NSS College of Engineering Palakkad is one of the earliest engineering educational institutions in Kerala, India. It was founded in 1960 by Nair Service Society under the leadership of the late Bharatha Kesari Mannathu Padmanabhan, during the second five-year plan with the assistance of the Central and State Government under the Grant-in-Aid scheme. The college is affiliated to the kerala technological University. The campus is situated in NSS Nagar at Akathethara, 9 km from Palakkad town, and 3 km from the Palakkad Railway Junction. The nearest airports are at Coimbatore (55 km) and Cochin International Airport(110 km). Spread over 100 acres, it includes an administrative block and other blocks, a library block and five hostels including two for women. Four of the college's departments have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of AICTE, making it the first nationally accredited government-aided engineering college in Kerala. The state government has declared autonomy for the college and the certification process for ISO 9001:2000 is underway.

• 50% marks in the qualifying examination.
• Pass in the entrance test conducted by Commissioner of Entrance Examination, Kerala.

• Admissions are made through KEAM rank followed by counselling.

• AICTE Approved.
• Affiliated to University of Calicut.
• Well qualified and experienced faculty.
• Good placement record.
• State of art infrastructure.
• First nationally accredited Govt. Engineering College of the State.
• Ragging free campus.
• Strong alumni network.
• Scholarship to meritorious students.

• Placement ,Training and Information Bureau (PTIB) is an active department which provides placement assistance to the students.
• PTIB provides the facilities for Pre Placement Talks, Online and Written Test, Group Discussion and Interviews.
• Plays a very important and key role in counseling and guiding the students of the Institution for their successful career placement.

• TCS Ltd
• UST Global
• IBS Software
• Idea Cellular
• Nest Software
• IBM India
• Sun Tech
• South Indian Bank

• Well equipped library with wide collection of books.
• Seminar hall.
• Canteen.
• Advanced Laboratories.
• Centralised Computer centre.
• Transport facility.
• Sports facility.
• Auditorium with 800 seating capacity.