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CMI Monastery
In the 1950s, some of the young fathers of the Congregation: Er Gilbert Palakunnel. Fr. Florian Gnarackala, Fr. Mello Chakkalackal (Thrissur), etc. felt a special need to put up a strong fight against communism among the fishermen groups of Alappuzha. In connection with their programme Fr. Gilbert started also a technical institute at Alappuzha. The most interesting thing in the situation is that most of the communist leaders of the area became good friends of Fr. Gilbert Incidentally by the goodwill of Mr. K. C. Chacko Kadankavil, then director of industries in the State, and of Mar Mathew Kawkatt, the then archbishop of Changanacherry, the CMI Congregation was invited to start a polytechnic college at Purnapra Kavukatt encouraged the province to accept the invitation and himself generously donated for the project ten acres of land (the present site) belonging to the diocese to the CMI Congregation to establish the college. The local people, friends of Fr. Gilbert too encouraged him. The services Fr. Shabor and Ananias rendered to this endeavor need to be gratefully recorded here. The college began in 1958 with three trades civil, mechanic, and electrical with Government aid. Later three other trades were introduced under the self-financing scheme computer, electronics, and automobile.
Carmel College of Engineering & Technology (CCET)
Carmel College of Engineering & Technology (CCET) is owned and managed by St. Joseph’s Carmel Educational & Charitable Trust of CMI, registered on 13-09-2012. The Institution was established by the public charitable trust in 2014-15 at Punnapra, Alappuzha, with the object of providing Engineering & Technology education to all classes of the society. Carmel College of Engineering & Technology, Alappuzha is the only Engineering College offering UG level courses under the Province of St.Joseph, Thiruvananthapuram. CCET is a self-financing college approved by AICTE and affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala which offers 4 year B.Tech degree courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering.
Carmel Polytechnic College
Carmel Polytechnic College was established in 1958 by Very Rev. Fr. Gilbert Palakunnel CMI, and is managed by CMI Fathers - a priestly order reputed for their contributions in the field of education and healthcare. The institution draws spiritual inspiration from St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara. Ever since its inception, the college has been striving for realizing the CMI Vision of Education, of achieving holistic excellence through the synergy of all factors. The present chairman of the college is Fr. Thomas Choolaparampil CMI, and the present Principal is Fr. James Devasia CMI. The college is recognized by the AICTE, aided by the state and central governments and the college offers 3 year diploma courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical & Electronics Engineering in the Aided Scheme and Electronics, Computer and Automobile Engineering in the Self-financing Scheme with a total intake of 378 students per year. Situated 8 KM south of Alappuzha town by the side of NH 66, Carmel occupies a unique position in the field of technical education in the country. The management, by its bottom up approach encourages everybody in the campus to put his best foot forward always.
