Secretary: Zair Ahmed (+91 82946 72647)
Programme coordinator: Mohammad Kaif A S (+91 82706 47457) The National Students Union of India is the student wing of the Indian National Congress, established on 9 April 1971. The organization was founded by India's first and only woman Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi to empower the student community to create responsible citizens and leaders. The organ
ization was formed after merging Kerala Students Union and West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a National Students' Organisation. The open membership process allows young leaders, without a political background, to emerge from the grass root. NSUI Pondicherry University was officially reconstituted in 2017. The unit was formed by the will and determination of a small group of students (lesser than10) under the able leadership of Shri. Joel George, who (all) believed in the ideology of Congress, who laid the foundation for what we are today. Since then it has contested in elections and held representation in the Students Council. NSUI PU has been an integral part of the Pondicherry University campus life involving in everyday affairs. NSUI had represented students for various issues on academics as well of national interest and have been conducting discussion and protest for ensuring justice.
