List of colleges in Kanyakumari district

Kanyakumari ranks first in literacy among the districts of Tamil Nadu. The district has a large number of educational institutions. The following are lists of colleges in the district of Kanyakumari.

Engineering Colleges

College	Location	Year of Founding	Enrolled students	Courses Offered
Arunachala College of Engineering for Women, Manavilai, Vellichanthai	Nagercoil	2009	2000 Students	B.E-Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, M.E-CSE, M.E-Applied Electronics,M.E-Communication Systems,M.E-Construction Engineering and Management, M.E-Power Electronics and Driver
RAJAS International Institute of Technology for Women (RIIT), Ozhugunesari	Nagercoil	2009	1080 students	B.E-Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE,Fashion Technology, IT M.E- CSE, M.E. Embedded System Technologies, M.E. Communication Systems
Marthandam College of Engineering and Technology (MACET), Kuttakuzhi	Marthandam	2006	1038 students	B.E-Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, Mech, IT M.E- CSE, M.E- Power Electronics & Drives, M.E- VLSI Design
St.Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkankadai	Nagercoil	1998		B.E-Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, Mech, IT, MSC, ME
Udaya School of Engineering	Vellamodi
Ponjesly College of Engineering
Stella Mary's College of Engineering
CSI Institute of Technology	Thovalai	1995	over 2000	B.E. Computer Science and Engineering B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering B.E. Mechanical Engineering B.E. Civil Engineering B.Tech. Information Technology
Jayamatha Engineering College, Muppandal	Aralvaimozhli	1994	over 1500	B.E. Mechanical Engineering,B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, B.E. Computer Science and Engineering,B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, B.E. Civil Engineering,B.E Instrumentation and Control Engineering, B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering,B.Tech. Information Technology, M.E. Computer Science and Engineering
Sun College of Engineering & Technology
Rohini College of Engineering & Technology
Loyola Institute of Technology and Science, Thovalai
Vins Christian Women's College of Engineering, Chunkankadai	Nagercoil	2009		Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, M.E-CSE
Vins Christian College of Engineering, Chunkankadai	Nagercoil	2004		B.E-Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, Mech, M.E-CSE, M.E-Software Engg, M.E- Applied Electronics, M.E-Communication Systems, M.E- Power Electronics,M.Tech-Information Technology, MBA, MCA
DMI Engineering College	Aralvaimozhi
Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering,	Pottalkulam
Lourdes Mount College of Engineering & Technology	Nattalam	2013	-	Computer Science, Electronics & Communications, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical and Civil
Maria College of Engineering & Technology (LMCE)	Attur	2007
University College of Engineering, Nagercoil (UCEN)	Industrial Estate, Konam, Nagercoil	2009	over 3200	B.E in Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering(In Tamil and in English Medium), Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering(In Tamil and in English medium). Part-time M.E courses are also available
Noorul Islam College of Engineering	Kumaracoil,Thuckalay	Kanyakumari District

Medical Colleges

College		Enrolled students	Courses Offered
Kanyakumari Government Medical College and Hospital, Asaripallam	Pottalkulam
Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences	V.P.M. Hospital Complex,Padanilam,Kulasekharam,Kanyakumari		MBBS, PG Clinical & Non- Clinical

Arts Colleges

College	Location	Year of Founding	Enrolled students	Courses Offered
Holy Cross College (Autonomous)	Kurusady, Nagercoil	1966	Around 2000
Udaya College of Arts & Science	Vellamodi, Nagercoil	2006	Around 600	B.Sc. micro biology, bio technology, visual communication, Hotel management, Nutrition & dietetics, maths, physics, chemistry, English, history

Colleges for Special Education

• N.M.S.Kamaraj Polytechnic, Pazhavilai
• Govt Polytechnic College (Nagercoil), Nagercoil
• T.D.R Educational Trust (Nagercoil)