Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Pollachi was established in 1957. It was established by Artuchelvar Dr.N.Mahalingam in memory of his beloved father, Thiru.P.Nachimuthu Gounder. The college has to its credit, the autonomous status from 1991- 1992 onwards, ISO 9001-2000 certification by STQC, Govt. of India, New Delhi.  The vision of the college is to provide state of art technical education with skill oriented training to the youth of the region to meet the present and future industrial requirement. The mission of the college is to offer the highest quality contemporaryeducation at diploma level and thereby enrich the technical capability of the rural people and the nation.It is accredited by NAtional Board of Accrediation (NBA) and affiliated to State Board of Technical education and Training, Tamil Nadu.