Mother Teresa College of Teacher Education, Perambra was established in 2006 and managed by Rural Educational and Socialm Trust. This Society is directed by CMI St. Thomas Province Calicut. Rural Educational and Soicial Trust (REST) is a volunatary organisation registred as 500/94 before the District Registrar(General) Kozhikode under Societies Registration Act of 1860.

It was with a view to filling the gap in higher education for aspiring students in the villages of Perambra, that the Mother Teresa College of Teacher Education was started. It was begun at the initiative of Advocate K. A. Devasya under the aegis of the Rural Education and Social Trust. The college started functioning as a B.Ed. teacher training institute in 2006. Affiliated to Calicut University it has places for hundred students to do the B. Ed.programme in English, Maths, Physical Science and Social Science.

Fr. John Panamthottathil, provincial, and his team took over the institute in October 2010. It moved premises from the temporary accommodation at Chembanoda to a newly constructed permanent accommodation at Punnachal, near Kakkad. The college has been developing at a fast pace. A new building was constructed for the college under the supervision of Fr. George Kochuvelikkakath and was blessed by the Thamarassery Bishop Mar Remegios Injananiyil. The college has various facilities including a language lab, psychology lab, science lab, social science lab and computer lab. Fr Mathew Kalarickal is the first director of the college.

The main Objective of the Organisation is to provide best quality education especially to the poor who are residing in rural areas, and develop them to accept and adopt latest technologies for earning a better living.

The Organisation intends to provide its service to general public as a charitable one benefiting the rural poor without any distinction or regard to religion, race, caste, creed, community, gender,colour,or nativity

The organisation intends to work for the upliftment of the people by giving them a holistic training approach i.e, spiritual,mental and physical development in their life style.

In terms of section 14(3) of NCTE Act and in accordance with the regulations, 2014, the Southern Regional Committee, NCTE has granted recognition to Mother Teresa College of Teacher Education for Conducting B.Ed Programme of two years duration with an annual intake of 50 students from the Academic session 2015-16.