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{{Short description|College in Kerala, India}}
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| motto = ''Sreyohi Njanam Abhyasath'' ([[Sanskrit]])
| mottoeng = "Knowledge indeed is superior to constant practice"
| established = {{Start date and age|1950}}
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| founder = [[Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai]]
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| principal = Dr. M. G. Sanal Kumar
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| academic_affiliations = [[University of Kerala]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
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'''N. S. S. College, Pandalam''' is a higher education institution in [[Kerala]], affiliated to the [[University of Kerala]].<ref name=Beacon>{{cite news |title=A beacon of higher education in the rural belt |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/a-beacon-of-higher-education-in-the-rural-belt/article3213964.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |title=N.S.S. College, Pandalam |url=http://www.nss.org.in/institutions/colleges.htm#pandalam |publisher=N. S. S. College |access-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111010241/http://www.nss.org.in/institutions/colleges.htm#pandalam |archive-date=11 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.

[[File:NSSCollegePandalam3.jpg|thumb|Main building of NSS College Pandalam ]]
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 [[Bhagavad Gita]] [[smriti]] ''Sreyohi Njanam Abhyasath'' (''Knowledge indeed is superior to constant practice'').<ref name=VisionMission>{{cite web |title=College Vision and Mission |url=http://www.nsscollegepandalam.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=7 |publisher=NSS College, Pandalam}}</ref> The college is accredited as a special grade college by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]].<ref name=Beacon/> 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 {{Convert|50|acres|abbr=on}} of land,<ref name=Beacon/> and houses a study centre of the University of Kerala and the University District Information Office.<ref name=Beacon/> The Zoology department receives financial assistance from the [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]].<ref name=Beacon/> The English department has a theatre called the ''Pandaleeyan English Theatre'',<ref name=Beacon/> which was formed by N. G. Kurup who was college principal in the 1960s.<ref name=Beacon/> The theatre has staged [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Hamlet]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Ernakulam]].<ref name=Beacon/> In 2013, the department staged a [[Kathakali]] adaptation of Shakespeare's [[Othello]] at its literary fest "Lumina Literati".<ref>{{cite web|title=Show of literary talent winds up|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/show-of-literary-talent-winds-up/article4406137.ece|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>

The college library has approximately 50,000 books and 1800 reference books.<ref name=Beacon/> It also has active units of the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]],<ref>{{cite news |title=NCC regional camp under way in Pandalam |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/07/stories/2005070706080300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050811081315/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/07/stories/2005070706080300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-07-07 |access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref> the [[National Service Scheme]],<ref>{{cite news |title=National Service Scheme awards |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/national-service-scheme-awards/article5103119.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref> the Women's Studies Unit,<ref name=Beacon/> the forestry club,<ref name=Beacon/> Entrepreneurship Development Club and the Film Club.<ref name=EDC/> The college has hosted several national seminars and workshops on various topics such as cinema,<ref>{{cite news |title=Academic’s pat for strong women characters in films |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/seminar-on-cinema/article5253393.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref> Malayalam literature,<ref>{{cite news |title=National seminar on Malayalam literature |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/11/stories/2004101104580300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113234035/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/11/stories/2004101104580300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-10-11 |access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref> and water resources management.<ref name=EDC>{{cite news |title=Workshop on water resources management |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/22/stories/2004032203300300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605061223/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/22/stories/2004032203300300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-03-22 |access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

Notable alumni of the college include [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]], [[Pandalam Sudhakaran]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai]], [[Narendra Prasad]], and Dr Biju.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni |url=http://www.nsscollegepandalam.ac.in/index.php?option=com_flexicontact&Itemid=47 |publisher=NSS College, Pandalam}}</ref> Notable lecturers who worked here include [[Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai]] and [[Manoj Kuroor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manoj Kuroor |url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=842 |work=Malayala Chalachithram}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] Director
* [[Dr. Biju]], Director
* [[Narendra Prasad]], Actor
* [[Pandalam Sudhakaran]], Politician
* [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]], Governor of Goa
* [[P. Prasad]], Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala
* [[S. Jithesh]] - World's Fastest Cartoonist & World Record Holder in Speed Drawing
* [[V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai]]

==Notable faculty==
* [[Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai]]
* [[Manoj Kuroor]]
* [[Rajalakshmi]], novelist, short story writer and poet

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:NSSCollegePandalam2.jpg|Front view of NSSCollege Pandalam
File:NSSCollegePandalam.jpg|Distant view of NSSCollege Pandalam
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.nsscollegepandalam.ac.in}}

{{Education in Kerala}}

[[Category:Arts and Science colleges in Kerala]]
[[Category:Nair Service Society colleges]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1950]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in India]]

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