Carmel, a first grade college for women under the University of Calicut, stands nestled in an idyllic locale in a small town called Mala near the southern tip of Thrissur district, the cultural capital of Kerala. This college, which began in the year 1981, is run by the Sisters of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel who, guided by their founders Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Rev. Fr. Leopold Boccaro, have taken up the apostolate of education.