(i) Classrooms and Library
NACS presents an enviably serene ambience for serious learning. Classrooms are well furnished and equipped with electronic gadgets, including LCD projectors and Wi-Fi connectivity, making it a veritable high- tech educational institution. It has a library stocked with the best and latest books and periodicals--a pointer to the sumptuous intellectual fare that awaits the new entrants into the Academy. The library remains open between 8 am and 8 pm on all days, except on designated holidays.
(ii) Hostel
Girls are provided accommodation at the Academy’s hostel, where, besides food and lodging, Wi-Fi facilities are also made available. Boys will be helped to find accommodation at various hostels in and around Kesavadasapuram.
(iii) Faculty
NACS is proud of its teaching faculty; they are easily the best in the field, most of them having decades of experience in handling the civil services examination subjects. Besides regular classes, there are also guest lectures by eminent men from various fields. Former Ambassador T. P. Sreenivasan, Hon. Director of NACS, supervises the academic activities of NACS and takes classes on International Relations. Weekly test papers, seminars, debates, discussions, etc form an integral part of NACS’ curriculum. Those who take admission here will find nothing wanting.
The Academy has a dedicated and focused team of faculty, which includes IAS/IFS/IPS/IIS and other central services officers, well known academicians, personality trainers, soft skill developers etc. They are working together with students and striving to achieve a single goal.
(iv) Pathfinder
To help the civil service aspirants tackle the new pattern introduced by the UPSC in the CS Main Examination, NACS, in collaboration with DC Books, Kottayam, has brought out a book entitled Pathfinder. Edited by Dr Divya S. Iyer, who has served as an honorary Guest Faculty of the Academy. The book was released by the Hon’ble Governor of Kerala on the occasion of NACS’ first anniversary on October 1, 2013. This highly acclaimed book (priced Rs 180) now tops the list of the best-sellers in India. The copies of the Pathfinder are available at the NSS Academy( at a reduced price of Rs 130/-), DC Books and online: amazon.com.
