N. S. S. College Pandalam: Cradle of Dreams

In the heart of Pandalam town, there is the renowned college established by Nair Service Society in 1950. It is govt.-aided and affiliated to Kerala University, accredited B+ by NAAC as of 2020. Every year, 2500+ students pursue graduation and PG available for 14 courses in arts, sciences, commerce. The centralized allotment process takes place usually in mid-July. Students can apply online. Once the college is allotted, you're required to visit the college with necessary documents and money for admission. The admission procedure is simple and takes only one visit. I preferred this over other colleges because of transportation facilities, as well as the college's qualities that I had read about.

I chose BSc Physics for the love of the subject and because of its scope. But the curriculum is several decades old and needs reformation. It doesn't make you job-ready. There is no shortage of faculties in N. S. S. College, one could say that there are more faculties than needed, which is a good thing. All the professors are well-qualified. Of these, some are dedicated and passionate towards teaching, while others are just slackers who teach just to receive their salaries. According to the class time table, there are 5 periods of one hour each on a weekday. There aren't projectors in every class. They teach in the traditional chalk-and-blackboard method. During quarantine, they teach via Google meet and Google Classroom in irregular sessions. Internal exams are considerably easy, but the semester examination, conducted by the university was quite tough and the valuation was not liberal. That's not the college's fault, it's because of the university.

There aren't any campus placements to my knowledge. After completing graduation, I am looking forward to pursuing post-graduation.

At the time of admission, I had to pay a sum of about Rs. 6000 for various things including admission fee and 2 sets of uniforms. Then you only have to pay a small amount of Rs. 1000 for each year. That's for the General category. There are exemptions for reserved categories. I don't have any scholarship for financial assistance but my peers do. Most of them have a Govt. of Kerala scholarship called "e-grantz" which pays the full amount of their fees.

The campus life is the best aspect of this college. There are various clubs, fests and extra-curricular activities which help mould oneself into a stronger, better human being. The year 2020's fest was named 'Kannaki 2k20' in and we had a blast. There were celebrities and all kinds of unbiased competitions. Apart from this, there are other fests like Film fest (which showed the latest Oscar-winning movies like Joker and Parasite) in March. There were Kabbadi and Volleyball competitions, earlier this year, which all the students watched and cheered. There is a huge playground in front of the college. The clubs are plenty: Film Club, Debate Club, Civil Service Club, and Literature Club to name a few. Students' political parties like ABVP and SFI are prevalent in the campus.