Nadar Mahajana Sangam Kamaraj College of Education is a co-educational, non minority institution, established during the calendar year 2006 at Pazhavilai, Nagercoil, by the Philanthropists of Nadar Mahajana Sangam Kamaraj Polytechnic Managing Board. The Government of Tamil Nadu issued the N.O.C in its letter No. 16395/E1/2005–1 (Higher Education Department) dated 04-08-2005 and subsequently the college was approved by the National Council for Teacher Education No. F.TN/SEC/SRO/NCTE/ 2005-06/4173, dated 23-11-2005 and affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai.