T/T/Nilaveli Kaileshwara College was started in 1879 as Methodist Mission Tamil Mixed School. It was constructed infront of the Methodist Mission Church. It was constructed with mud and timber and made three feet height of boundary wall. 

Due to development of this school, students was increased during the period of 1914 to 1942. The school was upgraded to grade 8. During this period Mr.T.K.Savarimuththy was a principal of this school. In 1960 lack of facilities of the school the committee decided to take government land to build the school permanently.

In the year 1967 the school was achieved another goal. So that the name of the school was changed by the ministry of education as T/T/Nilaveli Tamil Maha Vidyalayam. In 1979 G.C.E(A/L) was started. During this period Mr.S.Ganagasabai was a principal of this school. T/T/Nilaveli Kaileshwara College was selected as one of the thousand school scheme. This school was upgraded to 1C school in 1979. 

T/T/Nilaveli Kaileshwara College develop in various field according to this reason in 2013 our school had been changed from Maha Vidyalayam to T/T/Nilaveli Kaileshwara College. During this period Mr.S.Iyamuththu was a principal of this school.

These principals are our school's founders.