Inspired by the perennial response to the age-old aspiration of the Rishis of our Arsha Bharata expressed in the Upanishadic prayer; "Thamasoma Jyothirgamaya", Kristu Jyoti College has taken "Lighted for Life" as its motto. The attainment of true knowledge makes one enlightened so that one can lead oneself and others in the path of truth and grow in to a full-blown person. Placid Vidya Vihar is committed to its motto, " Nurturing for wholeness"
As a CMI Educational Institution, the College regards education as integral to the formation of the human person for the fulfillment of individual and social responsibilities. The College aims at forming leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually mature, morally upright, psychologically integrated, physically healthy and socially acceptable, who are open to growth and will champion the cause of justice, love, truth and peace. We also aim at creating a just human society where diginity of the human person is upheld, where unjust social structures are challenged, where our cultural heritable f ahimsa, religious harmony and national integration is cherished, where the poor and the downtrodden are specially taken care of.