Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

The college publishes no fee table or fee figure for 2025-26 or later on its website; fees are paid through an online payment portal, so none is quoted here. Its admission policy lists management scholarships of 20% to 30% of the semester fee for some categories of applicant.

The college's admission policy (undated) lists management scholarships: 30% of the semester fee for single-parent students, 20% for siblings studying in the college, ex-servicemen's children, Covid frontline workers' children and school-teacher referrals, and the Nehru Vigyan scholarship of Rs 3,000 (Class 12 marks of 70% to 74%) or Rs 5,000 (75% and above) for undergraduates. Government scholarships follow state and central norms.

The college names no entrance test: admission is merit-based on marks in the qualifying examination, followed by an interview with the Principal. No 2026 or 2027 admission dates are published on the college site (checked 20 October 2026).

The college lists 27 undergraduate programmes, among them B.Sc. in Computer Science, AI and Machine Learning, IT, Data Science, Forensic Science, Psychology and Biotechnology, BCA, B.Com. variants, BBA in four specialisations, B.A. English and B.A. Criminology, and eight postgraduate programmes: MSW, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Food Science and Nutrition, Data Science and Forensic Science, M.Com. (Finance and Control) and M.A. Criminology.

NIRF 2026 data for the batch that graduated in 2024-25 shows 853 of 1,006 three-year undergraduates placed (median Rs 3,67,000) and 139 of 147 postgraduates placed (median Rs 3,83,414). The latest company list on the college site is for 2022-23, with 106 companies and 650 offers; Tech Mahindra and Sutherland Global Services made 50 offers each and Accenture 30.

The college holds NAAC A+ with a CGPA of 3.503 in the third cycle, valid from 2 June 2023 to 31 December 2028. It states a NIRF rank band of 101-150 among colleges, which matches the NIRF 2025 college list.

It is an autonomous college affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, established in 1998 and run by the Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust. It has UGC 2(f) and 12(B) status, and AICTE approves its BCA (180 seats) and BBA (240 seats) for 2026-27. The campus is at Nehru Gardens, Thirumalayampalayam, Coimbatore 641105.

No. They belong to the same Nehru Group of Institutions, but Nehru Arts and Science College is a separate institution affiliated to Bharathiar University. Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET) and Nehru Institute of Technology (NIT) have their own admission contacts on the group's admission centres page.

Admission to Nehru Arts and Science College is merit-based on marks in the qualifying examination (Class 12 for undergraduate programmes, the bachelor's degree for postgraduate programmes), with an interview with the Principal after provisional selection; no entrance test is named. The 2027 admission schedule is not published (checked 20 October 2026).

Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE and NAAC.

Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore is also known as NASC Coimbatore and Nehru College Coimbatore.