Disability Management and Special Education was established in 1930.

Coimbatore houses 2 faculties of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University in the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, a major educational centre of the Ramakrishna Mission.

The Vidyalaya is situated 19 kms from the Coimbatore City on the highway to Ootacamund, and is set in a serene environment spread over 300 acres. In the year 1930, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore owned an investment of Rs. 5.75 and one harijan boy on its roll.

Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, laid the foundation stone of the Vidyalaya in 1934.

The Vidyalaya was affiliated to the Ramakrishna Mission  in January 1935. Over a period of more than 75 years, the Vidyalaya has grown into a comprehensive and reputed complex with 15 educational institutions training over 5000 students, offering them facilities for education ranging from the pre-school to the doctoral levels.