Mannam Memorial NSS College, Kottiyam

Mannam Memorial NSS College, Kottiyam, a self financing college affiliated with the University of Kerala, was started in the year 1981 in Kottiyam in Kollam district of Kerala. NAAC accredited college, it offers a broad spectrum of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Science, and Commerce with B++ Grade. Located in a 21 acre area, the college has students’ turnout of 821 students and the entire teaching staff consisting of 23 members. The college offers 7 courses in 4 degrees that concern to the study areas like English, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Computer Application. At the undergraduate level, females and males are 67% and 33% respectively demonstrating a strong policy on gender parity in enrollment.

Mannam Memorial NSS College  possesses all necessary and adequate facilities for the academic and co-curricular facilities. The campus boasts of a library equipped for learning and research for all the number one sources. Facilities students enjoy include manned laboratories in accord with various disciplinarian specialties to facilitate practical lessons. The college also has well equipped computer section and English Language Lab with Audio Visual Aids for technological and Language Development skills. For health and recreation, there exists FMH gymnasium, field games football, cricket ground, outdoor and indoor games like table tennis, chess and others. They serve the purpose of the intellectual, cultural, and co curricular activities to improve the overall academic calendar. Other facilities that are available include a cafeteria, a small shop, and a car parking space adequate and comfortable enough to support a fairly comfortable campus life for the students and all the staff.

Mannam Memorial NSS College has a total of 7 courses in total, future 6 are undergraduate and 1 is postgraduate course. The undergraduate courses include the 3 years’ degree courses which are offered under the streams of the BA, B.Sc and B.Com Computer Applications. Postgraduate programme, M.Sc Physics normally takes 2 years. The freshmen intake capacity of the college is now summed up to 222 with the approval of numerous course programmes. 

According to the admission criteria of Mannam Memorial NSS College, an applicant is mainly selected in terms of his or her previous academic achievement. The admission process is completed through enrolment into the college and making sure that one meets the colleges admission requirements which differ with the course one wishes to take. The college recruits its students through admission forms to its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and the numbers it can admit in each course. Scholarships are also provided in the college. This commitment to financial support is because the institution fights to make sure that quality education should be accorded to students of all classes. To assure alumni has a way to still support the college and get support from the college, it has a strong alumni connection that can be of great benefit to a current student as far as mentorship and career directions are concerned.