Community engagement and extension – UGC NET Question

The wrong statements are C and F. C is wrong because community engagement is not confined to NSS; academic departments, clubs and centres also play active roles. F is wrong because such engagement contributes significantly to students’ holistic development, values and experiential learning. A, B, D and E are correct: institutions are expected to serve society, extension integrates academic work with community needs, documentation supports assessment and accreditation, and collaboration with local stakeholders deepens impact. Therefore, the combination that includes exactly C and F is the correct choice for wrong statements.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it treats only C as wrong and ignores F, even though F clearly misrepresents the developmental value of community engagement for students.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it singles out F as wrong but omits C, which wrongly narrows community engagement to NSS alone and excludes academic participation.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it identifies both C and F as the erroneous statements, while implicitly recognising that A, B, D and E are valid descriptions of community engagement in higher education.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes B in the set of wrong statements, even though B correctly notes that extension activities can link teaching, research and service, thus misclassifying a true statement as wrong.