It has been the endeavour of the Diocese to provide education under Christian auspices to the highest levels possible. The C. M.S. missionaries pioneered in University education in South India with 2 of our premier Colleges: St. John's College, Palayamkottai which is only the successor to what began as 'C.M.S. College' in 1878 and Sarah Tucker College, Palayamkottai, in 1895. Both have shown phenomenal growth all through the one century of their existence with well-furnished lecture halls, well-stocked libraries, spacious auditoriums, extensive playgrounds, and offering courses which maintain the highest academic standards.

To these 2 pioneer Colleges at its headquarters, the Diocese recently added C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annabakkiam College, Nallur .

These colleges are affiliated to the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli and are being managed by the Tirunelveli Diocesan Trust Association - the Educational Agency of the Tirunelveli Diocese in the Church of South India. As Christian minority institutions, these Colleges are primarily meant for the higher education of the Protestant Christian Youth of the Tirunelveli Diocese in the Church of India. However admission is open to other students as well, irrespective of caste and creed.

For details about the colleges in the Diocese, please click the links:

Sarah Tucker College, Palayamkottai
Sarah Tucker College, the first college for women in South India, owes its origin to Miss Sarah Tucker of England and her friends, who raised money for the founding of a small school for training teachers for elementary schools in Tirunelveli District. After this the Sarah Tucker High School was started, which was raised to a College in 1895. Today it is a First Grade Post-graduate Institution. Besides good laboratories, the college has an excellent Library and a large Computer Centre. The Auditorium in the College is one of the best in Asia. The college has 3 hostels attached to it which can accommodate about 600 students.

St. John's College, Palayamkottai
St. John's College is a First Grade Post-Graduate Institutiona. The College has completed 123 years of service in the cause of higher education, having been established as a Second Grade College in 1878 by the Church Missionary Society, London. St. John's College aims at imparting sound learning, character building and spiritual truth in order that the University education may be of the greatest value to the students and the society. Under-graduate courses are for men only while Post-graduate courses are for both men and women. The college has excellent learning facilities including Laboratories and Library. There are 2 hostels for students.

C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annabakkiam College, Nallur
The College was set up in .... (a short write up)