St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara’s educational contribution laid a strong
foundation for a just society, which led to the conception of Carmel CMI Public School, Puliyanmala, in 2003. The Carmel CMI Public School, Puliyanmala, began its journey from st Antony Carmel house with an office in the year 2003. Carmel CMI Public School, started in 2003, later affiliated to the cbse, is managed by the Kottayam St. Josephs Province of the religious congregation
of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate with the motto “life in the light of truth.”
The school is directly under the management of Carmel Vidyapeeth Educational and Charitable Trust, consisting of a team of educationalist.

The school is situated in a serene beautiful atmosphere, established by enthralling tea gardens and enchanting hilly sides, and tranquil surroundings.

The Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate is the first
indigenous religious order of Catholic priests and brothers, founded in Kerala in 1831, by St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and his associates. The congregation took up education as a service to the nation in general and to the Catholic community in particular from the time of its founding fathers.