title: Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science
text: # Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science
  
  ## About Noorul Islam College
  
  Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science is an offspring of Noorul Islam Trust. A. P. Majeed Khan, a philanthropist is the founder chairman of the trust. The trust has to its credit a few technical and educational institutions, namely, 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 slope of the Velimalai hills in the western ghat near the 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.
  
  ## List of Courses Offered
  
  | UG Courses | B.A. English | B.Sc. Biotechnology | B.Sc. Microbiology | B.Sc. Computer Science | B.Sc. Information Technology | M.A. English | B.C.A. (Computer Applications) | M.A. Tamil | B.Sc. Visual Communication | M.Com. (Commerce) | B.B.A. (Business Administration) | B.Com. with Computer Application | B.Com. (Commerce) | B.Sc. Maths | PG Courses | M.Sc. Biotechnology | M.Sc. Computer Science | Ph.D. Courses | Ph.D. Microbiology |
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  Apart from regular courses, the college also offers certificate courses and diploma courses for regular students in various disciplines.
  
  ## Noorul Islam Institutions
  
  * Noorul Islam Institute of Engineering, Amaravila, Kerala
  * Noorul Islam Polytechnic College, Thiruvithamcode, Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Kumaracoil (NICE), Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam Community College, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam Softech Pvt. Ltd., Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science (NIMS) & Research Foundation
  * Noorul Islam College of Dental Science & Super Speciality Dental Hospital
  * Noorul Islam School of Business Management and Computer Application
  * Noorul Islam College of Aeronautics and Marine Engineering, Tamil Nadu
  * Noorul Islam Research and Development (Doctoral) Program
  * NIMS Heart Foundation, NIMS Medicity
  * Noorul Islam institute of Medical Science (NIMS) College of Nursing
  