NSS College, Nemmara was established by the Nair Service Society (NSS), a great social organization. The foundation stone of the college was laid by Padmabhushan Mannathu Padmanabhan (Late) on February 28, 1966. The College is affiliated to the University of Calicut and it started functioning in 1967 with four batches of pre-degree comprising 80 students each. With the introduction of shift system in 1979-80, the number of batches of pre-degree course rose to six. The College was upgraded in 1971-72 with the commencement of B.Com, BSc –Mathematics, BSc-Chemistry, and BA – History. The college has been taking quantum leaps since its inception and upgradation by introduction of BSc-Physics in 1979-80, BA Economics in 1980-81, MSc Mathematics in 1981-82, BSc Botany in 1981-82, BSc Zoology in 1982-83, M.Com in 1984-85 and BA English in 1994-95. Two innovative courses BBA and BSc Instrumentation were started in the academic years 1997-98 and 1998-99 respectively. M.Sc Chemistry was started in the year 2013-14 and BA Malayalam was started in 2014-15. At Present, the college has 12 UG courses and 3 PG courses and has recorded good results all through the years.
A person, who have passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.
Girls Hostel The college has a girl's hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.
Gym The college has a Gym facility for the students.
Library The college has Library resources that play a crucial role in accomplishing effectual teaching/ learning. The institution has a well-maintained common library with an aggregate of around 30,000 books. Each year new books are added utilizing the available funds keeping in view the recent trends and curriculum changes. In spite of the acute space shortage, the library caters to the needs of the students in the best possible ways by providing computer-assisted cataloging of the available books. The library is made accessible to the students during break time and lunch intervals. Reference books are made use of by the students for preparation of assignments and seminars. Many of the Departments are supplemented with their own libraries which enhances the ease of availability of books to the students. Internet facility is also provided in the library.
Sports The college has sports facilities for all students.
Cafeteria The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.
Auditorium The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.
IT Infrastructure The college has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Laboratories The college has a departmental based laboratory facility for the students.