The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the students of higher secondary, degree and postgraduate programmes studying in senior secondary schools, colleges and universities of India to take part in various government led community service activities & programmes. The NSS Cell of Dibrugarh University was established in 1969 when NSS was founded and has today in excess of 120 units comprising of 12000+ volunteers.