Test for Nipun Badge :
(i) Strive for a happy family and undertake responsible family jobs to give relief to the earning members of
the family.
(ii) Develop in consultation with Ranger Leader for some typical Hobbies/Vocational Activities such as Tailoring, Beautician, Fashion Designing, Candle Making, Screen Printing, Fine Arts, Hair Dressing,
Photography, Modelling etc. which should lead for her livelihood and show that she is progressing in them.
(iii) Participate in group discussion with your team and chair atleast two.
(iv) Attend at least four All Faiths Prayer meetings of team and participate in a service camp for one day.
(v) Have sufficient knowledge up to Tritiya Sopan level of Guide section in Pioneering, Camping, Estimation,
Compass, Mapping and First Aid for team outdoor activities and service campaign.
(vi) Organise games for children in the Mohalla/Village for a month.
OR
Give knowledge of conservation/pollution to the children preferably of your locality.
(vii) Participate in a debate or a street play on Population Education/Family Life Education.
(viii) Qualify for any one of the Ranger Proficiency Badge
(1) Literacy, (2) Population Education, (3) World Friendship, (4) Sanitation Promoter, (5) Civil
Defence.
(ix) Associate yourself as a Ranger with any nearby Flock or a Company or Local Association or a District Association Campsite for three months. Or Render service for three months in an Institution/
Village/Slum area/Locality.
(x) Participate in any one of the following:
1. Rock Climbing, 2. Trekking,
3. Rafting, 4. Parasailing,
5. Para jumping,
or
Participate in adventure programme of National Adventure Institute or Other recognized Institutes.
(xi) a) Have knowledge about the Laws for protecting women.
b) Organise “Campaign for Stop the Violence against Women and Girl child”
(xii) Practice B.P Six or Surya Namaskar or Aerobics.
(xiii) Visit a factory in the neighborhood of schools/colleges/ residence to understand the manufacturing process
of various products and also to respect the dignity of labours.
SEA RANGER :
In addition to the above tests, a sea Ranger will have to qualify for the following:
(i) Swim Fifty meters.
(ii) Know about pulling or punting a boat.
(iii) Send and receive simple words using semaphore method of signalling.
(iv) Know at least three constellations visual in the area:
(v) Know the National Flags of neighboring countries.
AIR RANGER :
In addition to Nipun tests given above, an Air Ranger will have to qualify for the following :
(i) Know about a Parachute and Ejection sets in Aircrafts.
(ii) Work on an aero model and its maintenance.
(iii) Know methods of rescuing a pilot in an Aircraft involved in an accident.
(iv) Know the gauges in the Cockpit of an Aircraft.
GRAMEEN RANGER :
Test for Nipun Badge :
(i) Existing syllabus for Grameen Ranger to be replaced with the prescribed syllabus for Rangers.
(ii) Service to Community :
a) Should know the priorities through survey for the development of her village.
b) Should know about the development schemes of the village being carried out by the Government.
(c) Should render services needed to the community for at least two months.
Note for Grameen Ranger : All tests will be qualified by Grameen Rangers also but wherever the subjects are found difficult or not related for Grameen Ranger may be replaced by appropriate local activities/project with the permission of State Chief Commissioner on the recommendation of District Organising Commissioner & State Organising Commissioner. The exemption certificate should be produced in the testing camp.
Note:
(i) On completion of the tests to the satisfaction of the independent examiners appointed by Local or District Association, as the case may be, with the approval of the District Organizing Commissioner, Nipun Badge is issued by Local/ District Association on the basis of certificates issued by the examiners.
(ii) Nipun Badge is a pair of green shoulder flashes of cotton or wool with letter ‘R’ in red at bottom and a yellow bar under the letter.
(iii) The badge shall be worn on shoulder epaulettes.