The theological seminary established in Udayagiri, Mulanthuruty is a prestigious spiritual institution and milestone of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, especially for its segment in India namely Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church The Syrian Orthodox Church has a profound history of theological education and scholasticism. Ancient Syriac medium theological schools of Edessa and Nissibis serve as testimonies to this fact and they were in a sense the first Christian universities for Christian theological education.