N.S.S. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE PANDALAM

N. S. S. College, Pandalam is a higher education institution in Kerala, affiliated to the University of Kerala. It is one of the three oldest colleges established and managed by the Nair Service Society, founded by Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai in 1950 with intermediate course offerings from the University of Travancore. The college is located in Pandalam town near other institutions under the same management and covers 50 acres of land. It has 15 departments in science, arts, commerce, and physical education, offering 14 undergraduate courses, seven postgraduate courses, and one doctoral programme. The college motto, derived from the Bhagavad Gita, is Sreyohi Njanam Abhyasath. It is accredited as a special grade college by the University Grants Commission and received A grade from NAAC in 2014. The campus houses a University of Kerala study centre, a University District Information Office, and a library with about 50,000 books. The English department runs the Pandaleeyan English Theatre. Notable alumni include Adoor Gopalakrishnan and P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, and notable faculty include Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai.