About us

The present NOI was started as the United Service Officers Club (USO) in 1959 in a building located near NSRY. In 1970, it was rechristened as the Defense Officers Club before shifting to its present locale in 1971 under a new name the Officers’ Institute. Later in 1998, it was transformed into the Naval Officers Institute.

The Naval Officers' Institute is a Service Club situated in a picturesque location along the back waters of Wellingdon Island, Katari Bagh, Naval Base, Kochi. The Institute was set up with the aim to provide sports and recreational facilities mainly for the officers of the Navy(including officers of the Army and the Air Force) on active service and those placed on the retired list in and around Kochi Area.