Shedrup Norbu Lhunpo, a college of Katok Monastery, was founded in 1906 or 1907, by the Third Katok Situ, Chokyi Gyatso, who invited Kunzang Pelden to head the institution as its first abbot. Ju Mipam also instructed him to take on this responsibility. Assisted by Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, Kunzang Pelden served in this position for three years, establishing Shedrub Norbu Lhunpo as a center for Vajrayāna studies.