NSS College, Pathanamthitta

NSS College Pandalam, was established in the year 1949 and is one of the premier institutions of learning situated at Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. This affiliated college recognised by NAAC also provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various fields.

This campus based college is spread over a vast area of half a hundred and twenty seven acres and has total strength of 2721 students with 87 faculty members. NSS College Pandalam now has 24 courses under its wing and can be considered a holder of 7 degrees. NSS College ’s aim is to create a good environment along with proper facilities for the pleasant and effective learning of the students.

The central library is supplemented with departmental libraries and contains many books and leading daily newspapers for the male and female students’ academic requirements. Accommodation; properly equipped laboratories facilitate practical activities especially in science subjects teaching and learning process.

For the student with an interest in learning offered hostels for female students have 26 rooms housing 75 inmates and offers amenities such as games. Added to this is a canteen facility, football pitch and basketball court, a multi-station athletes’ gym, and an event and seminar’s auditorium. NSS College Pandalam has numerous programmes such as 16 UG and 7 PG’s along with PhD in zoology.

The courses offered in the college are in many different area of specialisation including Economics , English, Hindi, History , Malayalam, Political Science , Sanskrit, Biochemistry , Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology, Geography and Commerce.

The sanctioned enrolment of the students in all its programmes is 2721, making it possible to offer a balanced education to all student categories in the institution. NSS College Pandalam follows mainly an entrance admission system which means that deserving candidates can follow their preferred courses.

The diversity by gender where the student population is; 1011 male students, and 1864 female students, coupled by a remarkably focused balance between undergraduate (91%) and post graduate (9%) students, is proof of the institution’s commitment to academic success.

For instance, while focusing on enrollment, the college has an overwhelmingly majority of its students from Kerala with 100% students enrollment coming from within the state.