He was then sent to Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, along with F. Antonysamy, the present bishop of Kumbakonam to do a pre-university course for his secular UG degree.
In 1997 Devadass Ambrose began to push for the creation of new schools and colleges, which would give quality education to poor children in an affordable fees structure.
The collected fee is used for the maintenance of the institutions and their infrastructure; deserving students also receive scholarships for their studies.
The central government has made NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) compulsory for all the students who aspire to study MBBS.
Affordable fee structure, Quality of Education and the Proximity have attracted the students and the parents and in the first year itself (2019–2020) the strength of the newly established CBSE school is 1097.