Nagercoil - Education

Education

The district has the highest literacy rate in Tamil Nadu (88.11). Some schools and colleges in Nagercoil are more than 150 years old, like the Scott Christian College, built by British missionaries. European missionaries, in the 19th century and early 20th century played a major role in imparting education to the people of the town and district.

One of the oldest regular schools in South India, Sethu Lakshmi Bai Higher Secondary School, is situated in the heart of town. It was established under the supervision of the Travancore administrators and named after a Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the Queen of Travancore between 1924 to 1931. Another school which was named after a Travancore ruler is Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma Higher Secondary School.

Educational institutions include privately funded engineering colleges, the state-run Kanyakumari Government Medical College (at Asaripallam near Nagercoil), and many polytechnic colleges and arts and science colleges. As in neighbouring Kerala, women's education and career-development are given importance.

In Kanyakumari, the first Government Engineering college was started under Anna University Tirunelveli on September 2009. There is no Government Arts and Science College. All the Arts science college are under Cristian majorities, Muslim and few trust.

Some of the educational institutions in Nagercoil are:

  • Rohini College of Engineering & Technology, Anjugramam
  • Comorin International School, nagercoil
  • Carmel High School (Nagercoil)
  • Sethu Lekshmi Bai Government Higher Secondary School
  • SSP Govt Higher Secondary School, Edalakudy
  • Government Engineering College, Konam.
  • S.R.K.B.V.Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kulasekharam.
  • Yettacode Higher Secondary School, Yettacode.
  • Bishop Arockiasamy Higher Secondary School, Maravankudieruppu.
  • RAINBOW play school with Froebel concept of PRESCHOOL syllabus. Edalakudy
  • Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Jayamatha Engineering College, Aralvaimozhi
  • The Pioneer School
  • Adarsh Vidya Kendra
  • Alphonsa matric hr.sec. school
  • ST Hindu College,
  • Scott Christian Higher Secondary School
  • James Group of Educational Institutions( www.jamesinstitutions.org)
  • Sivanthi Aditanar College Pillayarpuram.
  • Ayappa College for Women,
  • Sun College of Engineering and Technology
  • Udaya School of Engineering
  • The Muslim Arts College Thiruvithancode,
  • Noorul Islam College of Engineering at Kumaracoil,
  • Pan India ICFAI has one of its affiliate ICFAI National College at Vadasery,
  • DVD Higher secondary School, Kottar., Nagercoil
  • ST.Mary Goretty Higher Secondary School,Manalikarai
  • SMRV Higher Secondary School
  • The Rajas International School
  • Arunachalam Higher Secondary School, Puthankadai, Thiruvattar.
  • VTMNSS College Arumanai.
  • Sree Narayana Guru College of Engineering, Majalumoodu, Arumanai.

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S.N.M.Hindu vidyalaya mat. hr.sec. school,vetturnimadam. Some colleges and schools are run by Christian minority denominations:

  • Little Flower girls higher secondary school
  • Little Kingdom Montessori School
  • St.Joseph's Matric Higher Secondary School
  • Vins Christian College of Engineering
  • St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering
  • St. Xavier's Catholic College of Nursing (Tamil Nadu's first Catholic diocesan nursing college)
  • CSI Institute of Technology
  • James College of Engineering and Technology
  • Salvation Army School
  • Concordia School
  • Scott Christian College, (Arts and Sciences College, with some specialised departments)
  • Holy Cross College for Women
  • Women's Christian College Nagercoil
  • Carmel higher secondary School
  • St.Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School
  • C.S.I Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • Lord Jegannath College of Engg and Tech
  • Scott Christian Higher Secondary School
  • Duthie Girls Higher secondary School
  • Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College
  • Mar Ephraem College Of Engineering & Technology (Diocese of marthandam)
  • Morning Star Polytechnic College

In the Christian theological side, the Concordia Theological Seminary established in 1924 caters to the training of Pastors of the India Evangelical Lutheran Church. A CBSE schools in Nagercoil is the Adarsh Vidya Kendra which is situated at Vetturnimadam, 3 km from Nagercoil. Play school Bachpan is located 3 km from Nagercoil. DVD matriculation school kottar nagercoil

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