The school is a Minority Educational Institute within the meaning of Section 2(g) of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutes Act, 2004 (NCMEI Act). Carmel Convent School is a Minority Educational Institute covered under Article 30 of the Constitution of India belonging to the Christian Community with a consequential right to establish and administer the school. Carmel Convent School was certified as a Minority Educational Institution by the NCMEI vide certificate dated 21.08.2006.