About NICHE
Noorul
Islam Centre for Higher Education – comprising of Noorul Islam College of
Engineering as its constituent teaching unit has been declared as a
Deemed-to-be-University by Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department
of Higher Education), Government of India under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, on
the advice of UGC, vide Notification No.F.9-51/2004-U.3 dated 8th December
2008. The University is run by the Noorul Islam Center for Higher Education
(NICHE) Society with Janab Dr. A.P. Majeed Khan as President of the Society, NICHE
and the Chancellor of the University, NICHE.
The
University campus at Kumaracoil, Thuckalay in Kanyakumari District of
Tamilnadu is in the serene and lush green base of Velimalai, a spectacular
part of Western Ghat Hills near the historically famous Padmanabhapuram Palace.
It is only 1.5 km interior towards the foothills of the mountains from
Kumaracoil Junction on the Kanyakumari Thiruvanthapuram National Highway (NH-47)-about
30 km from Kanyakumari and 60 km from Trivandrum, the capital city of the state of
Kerala.
Noorul
Islam College of Engineering, the constituent teaching unit of Noorul Islam
University was established in the year 1989-90, with the approval of All India
Council for Technical Education and started offering two engineering courses,
namely, B.E. in Computer Science
and Engineering and B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering with
40 students in each course. Since then the college has registered continuous
growth in academic activities by offering more and new Engineering and
Technology courses with development of required infrastructure facilities such as
building, library, faculty, computers and relevant latest software and
peripherals, equipment etc.
The educational institution – Noorul Islam College of Engineering
- established with a humble beginning in the year 1989 with two undergraduate
engineering programs with an intake capacity of 80 students, has now metamorphosed
itself into one of the great and best educational institutions in southern
part of India.
The Noorul Islam College of Engineering, now, having
attained the status of University, its responsibilities have become manifold
and vision broadened and mission lengthened. The challenge that we have at hand
now is the challenge of transforming the engineering education systems of India
into a system of nurturing world-class quality in the human capital development
side by side with the development of intellectual and knowledge capital to
support the country's march towards economic and Industrial progress and
development. Consistently commendable performance, constant endeavors to
promote research and innovation, earnest efforts to foster linkages with the
industry and community, imparting expertise in essential areas and achieving
excellence are the hallmarks of a university. The Noorul Islam Centre for
Higher Education, besides achieving these hallmarks will also strive its best
to realize its avowed ambition of reaching greater heights and putting higher
and technical education on the right path and thereby accelerate the economic
and industrial growth and progress of our nation.