The institution was established by the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for providing higher education to the rural youth. In its educational apostolate spanning over a period of 60 years, the oganisation has been instrumental in the education of thousands of students not only from the tiny village of Muthupettai but also from numerous other remote and backward villages of Ramanathapuram district paving the way for their social and economic development by way of gainful employment. It would not be an exaggeration to say that if it was not the efforts of the organisation in the area of education, most children from these villages would not have seen the light of education. In the area of education of girls too, the oganistion has played a very significant role.