We are convinced that the aim of all education is the formation of the human
person for the fulfillment of his individual and social responsibilities. Christian
education further aims at his growth into manhood according to the mature measure of Christ.
Conscious of these aims of human and Christian education we try to give an excellent and
all-round formation to the students in our educational institutions. We concentrate
more on quality than on quantity and foster good inter-personal relations. In
this process, we are conscious that our exemplary life always remains the most important factor
in our educational apostolate.
Considering the fact that in education we share the responsibility of the nation, we make
special efforts to co-ordinate our educational activities with the aims and goals of the nation
so that our students may grow up as responsible citizens fully involved in the task of
nation-building.
It is with these twin aims that we have entered the field of education and run more than
a hundred schools, about thirty colleges including professional colleges and a deemed
university. Being convinced of the importance of education in the modern world and
keeping alive the legacy inherited from our founder, Blessed Kuriakose Elias
Chavara, who was a pioneer in the field of education in Kerala, almost one
third of the members of the Congregation are engaged in this apostolate.
Blessed Chavara was a trend-setter in the universalization of education and making it
available to all sections of the society. He also took initiative in imparting
quality education with formation in values so that not only the individuals grow holistically
but also they become instruments in social mobility and social transformation.
Carrying on this legacy, we also try to be trend-setters in education; for this, we have an
educational policy in agreement with the national policy of the Church and in the spirit of our
own CMI legacy, and implement it in all our educational institutions.
In building the Kingdom community, we give special consideration to the education of the
poor and the marginalized. In the present scenario of education becoming a service
to be purchased, we give special care to provide quality education, both basic and
advanced, also to the poor who do not have the purchasing power and hence access to
such education.