Nehru college of educational and charitable trust, established at an auspicious moment in the year 1968, with the primary objective of rendering selfless, dedicated and yeomen service to the cause of higher education originally in the field of aeronautical engineering and subsequently in the other engineering branches, management, arts, science and paramedical sciences and has added feather after feather to its cap. The trust was headed by late P K Das a well-known educationist and a great industrialist
Over the period of four decades it has established and patronized a number of prestigious educational institutions, all of which have grown to the stature of being accredited with ISO certification by the international certification services.
Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences(NCAAS) is a collaborative institution of Alagappa university, Karaikudi and one of the renowned colleges in Tamil Nadu offering under graduate and post graduate programs to aspirants for the aviation industry.
This college also takes up the pride of being recognized by the Directorate general of civil aviation for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) programme. This is the first institute in South India that is approved by the DGCA for conducting the AME programme in categories B1.1 (Aeroplan, turbo engines) and B2 (Avionics) streams.
In recognition of its proven capabilities, NCAAS was accredited and awarded with the Internationally recognised 9001-2015 certification. This certificate is testimonial for NCAAS to proclaim that it upkeeps the best system and the international quality standards, benchmarked by the globally renowned rating agency.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers are primarily responsible for keeping the Aircraft in an airworthy condition and release the aircraft for flight by issuing certificate of release to service (CRS). Airworthiness of such vital components are being certified by Aircraft Maintenance Engineer holding AME Licences in the respective trades.
The institution is approved under CAR 147(Basic), by the Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India, New Delhi as per international training standards..
The college is approved by DGCA to impart basic aircraft maintenance engineering training in following field categories.
B1.1 Aeroplane Turbine
B2 Avionics
The course duration two and half year (five semester.) consisting theoretical and practical training. The practical training included training at Air India Engineering Services Ltd., Trivandrum, Airworks, Hosur and Kochi in live Boeing & Airbus aircraft, in each semester. The attendance percentage required for students is 90% in each semester. The training will be conducted by the college on Hawker HS-125-IA, Cessna 150 aeroplans and Bell 47 G5 helicopter. In addition, extensive use of system mockup, aero engines and components are used in the various practical workshops held in this college will also be made for practical exercise as per approved syllabus. On successful completion of the course, Training Manager will issue course certificate as per the DGCA approved format, which is mandatory to get job in aviation Industry.
Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Science is notable among the Collaborate Institution of Alagappa University. NCAAS has gained prominence by rendering more than 51 years of dedicated and valuable services in moulding, shaping and perfecting the students in aviation and other technical fields of study. It offers an off-campus, prestigious and highly valued 3 years B.Sc degree course in Aeronautical Science, Aircraft Maintenance Science, BBA degree course in Airline and Airport Management and MBA degree course were the collaborative programmes of Alagappa university, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu recognised by the central and state governments. Nehru college of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences at Coimbatore has four aircrafts, two helicopters and hi-tech labs and workshops equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities, updated year after year to impart the most modern practical training to the students and has now blossomed into predominant and popular educational institution, alumni of which are presently occupying pride of places in the specified areas of aviation Industry in India and abroad.
Our policy is to achieve excellence in the field of technical education in order to satisfy our customers and industry by continually using innovative methods of teaching and thereby giving industry the best talented technocrats from this temple of learning.