[1] The Old Seminary at Kottayam, founded in 1815,[2] contributed much to the development of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
The sub-committee presented a report in the Synod of February 1995, and the latter decided to establish a seminary in North India.
The Holy Episcopal Synod accepted the offer of Stephanos Mar Theodosius, the Bishop of Calcutta Diocese, to use the infrastructure of his diocesan centre, and the inception of the seminary occurred on 14 September 1995 in the St. Thomas Ashram at Bhilai.
[5] However, the Church purchased 15 acres (61,000 m2) of land in Kalmeshwar, a village 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from the city of Nagpur, as a permanent site for the seminary.
Since the basic infrastructure was not yet ready at Kalmeshwar, the seminary employed the halls and parsonage of St. George Orthodox Church, Nagpur during the summer semester.
Saint Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS) is Affiliated to Senate of Serampore College (University).