Pt. Prithi Nath (PG) College, Kanpur

Rover/ Ranger

Introduction: The Rover/Ranger is a Voluntary, Non-political, Educational movement for young people. It is open to all without disparity of gender, race, religion, caste, creed etc with the purpose, principles and methods conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907. Keeping the view of founder to develop understanding of the social responsibility, work under difficult condition, public awareness, inculcate the meaning of national integration and providing the service to nation in the students of our college, one unit of  Rover and one unit of Ranger has been initiated on 31^st march 2023.A unit consists of 24 Rovers called Rover crew and 24 Rangers called Ranger team.           

Aim – The first and foremost aim of Rover/ Ranger is all round development of personality of youth by inculcating good manner and ideas of disciplined life and hence to create a better World.

Objectives: The purpose of the movement is to contribute towards the development of young  people in achieving  their full Physical, Intellectual, Social and Spiritual potential as an individual as well as responsible citizens and members of Local, National and International community, through several  outdoor activities, social and community service campaigns.

The Motto: “Selfless Service to Others”

The Principles: “Duty to God” – Spiritual, “Duty to Others” – Social, “Duty to Self” – Oneself.

Qualification, Certificate and Badges: A Boy/Girl on completion of 16 years of age is eligible to be Rover/Ranger after three months of joining Crew/Team. He/she shall be known as Pravesh Rover/ Ranger. A “Pravesh Rover/Ranger” is eligible to become a “Praveen Rover/Ranger” and achieve certificate badge after qualifying through the concerned syllabus. This certificate has the weightage of a District level certificate.

After completing one year, State Level certificate termed as “Nipun Rover/Ranger” is given to them and afterwards on completing one year a National Level Certificate “Rashtrapati Award” is given.

After achieving Rashtrapati award- Rover/Rangers can continue in the unit for passing various proficiency badges up to 25 years of age as a regular student.

Camps: Rovering/Rangering Provide various types of training related to the personality development like Leadership, Discipline, Social Service, Disaster Management, First Aid, Firefighting, Community Development Programme, Civil Defence and Environment Conservation etc. through camps at District/State/National Level.

Activities: Hiking & Trekking, Mountaineering and adventure camps are also organized regularly at State/National level. There are opportunities to participate in Inter National Programmers.

Competitions:

State Level Inter college Rover/Ranger moot/meet

National level Uprashtrapati Shield competition.

National level Rover/Ranger moot/meet