Pazhassi Raja N.S.S.College, Mattanur was established in 1964.

The college is affiliated to Kannur University.

The college has been managed by Nair Service Society.

The aim of the institute is to cater to the needs and aspirations of higher education in a just and equitable manner, to produce and disseminate critical knowledge and scientific wisdom and to fulfill the pedagogic needs of the region.

The objective of the institute is to recognize and promote latent talents and special skill of students, to consistently aim for quality and uncompromised enquiry, to uphold democratic and multicultural values as the basis of higher education and to serve the national vision and aspirations from a regional platform.