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. The college was founded by Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai in 1950, with intermediate course offerings from the University of Travancore. The college is situated at the heart of Pandalam town adjacent to several other educational institutions under the same management. NSSCollegePandalam3

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

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smriti ''Sreyohi Njanam Abhyasath'' (''Knowledge indeed is superior to constant practice''). The college is accredited as a special grade college by the University Grants Commission. 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 of land, and houses a study centre of the University of Kerala and the University District Information Office. The Zoology department receives financial assistance from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust. The English department has a theatre called the ''Pandaleeyan English Theatre'', which was formed by N. G. Kurup who was college principal in the 1960s. The theatre has staged William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Thiruvananthapuram and

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. In 2013, the department staged a

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adaptation of Shakespeare's

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at its literary fest "Lumina Literati". The college library has approximately 50,000 books and 1800 reference books. It also has active units of the National Cadet Corps, the National Service Scheme, the Women's Studies Unit, the forestry club, Entrepreneurship Development Club and the Film Club. The college has hosted several national seminars and workshops on various topics such as cinema, Malayalam literature, and water resources management. Notable alumni of the college include

P. S. Sreedharan Pillai P. S. Sreedharan Pillai (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian politician, attorney, and author, who is currently serving as the 19th Governor of Goa state. He had also served as the Governor of Mizoram. In addition, he was previously the Bharati ...

Pandalam Sudhakaran Pandalam Sudhakaran (born 22 November 1955, in Pandalam, Kerala, India) is an Indian politician belongs to Indian National Congress party. He became elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1982 as Congress party candida ...

, Adoor Gopalakrishnan,

V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai (born 20 October 1949) is the vice-chancellor of Somaiya Vidyavihar University and provost of Somaiya Vidyavihar, Pillai concurrently serving as the chancellor of the ICFAI University, Tripura. He was president of Mew ...

, Narendra Prasad, and Dr Biju. Notable lecturers who worked here include

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and Manoj Kuroor.

Notable alumni

, Governor of Goa *

P. Prasad P. Prasad is an Indian politician, social worker and environmentalist from Kerala. He is currently serving as a Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala; represents Cherthala constituency in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is e ...

, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala * Narendra Prasad, Actor *

, Politician *

Dr. Biju Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian Homoeopathy, homoeopathic medical doctor, doctor turned film director and screenwriter. He is best known for films such as ''Saira (film), Saira'' (2005), ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi'' ...

, Director * Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director

Notable faculty

* Manoj Kuroor * Rajalakshmi, novelist, short story writer and poet

Gallery

File:NSSCollegePandalam2.jpg, Front view of NSSCollege Pandalam File:NSSCollegePandalam.jpg, Distant view of NSSCollege Pandalam

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* {{Education in Kerala Arts and Science colleges in Kerala Nair Service Society colleges Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala Universities and colleges in Pathanamthitta district Educational institutions established in 1950 1950 establishments in India