The Minor Seminary was established by the founder of the reunion movement Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios on 21 June 1934, on the feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga.
[1] The seminary started working in a temporary building adjacent to the Little Flower Parish Church, Pattom.
[1] A Major Seminary was established by Benedict Mar Gregorios in 1983[1] and it moved to a permanent building at Nalanchira in 1989.
Students have a regimented life, which includes daily masses and prayer, academics and recreation.
In short, the priestly formation in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church extends for a period of 12 years.