International Human Resource Development Centre (IHRDC) for the Disabled at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, became the first faculty of University namely Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education (FDMSE). The centre was already involved in training Special Education professionals at the national and international levels. In Collaboration with the Sankara Eye Society-Coimbatore, the IHRDC conducts elaborate survey of blind people in the surrounding areas covering a population of over 2 lakhs and treats them freely, which includes some compilcated and sophisticated surgeries too. A formal inauguration of six courses in the FDEMSE was made at the IHRDC on August 2005.