Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti


Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti is an Autonomous college affiliated to Bharathidasan University in Puthanampatti, Trichy, Tamil Nadu. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission under Sec 2 and 12 of the UGC Act, 1956.
The college offers numerous Undergraduate, Postgraduate courses besides Research & doctoral Studies in various disciplines with a special focus on Information Technology
The college is a trendsetter in introducing B.Sc Computer Science in the Arts and Science Colleges at national level as early as 1983 along with St.Joseph College, Trichy.
The first institution to introduce Data Science programs in the Bharathidasan University affiliated colleges during the academic year 2017-2018.

History

The College was established in 1967 by the Philanthropist Shri M. Mooka Pillai and Inaugurated by the Chief Minister at the time of Tamil Nadu, Dr. C.N. Annadurai.

Departments

NMC Puthanampatti has 15 departments.
University Grants Commission has approved two year Post Graduate Degree Programme M.Sc Embedded Systems from the academic year 2012-2013.
The University Grants Commission sanctioned Rs 43.5 lakhs towards strengthening Laboratory Facilities.

Events

NAAC Peer Team visited the college on 12–14 September 2012 for accreditation

Physical Facilities and Infrastructure

Land and Building
Land Area 35 Acres 75 cent
Built up Area 22390.87 Sqmt
Play ground / Sports / Games Area 15 Acres
Teaching / Learning
Number of Class Rooms 69
Number of Tutorial Rooms 67
Number of Laboratories 09
Number of Seminar Rooms 02
Number of Conference Rooms 02
Number of Committee Rooms 01
Hostel Facilities
Number of Seats in Boys Hostel 600
Number of Seats in Girls Hostel 1500
Library
Seating Capacity of Library Reading Room 72 + 15
Number of Books in the Library 31500
Number of Journals Subscribed 72
Number of Multimedia Literature 05
ICT Infrastructure
Number of PCs in Computer Centre 350
Number of PIV or higher OCs 5 Servers
Number of LAN Terminals 350
Wi-fi Connectivity Yes
Type and Speed of Internet Connectivity 8Mbit/s

Location

The college is situated around 30 km from Trichy and 15 km from Thuraiyur.
The very nearest domestic airport and the Railway Junction is located at Trichy and the International airport is located at trichy about 45 km from Puthanampatti.