Type Private Institution Chancellor A. P. Majeed Khan Nickname NICAS | Established 2001 Campus urban Founded 2001 | |
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Location Kumaracoil, Thuckalay, Tamil Nadu, India Address Noorul Islam University to Kulasekaram Road, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu 629301 Motto Providing Quality Education Similar Noorul Islam University, Malankara Catholic College, Nesamony Memorial Christian, Annai Velankanni College, South Travancore Hindu Co | ||
Noorul islam college of arts and science viscom abu 2007 2010
About Noorul Islam College
Noorul 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.
Contents
- Noorul islam college of arts and science viscom abu 2007 2010
- About Noorul Islam College
- List of Courses Offered
- About Bioinformatics Department
- Noorul Islam Institutions
- References
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.
List of Courses Offered
Apart from regular courses, the college also offers certificate courses and diploma courses for regular students in various disciplines.
About Bioinformatics Department
The department of Bioinformatics was established in the year 2003, with the aim of imparting quality education in the field of bioinformatics and train students in advancing research areas of biological and medical research including genomics, proteomics, computational biology, bioprogramming, molecular modelling and drug designing.
The B.Sc. Bioinformatics course is the first of its kind in this region. Later M.Sc. Bioinformatics course was started in the year 2007, M.Phil. Bioinformatics in the year 2009 and Diploma in Bioinformatics in the year 2010.
The department lab consists of equipped wet lab and dry lab facilities (academic and commercial software) with high speed wi-fi enabled broadband internet connectivity.