NHSF (UK) National Committee Application Form 2021-2022

NHSF (UK) National Committee Application Form 2021-2022
Namaste!

Welcome to the application form to join the National Committee of National Hindu Students’ Forum (UK) in the 2021/22 academic year! This form has been designed to get to know you a bit better, and identify which team may be your best fit.

Throughout this application, there are 6 sections which will ask you about your motivations for joining National Committee, what your day-to-day currently looks like, as well as any extra-curricular activities that you are involved in.

Following submission of your application, one of our General Secretaries, Bhavya or Deepika, will be in touch with you to arrange an interview. The interview period will be between 26th December and 10th January. Please indicate on your application form if you will not be available for these dates.

Please note that Section 5 will involve you pitching NHSF (UK) either by video or writing text. We strongly encourage you to do a video as it will help prepare for any video interviews that may be asked to do in the future. If you choose not to do a video, you may be asked to do your pitch as part of your interview.

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday 21st December 2020. After this, your application may not be accepted.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email either Bhavya (bhavya.shah@nhsf.org.uk) or Deepika (deepika.nandha@nhsf.org.uk), and they will respond to your query.

Section 1: Let’s learn about you
Please enter full name*

First NameLast Name
Please enter your date of birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
Please provide an Email address you check regularly *
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Please provide your mobile number*
How would your friends describe you in 5 words?*

Section 2: Your day-to-day
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Enter the university you are at or studied at*
Enter course name*
Year of study (if graduated please indicate)*
Grade (please indicate obtained/predicted)*
Year of graduation*
If you are not currently at university, please provide a short description of your employment and the field that you work in. If you have recently joined this field of work, please provide any necessary employment history.*

Section 3: Our National Committee Parivaar
What is your understanding of the role National Hindu Students’ Forum (UK) plays?*
Why would you like to join National Committee?*
Have you previously been part of your university’s Hindu society committee? (If yes please choose position *
Please provide a brief overview of your responsibilities whilst holding these roles on your university Hindu Society committee.*
Have you had any experience of being a part of the Hindu samaaj (local Hindu community groups, local mandirs, local Hindu youth groups.) If yes please provide a brief overview of your roles and responsibilities you have held in the samaaj.*
Find attached here the team profiles for our National Committee parivaar. Have a read, and see where your skills would be best suited. Please state your first and second preference team heren and why you would be a good fit for those teams.
First choice team:*
Why would you be a good fit for this team?*
Second choice team:*
Why would you be a good fit for this team?*
At NHSF (UK), we have over fifty National Committee members and a team of National Volunteers, each with their own personality, skills and qualities.
What skills and qualities do you hope to bring to NHSF (UK) National Committee? *
NHSF (UK) holds various events throughout the year, including Sports Competitions, Navratri, Sewa Day and Committee Training Days. To make these events successful, everyone on National Committee commits time and effort throughout the year.
On average, how many hours per week would you be able to commit to NHSF (UK) National Committee? Please factor in any other commitments you have carefully.*

Section 4: Me, myself and I!
What keeps you entertained outside of your degree or profession? Please tell us about any extra-curricular activities that you participate in, including sports, hobbies, interests and any additional voluntary work you do.*
Are you a part of any other organisations? If so, provide a brief description of the organisation’s activities and your responsibilities within there. Please include the number of hours you dedicate to these organisations on average per week.*

Section 5: Let’s hear from you!
With over 4,000 students annually, countless alumni and various connected organisations in our parivaar, we are always looking for opportunities to grow our organisation even further.

So - how would you pitch NHSF (UK) to someone who is not familiar with our parivaar or our activities?

You can either upload a video to Google Drive, and share the link here, or give your answer in text form below.

We strongly encourage you to upload a video because it will give you an opportunity to present yourself and how you communicate. It is also a good opportunity to practice for video interviews that you may have to do as part of internship and graduate scheme applications.

Note: if you do not submit a video, you may be asked to do this as part of your video interview, if your application is successful.
Please give us the link of the video or you may type your answer*

Section 6: We can’t wait to see you!
Throughout the year, we hold various National and Zonal events which require the
support of all our National Committee members!
We understand that it is not possible to attend and travel to every event, but
attendance at all National Events, Training Days and Retreats is compulsory for all
National Committee members. As well as this, we require that you attend at least
one Zonal Navratri event, one Zonal Sports Competition and one Zonal Bhakti
event.
Are you able to commit to the following events, which will take place at
weekends?

Anusandhan-din (Late February 2021)
Annual General Meeting (28th March 2021)
June Committees’ Day (June 2021)
Summer Retreat (June 2021)
September Event (September 2021)
Winter Retreat (December 2021)
National Sports Competition (February 2022)
Are you able to commit to the following events, which will take place at weekends? Is there anything that could change your availability for National Committee throughout the year? E.g. exams, internships, travel plans abroad, etc.*

Section 7: Declaration
Thank you for taking the time to complete the National Committee application form for National Hindu Students’ Forum (UK).

Please sign and date to show that you have read the declaration.

I hereby declare that all the information stated on this form is to be true to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge the dedication required with this responsibility and that by being a National Committee member, I am an ambassador of NHSF (UK), and so will uphold my values at all events and through all my interactions with students and the wider community.

Please read NHSF (UK)'s privacy policy here you can also find it on our website nhsf.org.uk
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NHSF (UK) National Committee Application Form 2021-2022

Section 1: Let’s learn about you

Section 2: Your day-to-day

Section 3: Our National Committee Parivaar

Section 4: Me, myself and I!

Section 5: Let’s hear from you!

Section 6: We can’t wait to see you!

Section 7: Declaration