Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education (NICHE) (Malayalam: നൂറുൽ ഇസ്ലാമിക് സെന്റർ ഫോർ ഹയർ എജ്യൂക്കേഷൻ, Tamil: நூருல் இஸ்லாம் உயர் கல்வி மையம்), formerly Noorul Islam College of Engineering, is a private co-educational Institution in Kumarakovil, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. The institution was founded in 1989 by Dr. A.P. Majeed Khan and it was declared as a[1] Deemed to be University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India at 8 December 2008. It is now run by Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education (NICHE) Society.