Our Management

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya is owned and managed by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church. The Archdiocese of Trivandrum has become the custodian of pedagogy by providing value-based education to thousands of children across the nation. The management, in its ninety years of venerable experience, fortifies the foundation of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya by imparting knowledge that is rooted in the humanitarian values of Christianity. Years of monumental service that is devoted to the cause of education symbolize an epoch of mindful delegation, an age of enlightenment and a season of proficiency.

PATRON MANAGER

His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos

Major Archbishop - Catholicos of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church

FORMER LOCAL MANAGERS

  • Late Rev. Fr. George Mootheril (1973-1995)
  • Rev. Fr. Varkey Attupurathu (1995-2007)
  • Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebious (2007-2010)
  • Rev. Fr. Jacob Kalianthanath (2010-2012)
  • Rev. Fr. Thomas Koipurath (2010-2012)
  • Rev. Fr. Sheen Palakuzhi (2012-2014)
  • Rev. Fr. Koshy Chirakkarottu (2014-2016)
  • Rev. Fr. Antony Raj (2016-2018)

FORMER PRINCIPALS

  • Mr. Paul Varghese (1973-1978)
  • Rev. Fr. Philip C. Pantholil (1979-1980)
  • Mr. Jacob Cherian (1980-1982)
  • Mr. T. M. George (1982-1990)
  • Mr. A.C. Philip (1990-1994)
  • Dr. George Francis Parappally (1994-1996)
  • Prof. James Stewart (1996-2001)
  • Dr. Antony Eapen (2001-2011)
  • Rev. Fr. George Mathew Karoor (2011-2020)
  • Dr. James T Joseph (2020-2023)

PRINCIPAL

Dr. James T Joseph
(MSc, BEd, MPhil, PhD)

Dr. James T Joseph took over the service of Principal of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya on 1st June, 2020 on his retirement from Mar Ivanios College [Autonomous] as the Associate Professor of Chemistry. He has an overtly simplistic persona with a passion for teaching and a penchant for ensuring excellence. His academic career is a threshold of unparalleled dedication and sincerity. The roots of his vibrant teaching career has a history of 32 years which commenced from P.M.T College, Tamil Nadu. Dr. James has extended 18 years of exponential teaching service to St. John’s College, Anchal and had retired as the Controller of Examinations from Mar Ivanios College which is the flagship institution under the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum.

A dynamic enigma, he has left no stones unturned in making the school flourish in leaps and bounds. His commitment towards the school is consolidated and solidified by his fervor in promoting activities that escalates from academic to co-curricular to cultural. His recognition as a quiz master and a resource person act as additional incentives to his academic competencies. Instilling improvement and facilitating achievement are the impetus behind his academic process. He is a scholar and authority in various fields of knowledge and has published research papers in international journals. Dr. James, who is very active in the social and spiritual circles of society, is a repertoire of impeccable knowledge and exemplary proprietary.

LOCAL MANAGER & BURSAR

FR. KOSHY CHIRAKKAROTTU

Fr. Koshy Chirakkarottu, the Bursar and Local Manager of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, maintains a semblance of extreme etiquette with an aura of camaraderie and diligence. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Theology. He has maintained a high standard of academic excellence and has secured the British English Language Certificate from ‘Lingua Franca International’. His sojourn in international realm shaped the culmination of his educational perspectives and experiences. He did his Introductory Psychology Course at the Macomb Community College, USA and secured Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) from the prestigious Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. The veteran has delivered his inimitable services as the Director of Religious Education (DRE) at St. Anne Elementary School in USA for a period of three years. His journey has witnessed unprecedented pastoral missions which includes rendering services in the TACOM-LCMC of the US army and availing himself as the Chancellor of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum.

Since his foray into Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, he has become an epitome of support and has carved out a conducive atmosphere of solidarity. A visionary of supreme insight and intuition, his endeavors are anchored on prospects that could yield manifold results. He motivates students to be the light and life of the world. All his ventures are directed towards progress and to mould the students with character, discipline and values. His path delineates the realization of his visions into reality and every coveted milestone that he embarks adds another plume to his crest.