The Promoters of Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies is Irinjalakuda Diocesan Educational Trust, a Trust made and declared by Mar James Pahzhyattil, the Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda. The objective of the Trust, among other things, is to provide education and adequate training to meet the challenges of modern society by establishing and running higher educational institutions, professional educational institutions, and other teaching and training establishments.