National Service Scheme (NSS)

 Three units of National Service Scheme were sanctioned to BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, by the State Liaison Officer in March 2009. Currently there are 300 volunteers consisting of 174 male and 126 female students. The Chairman of NSS team is the Director, Prof. V. S. Rao and there are three Programme Officers one each for a unit as follows. Unit I: Mr. Shamuel Tharu, Unit II: Dr. N. Jalaiah and Unit III: Dr. Joy Anuradha. The Programme Officer of Unit I also serves as the overall Programme Coordinator.

NSS is a noble experiment in academic expansion. It inculcates the spirit of voluntary work among the students and teachers through sustained community interactions. It brings academic institution closer to society. Over the years NSS has emerged as India's largest student youth movement in linking with the community

• Villages/ slums adopted: 4 (Thimmapur, Devar Yemjal, Pothaipally, Thumkunta) (200 volunteers)
• Villages adopted for literacy: 3 (Thimmapur, Devar Yemjal & Workers colony at BPHC) (290 volunteers)
• Tree saplings planted: 550 (80% survival) (BPHC and Thimmapur) (200 volunteers)
• Immunization camps conducted: 2 (BPHC) (50 volunteers)
• Blood donation camps conducted: 2 (178 units of blood at BPHC) (250 volunteers)
• Health Camps conducted: 1 (Fluorosis check up at Thimmapur) (50 volunteers)
• Awareness on dowry and child marriage: 1 (Thimmapur) (70 volunteers)
• Work in orphanages & old homes: 12 (Alwal, Shameerpet, Patny, Kukatpally, Ranigunj, Malakpet) (150 volunteers)
• NSS Special Camp Programme: 3 Camps at Thimmapur Village, Nalgonda District: (145 volunteers)
• NSS Project Type Course: 3 credit course for NSS volunteers (Study/Lab/Computer Oriented Projects) (Open to all volunteers)