About Us

St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was a luminary in the history of Kerala in the 19th century. He was a pioneer in the educational and religious movements of his time. He founded the first indigenous religious community, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), at Mannanam in 1831 with the help of his venerable gurus Fr. Thomas Palackal and Fr. Thomas Porookara. He founded the first indigenous Sanskrit School for the poor at Mannanam in 1846. He was the visionary who, in his capacity as Vicar General of the Syro Malabar Church, sent out an edict to all parish churches that every church should have a school attached to it.

We, the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, after the example of our founder, St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, consider education as the integral formation of the human person for the fulfilment of his/her individual and social responsibilities. Our educational endeavours are aimed at forming leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually mature, morally upright, psychologically integrated, physically healthy and socially acceptable, who will champion the cause of justice, love, truth and peace and who are ever open to further growth.

Today the CMI fathers run more than 800 educational institutions which include two Deemed Universities, many Arts and Science Colleges, Autonomous Colleges, M.Ed and B.Ed colleges, Engineering Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, Schools, ITC centres, Nursing Schools, Medical Colleges and Research Centres.

Christ Nagar Group of Schools is one of the predominant groups of schools and colleges under the CMI Management in the CMI St. Joseph’s Province, Trivandrum. Christ Nagar Group of Educational Institutions consists of six CBSE schools, one CISCE school, one International school, two self financing colleges and a Teachers Training College. Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School is situated at Kowdiar near Vellayambalam junction in Thiruvananthapuram, affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. Christ Nagar Central School, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and Christ Nagar English Higher Secondary School, under Kerala State Board of Education are situated adjacent to Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School. Christ Nagar International School, affiliated to the University of Cambridge International Examinations, UK, is situated at Kazhakootam.

Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School Thiruvallom, Christ Nagar Public School Maranalloor, Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School Attingal and Christ Nagar Central School, Kuchapuram are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and Christ Nagar College, Maranalloor, Christ College, Vizhinjam and Christ Nagar College of Education, Thiruvallam, are affiliated to the Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram. All these institutions are owned and managed by the fathers of the Catholic minority community and the Catholic religious congregation, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI).