NSS College, Pandalam

The best arts and science college around this area.

One of the best Collages in south India. Its located on the NH220 with calm and quite atmosphere.

It was a good college under kerala university in pathanamthitta district. The collage was accredited with NAAC 'A' Grade. Good teaching faculty. Lot's of department are available here. It was a large campus and also a beautiful campus. It have a beautiful garden.. And finally A good place to study and also a good place to develop your self...

Such a big campus.... And most one of the oldest instuite of KU...

Good accademic atmosphere. Good Library. Good facilities. Good in curricular and co-curricular activities. BEST NSS AND ,NCC UNITS. NAAC ACCREDITATION WITH A GRADE
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One of the pioneers in higher education, NSS have started this college in 1950 and it emerged as one of the prestigious and popular Arts and Science colleges in the country.

The college has 15 departments in science, arts, commerce, and physical education. It offers 14 under-graduate courses, seven post-graduate courses, and one doctoral programme. The college motto (inscribed on the college emblem) is derived from the Bhagavad Gita smriti Sreyohi Njanam Abhyasath (Knowledge indeed is superior to constant practice).[3] The college is accredited as a special grade college by the University Grants Commission.[1] It was accredited as B++ in 2007 and later re-accredited to A grade in 2014 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

The college campus covers 50 acres (20 ha) of land,[1] and houses a study centre of the University of Kerala and the University District Information Office.[1] The Zoology department receives financial assistance from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.[1] The English department has a theatre called the Pandaleeyan English Theatre,[1] which was formed by N. G. Kurup who was college principal in the 1960s.[1] The theatre has staged William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.[1] In 2013, the department staged a Kathakali adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello at its literary fest "Lumina Literati".[4]

The college library has approximately 50,000 books and 1800 reference books.[1] It also has active units of the National Cadet Corps,[5] the National Service Scheme,[6] the Women's Studies Unit,[1] the forestry club,[1] Entrepreneurship Development Club and the Film Club.[7] The college has hosted several national seminars and workshops on various topics such as cinema,[8] Malayalam literature,[9] and water resources management.[7]

Notable alumni of the college include P. S. Sreedharan Pillai , Pandalam Sudhakaran, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Narendra Prasad, and Dr Biju.[10] Notable lecturers who worked here include Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai and Manoj Kuroor.[11]

A place worth for a visit which provides quality education. The college was established in 1950 and affiliated to the University of Kerala. The College offers 15 undergraduate courses and seven postgraduate courses out of which three are Research Departments.