Senate of Serampore College (University)
The Senate of Serampore College (University) is located in Serampore in West Bengal, India. Serampore was granted the status of university in 1829, making it India's first institution to have the status of a university.[1]
Serampore Vishwavidyalaya | |
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Latin: SERAMPORE SENATUM COLLEGIUM (ACADEMIA) | |
Motto | GLORIAM SAPIENTES POSSIDEBUNT |
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Motto in English | The wise will possess glory |
Type | University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 |
Established | 1818 |
Affiliation | University Grants Commission Act, 1956 |
Religious affiliation | Christianity |
Chancellor | John Sadananda (Master), |
President | Bishop Isaac Mar Philoxenos, |
Registrar | The Rev. Santanu Patro, D. Th. (Serampore) |
Location | Mac House Complex, 8 no., William Carey Road , , Serampore – 712201 India |
Campus | Semi-Urban |
Language | English |
Website | www |
The college was founded by the missionaries Joshua Marshman, William Carey and William Ward (the Serampore trio), to give an education in arts and sciences to students of every "caste, colour or country" and to train a ministry for the growing Church in India.
The Senate
The Senate of Serampore College (University) runs the academic administration of all its affiliated theological colleges. The Council of Serampore College holds a Danish charter and has the power to confer degrees in any subject, however it currently exercises this right only for conferring theological degrees, as recommended by the Senate.[2]
The present master is The Rev.John S. Sadananda, Bishop Emeritus of Karnataka Southern Diocese of the CSI.[3]
Several theological colleges and seminaries all over India, as well as Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, are affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College.
Authority to issue degrees and accreditation
King Frederick VI of Denmark originally granted a Royal Charter giving the Senate of Serampore College the status of a degree granting university.[4] The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a university within the meaning of Section 2 (f)[5] of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956[6] (as modified up to 20 December 1985).
Serampore was the first institution[7] to be given the status of a university in India. It confers its own degrees in Theology under the power vested by the Charter and Act of Serampore College.
History
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Since Serampore was then a Danish colony, King Frederick VI, the King of Denmark, issued Serampore College its Royal Charter of Incorporation on 23 February 1827, in Copenhagen, Denmark (Charter, 1, Charter, 2, Charter, 3). The charter came in response to Joshua Marshman's visit to King Frederick in August 1826; the charter gave Serampore College the privilege of awarding degrees in Arts and Theology. William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and John Clark Marshman (Joshua's son) were designated as members of the first Council. At its opening, the Trio released a prospectus which proposed "A College for the instruction of Asiatic Christian and other Youth in Eastern Literature and European Science." The college was open to all persons of any caste or creed, and the founders ensured that no denominational test would apply to faculty members. The charter has also been confirmed by the Bengal Govt Act. IV of 1918.
The status accorded by the Danish Charter has since been re-affirmed for the study of Theology[8] and now forms the basis for degrees of all levels conferred by over forty theological colleges throughout India, and is administered by the Senate.It was incorporated by Royal Charter of 1827 and Bengal Government Act. IV of 1918.
Degrees awarded
Presently, the Senate of Serampore College (University) restricts itself to award of degrees pertaining to theology.
The following are the degrees awarded to students through its affiliated colleges throughout India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka:
Internal
Officers of the Senate[9] |
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Graduate programmes
- Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)
- Bachelor of Theology (B. Th.)
- Bachelor of Missiology (B.Miss)
Postgraduate programmes
- Master of Theology (M. Th.)
- Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy (MCP)
Doctoral programmes
- Doctor of Theology (D. Th.)
Registrarships of the university[11]
(Period, Name of the registrar ) |
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External
Diploma programmes
- Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip. C.S.)
- Diploma in Clinical Pastoral Counselling (Dip.C.P.C.)
- Diploma in Bible translation (Dip B.T)
Graduate programmes
- Bachelor of Christian Studies (B.C.S.)
Postgraduate programmes
- Master of Ministry (M.Min.)
- Master of Christian Studies (MCS)
Doctoral programmes
Constituent colleges
- Serampore College[16] (Theology Department), Serampore,
- South Asia Theological Research Institute,[17] Serampore,
Affiliated colleges
No. | State | Institution | Founded | Town PIN |
Courses | |||||||||
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Residential | Non-residential | |||||||||||||
I | Andhra Pradesh | Bethel Bible College | 2000 | Guntur 522 006 |
B.D. | B.C.S. | ||||||||
II | Andhra Pradesh | Master's College of Theology | 1996 | Visakhapatnam 530 041 |
B.D. | Dip.C.S. B.C.S. | ||||||||
III | Assam | Eastern Theological College | Jorhat 785 014 |
B.D. M.Th. |
Dip.C.S. B.C.S. | |||||||||
IV | Gujarat | Gujarat United School of Theology | Ahmedabad 380 006 |
B.Th. | - | |||||||||
V | Gujarat | Methodist Bible Seminary | Vasad 388 306 |
B.Th. | Dip.C.S. | |||||||||
VI | Haryana | Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth | Faridabad 121 101 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
VII | Haryana | Nav Jyoti Post graduate and Research Centre | Faridabad 121 006 |
M.Th. | - | |||||||||
VIII | Jharkhand | Gossner Theological College | Ranchi 834 001 |
B.Th. | - | |||||||||
IX | Jharkhand | Santal Theological College | Benagaria 814 101 |
B.Th. | - | |||||||||
X | Karnataka | Karnataka Theological College | Mangalore | B.D. | Dip.C.S. | |||||||||
XI | Karnataka | United Theological College, Bangalore | Bangalore | B.D. M.Th. D.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XII | Kerala | Believer's Church Theological Seminary | Thiruvalla 689 103 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XIII | Kerala | Faith Theological Seminary | Adoor 691 551 |
B.D. B.Miss. M.Th. D.Th. |
B.C.S. | |||||||||
XIV | Kerala | Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture,[16][17] | Kottayam 686 001 |
M.Th. D.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XV | Kerala | India Bible College and Seminary | Thiruvalla 689 541 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XVI | Kerala | Kerala Theological Seminary | Kottarakara 691 531 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XVII | Kerala | Kerala United Theological Seminary | Thiruvananthapuram 695 011 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XVIII | Kerala | Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary | Mulanthuruthy 682 314 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XIX | Kerala | Mar Thoma Episcopal Jubilee Institute of Evangelism | Tiruvalla 689 105 |
B.Th. | - | |||||||||
XX | Kerala | Mar Thoma Theological Seminary | Kottayam 686 001 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXI | Kerala | Orthodox Theological Seminary | Kottayam 686 001 |
B.D. | Dip.W.M. | |||||||||
XXII | Madhya Pradesh | Leonard Theological College | Jabalpur 482 001 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXIII | Maharashtra | St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary | Nagpur 441 501 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXIV | Maharashtra | Union Biblical Seminary | Pune 411 037 |
B.D. M.Th. D.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XXV | Maharashtra | United Theological Seminary of Maharashtra | Pune 411 001 |
B.Th. | Dip.C.S. | |||||||||
XXVI | Manipur | Manipur Theological College | Kangpokpi 795 129 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXVII | Manipur | Trulock Theological Seminary | Imphal 795 001 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXVIII | Meghalaya | Harding Theological College | Tura 794 002 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXIX | Meghalaya | John Roberts Theological Seminary | Shillong 798 009 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXX | Mizoram | Academy of Integrated Christian Studies | Aizawl 796 001 |
B.D. M.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XXXI | Mizoram | Aizawl Theological College | Aizawl 796 001 |
B.D. M.Th. D.Th. |
B.C.S. M.C.S. | |||||||||
XXXII | Mizoram | Missionary Training College | Aizawl 796 005 |
B.Miss. | - | |||||||||
XXXIII | Nagaland | Baptist Theological College | Pfutsero 797 107 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXXIV | Nagaland | Clark Theological College | Mokokchung 798 601 |
B.D. M.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XXXV | Nagaland | Trinity Theological College | Dimapur 797 112 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXXVI | Nagaland | Witter Theological College | Wokha 797 111 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XXXVII | Odisha | Orissa Christian Theological College | Gopalpur 761 002 |
B.Th. | - | |||||||||
XXXVIII | Tamil Nadu | Bethel Bible Institute,[16] | Danishpet 636 354 |
B.D. B.Miss. |
- | |||||||||
XXXIX | Tamil Nadu | Concordia Theological Seminary | Nagercoil 629 001 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XL | Tamil Nadu | Gurukul Lutheran Theological College | Chennai 600 010 |
B.D. M.Th. |
- | |||||||||
XLI | Tamil Nadu | Indian Theological Seminary | Chennai 600 062 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XLII | Tamil Nadu | Madras Theological Seminary and College | Chennai 600 010 |
B.D. | B.C.S. | |||||||||
XLIII | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary | Madurai 625 010 |
B.D. M.Th. |
Dip.C.S. B.C.S. | |||||||||
XLIV | Telangana | Advanced Institute for Research on Religion and Culture | 2016 | Hyderabad 500 052 |
M.Th. | - | ||||||||
XLV | Telangana | Andhra Christian Theological College | 1964 | Hyderabad 500 080 |
B.D. | Dip.C.S. B.C.S. M.C.S. | ||||||||
XLVI | Telangana | Calvin Institute of Theology | Yacharam 501 509 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
XLVII | Telangana | Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College | Shamshabad 501 218 |
B.D. | Dip.C.S. | |||||||||
XLVIII | Uttarakhand | Luther W. New Jr. Theological College,[16] | Dehra Dun 248 001 |
B.D. Dip.W.M. |
- | |||||||||
XLIX | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad Bible Seminary | Allahabad 211 002 |
B.D. | Dip.C.S., B.C.S. | |||||||||
L | West Bengal | Bishop's College | Kolkata 700 017 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
LI | West Bengal | Calcutta Bible Seminary | North 24 Parganas 700 132 |
B.D. | - | |||||||||
LII | West Bengal | North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies | Serampore 712 201 |
M.Th. D.Th. |
- |
Other affiliated centres
Affiliated centres as of 2014 for the purpose of Diploma in Clinical Pastoral Counselling.
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Life Enrichment Counselling and Training Centre,[16] Idukki district,
- Mar Thoma Hospital Guidance,[16] Trivandrum,
- T. M. A. Institute of Counselling,[16] Kottayam,
- Tamil Nadu
- Christian Medical College, Vellore,[16] Vellore
References
- Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- World Council of Churches Ministerial Formation, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.
- The present Vice-Master is Mrs. Hilda Peacock.Anglican Communion News Service
- Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, "Other Universities", Chapter XVI, Calcutta University, Three Missionaries, Carey, Marshman and Ward started the first Mission college at Serampore in 1818, and 9 years later it received a charter from the King of Denmark empowering it to grant degree."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956, University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since The Serampore College Act, 1918 was passed by the Government of West Bengal."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 Archived 29 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Murli Manohar Joshi, Higher Education in India Vision and Action, A paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in the Twenty First Century, Paris, 5–9 October 1998. Internet, accessed 22 August 2008. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918.
- Senate of Serampore College (University), Officers of the Senate
- Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Bishops.
- Senate, Registrars of the Senate Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Leeds Calendar 1953, p. 140.
- 140th Annual Report of the Baptist Missionary Society, 1932, p.83.[imageserver.library.yale.edu/digcoll:355364/500.pdf]
- University of Edinburgh Journal, Volumes 33-34, 1987, p.145
- Linked In
- Senate, List of Colleges as on 31.7.2016.
- Monica J. Melanchton, Graduate Biblical Studies in India in Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Kent Harold Richards (Edited), Transforming Graduate Biblical Education: Ethos and Discipline, SBL, Atlanta, 2010, p.120.