Pioneer Kumaraswamy College, Nagercoil was established in 1967.

Pioneer Kumaraswamy College, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University and later to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, is a state-aided College of Arts and Science. The College is co-educational, offering UG & PG academic programme in aided and self-financed modes. The College was started by Pioneer Kumaraswamy Educational Agency, Nagercoil to offer higher education to the marginalized and the underprivileged sections of society in and around that region and has been functioning since 1967. The founders of the College Dr. K. Padmanabhan and his beloved wife Smt. N.Bhagavathy Ammal named the Institution after the latter's illustrious father Thiru. Pioneer S. Kumaraswamy, who hailed from a humble beginning but turned out to be a successful entrepreneur in the region. The commitment to serve the poor and the deprived has sustained the endeavours of Dr. K. Padmanabhan's family and today if the college is what is it, it is because of the untiring efforts to the incumbent president of the College Management Er. P. Kumaraswamy, the only son of Dr. Padmanabhan.

In 1968, the college was upgraded and degree programmes were started in Economics, Zoology and Commerce. During subsequent years, degree programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Tamil were started.

The Management's Persistent efforts have resulted in getting affiliation to the college for the conduct of UG and PG Courses. The conducive academic climate, a dedicated team of teaching and non-teaching staff and consistently good academic performance of the institution have facilitated introduction of nine UG, three PG, one M.Phil (Commerce) courses, four UGC-funded Career Oriented Programmes, a coaching programme for students' 'Entry into Services" and one Remedial programme. There are ten deaprtments, with Botany, and Tamil (SF) as supportive departments. There are 62 teachers (Regular - 38 and SF - 24) for 1335 students, resulting in a healthy teacher-student ration of 1:22.

True to their name, the college rose from a humble beginning to a leading position among the colleges in Madurai University in matters of discipline and academic excellence within a brief span of 10 years and won the Rolling cup instituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975 and 1976 for the best result in P.U.C. in Madurai University area.

During the year 1976, the college was shifted to the present campus.

VISION

The College offers numerous opportunities to gain an insight into injustices all around. The College expects all the students to be perceptive to the forces of communalism that threatens harmony and peace and inflict hardship on the common man. It is the vision of the College to train students who are socially conscious, ready to stake their lives for the oppressed and the exploited.

EDUCATE, EMPOWER, ENHANCE AND ENSURE WITH VALUES.

MISSION

EDUCATING THE GROUND REALITY AND EMPOWERING TO EMERGE AS AN IDEAL CITIZEN WITH SUSTAINED SKILLS AND VALUES THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION.

GOAL

EDUCATING the challenges ahead.

EMPOWERING to respond the challenges ahead.

ENSURING sustained skills to respond the challenges ahead.

ENHANCING and Ideal Citizen with value.

OBJECTIVES

EDUCATING, the challenges posed ahead in the globalised context through curricular and co-curricular activites,.

EMPOWERING by imparting sustained skills and competency through skill generating activities.

ENSURING Quality through participatory approach.

ENHANCING Values and Civic responsibilities through extension activities.