Students should devote themselves primarily to their studies. But in the modem age, a book-worm is not regarded as an ideal student. Now he has many duties besides studies. Students, being a vital part of society, should take part in the community service.
India is a poor and developing country. It is not possible for the government to do everything alone. So, students have a lot of work to do. During long vacations and other holidays, they can go to villages and teach the illiterate people there. They can also make them conscious of the role of health and hygiene. They should often visit backward villages and slum areas, point out why epidemics occur there. They should also induce them to take part in cultural programmes. During floods, famines and epidemics, students can serve the suffering humanity.
A student's education is incomplete if he is not involved actively in social service. In the present curriculum, social service has been an essential part of education. It makes a student a social being in the true sense of the term. Through these works, they establish the sweet social bond between man and man.
