The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi
after merging Kerala Students Union and Chattra
Parishad to form a national students'
movement. It is one of the largest democratic
students union in India and in the world. History
Pre-Independence Movement
Student movement reached its apex during the
struggle for independence due to strong
participation of students from all sections of the
society. P
rior to 1950, the student activism of
the Indian National Congress were carried out
by the youth wing of the AICC. Post-Independence Movement
The student movement in Kerala and West
Bengal gained momentum and resulted in the
formation of the West Bengal Chhatra Parishad
and the Kerala Students’ Union under the vast
Congress canvas. Taking inspiration from these,
Smt Indira Gandhi laid the foundation of the
NSUI on 9th April 1971 to represent the voice of
millions of students irrespective of their caste,
creed, religion or region. In 2007 Rahul Gandhi brought about a
revolution by democratizing the organization
with open membership process and electing
office bearers at all levels. This transformation
process allowed many young leaders, without
political background, to emerge from the grass
root. The organisation maintains a transparent
process of membership. The members elect
Office Bearers through an independently
conducted and audited process of internal
elections that are free, fair and absolutely
democratic. NSUI, at present, has registered
over 1 million members through Open
Membership. Over 1,30,000 elected office
bearers and formed Units in 14500 colleges
across the country on a motto of serving the
student welfare is achieved through this grand
network of members and young leaders
Membership
In order to become the member of NSUI, one
must be under 27 years of age, must be a
student, must be a citizen of India, must not be
part of any other political organisation and must
not have been convicted of any criminal activity
in past. [1] NSUI categorises its members in to
"Primary Members" and "Active Members". An
aspiring member who applies for NSUI
Membership, becomes a Primary member after
the organisation’s scrutiny process. Activities
Activitism
For Students' Welfare
For Gender Sensitivity & Equality
For Quality in Education
Against Inequality in Education
For Freedom of Speech and Expression
Seminars & Conferences (S&C)
Lect
