Fisheries College and Research Institute, Mayiladi, was initiated in 2019 in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. Fisheries College and Research Institute is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. The college is functioning under the administrative control of Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. Located on a limited area of land of 3 acres, the institute mainly centres on the fisheries sector speciality, namely education and research. The college has a maximum student strength equivalent to 20 and a faculty of 6, which gives an optimum college size. 

Fisheries College and Research Institute, Mayiladi, is affiliated with and governed by Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, focusing on fisheries education and research. The Fisheries College and Research Institute has all the facilities that it needs to implement its educational activities. Over the years, students have been provided with different hostels for boys and girls to live comfortably while studying. The college library remains a valuable facility to point students and other readers in the direction of literature and research information on fisheries. State-of-the-art laboratories meet the practical component of the programme, facilitating students to acquire practical skills in most areas of fisheries science. It also has a cafeteria where students and staff can get their meals with the necessary nutritional values.

The Fisheries College and Research Institute, Mayiladi, currently offers one primary course: the Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc). Fisheries Science is a four-year full-time programme designed to offer an all-around education in fisheries science. This is the list of topics within the course: an overview of aquaculture, fish processing, marine biology, and fisheries management. The programme takes 20 students in total, but it guarantees attention and practical training to each of the learners. 

When it comes to admitting students into the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Mayiladi, the admission is done with keen interest in those who show a good desire and proficiency in the study of fisheries science.