve the students in exposing themselves
to the experiential learning about the community and its dynamics. Programmes could be
in consonance with the Govt. Departments.
4. Community Exit Report (One Week)
During the last week of the Community Service Project, a detailed report of the outcome
of the 8 weeks works to be drafted and a copy shall be submitted to the local
administration. This report will be a basis for the next batch of students visiting that
particular habitation. The same report submitted to the teacher-mentor will be evaluated
by the mentor and suitable marks are awarded for onward submission to the University.
Throughout the Community Service Project, a daily log-book need to be maintained by the
students batch, which should be countersigned by the governmental agency representative
and the teacher-mentor, who is required to periodically visit the students and guide them.