NSS to be mandatory in colleges from 2021–22 Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Introduction of the National Service Scheme (NSS) will become mandatory in all private and aided colleges in the State from the coming academic year (2021–22), said Sports and Youth Empowerment Minister K.C. Narayana Gowda. After a meeting here, Mr. Gowda told presspersons that the country would be celebrating the 75th year of Independence in 2021–22 and to mark the occasion, the NSS would be made mandatory in all colleges in the State. A sum of ₹13 crore would be availed of by the State from the Centre for providing facilities to NSS volunteers, he said.