Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science

About Noorul Islam CollegeNoorul Islam College of Arts and Science is an offspring of Noorul Islam Trust. The Noorul Islam Trust is reputed for its commitment to the cause of higher education. Janab. Dr. A. P. Majeed Khan, the well known philanthropist is the founder chairman of the trust. The trust has to its credit a few popular technical and educational institutions, namely, the well-known. The Noorul Islam College of Engineering (NICE) at Kumaracoil, the Noorul Islam Polytechnic College (NIPC) at Punkarai, the Noorul Islam Community College (NICC) at Kumaracoil, the Noorul Islam Multispeciality Hospital (NIMS) at Neyyatrinkara, the Noorul Islam Dental College (NIDC) at Neyyatrinkara, and the Noorul Islam University (NIU) at Kumaracoil.The college is situated in the serene picturesque slope of the Velimalai hills in the western ghat near the historically reputed and once the capital of Travancore kingdom, Padmanabhapuram palace. It is about 55 km away from Thiruvananthapuram and 14 km from Nagercoil. The college campus is spread over an area of more than 15 acres of greenery.Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science (NICAS) was started in 2001 by the Noorul Islam Educational Trust, being affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, and accredited by NAAC with ‘B’ Grade with a CGPA of 2.66. With a meagre strength of just 75 students offering three courses, Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computer Applications, the college progressed leaps and bounds by adding new courses and infra-facilities. Currently the college has effective student strength of about 1,100 and offers 13 U.G. courses, 6 P.G. courses and 1 Ph.D. course.