Senate of Serampore College (University)

University in Serampore, West Bengal

Senate of Serampore College (University)

Serampore Vishwavidyalaya

Latin: SERAMPORE SENATUM COLLEGIUM (ACADEMIA)
Motto|

GLORIAM SAPIENTES POSSIDEBUNT

Motto in English

| The wise will possess glory
Type| Divinity school
Established| 1818; 206 years ago (1818)
Founder| Baptist missionaries: Joshua Marshman William Carey and William Ward

Religious affiliation

| Baptist
Chancellor| Anilkumar John Servand, MCI (Master),
President| Zacharias Mar Aprem, MOSC
Registrar| The Rev. Limatula Longkumer, D. Th. (Serampore)
Location|

Mac House Complex, 8 no., William Carey Road
Serampore – 712201

West Bengal

India

Campus| Semi-Urban
Language| English
Website| senateofseramporecollege.edu.in

The Senate of Serampore College (University) is an unaccredited ecumenical regulatory and affiliating body for Christian theological education, which works in partnership with Bible colleges, seminaries and theological research institutes in the Indian subcontinent that comply with its regulations and standards. It is located in Serampore in West Bengal, India. Serampore was granted the status of university by King Frederick VI of Denmark in 1829.[1]

The college was founded by the Baptist 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, creed or country" and to train a ministry for the growing Church in India.

## History[edit]

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 Baptist missionary Joshua Marshman's visit to King Frederick in August 1826; the charter gave Serampore College the privilege of awarding degrees in Arts and Theology. Baptist missionaries 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.

After 22 February 1845 when Denmark sold all of its Indian assets to Britain, the management and operation of the college continued without interruption under the direction of a master and council. In 1856 the Baptist Missionary Society in England took over the management of the college and, in 1857, the college became affiliated with the newly established University of Calcutta and became a constituent college of that university. In 1883 the college closed as an arts college and began functioning as a Christian Training Institution and a theological institute for the Baptist churches in Bengal.

The Royal charter has also been confirmed by the Bengal Govt Act. IV of 1918.

## Accreditation and Charter[edit]

The Senate of Serampore College is not accredited by any theological academic body or council. However, National Assessment and Accreditation Council has given its accreditation for secular degree programs of Serampore College, a sister institution, which are awarded through University of Calcutta.

The degrees that are awarded by Senate of Serampore are not recognised under the UGC Act for the purpose of the Section 22 of the Act and are awarded by Senate without the need for approval of the University Grants Commission (India).[2][3][4] Seminary students having degrees that are not listed under UGC Act of Section 22 are not eligible to sit for public service examinations, or avail public employment or government research grant, etc. based on their degrees.[5][6][7] However, "Students of Serampore College in the Faculty of Theology are, entitled to all the privileges of students in any of the other universities and colleges in India."[5]

The Senate of Serampore College draws its power to award degree from the Royal Charter awarded by King Frederick VI of Denmark, giving the Senate of Serampore College the status of a degree granting university.[8] Through the Danish Charter, Serampore became the first institution[9] in India to be given the status of a university.

Senate of Serampore College practices autonomy in the preparation of its curriculum in partnership with the affiliated colleges.

## Degrees awarded[edit]

Presently, the Senate of Serampore College (University) restricts itself to award of degrees pertaining to theology. The theology curriculum includes various courses offered in the fields of religion and culture including the study of Old Testament, New Testament, Christian Theology, Study of Classical Biblical Languages: Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, other classical languages: Sanskrit, Arabic, Syriac, Pali, German, Latin etc., Study of other Major Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism; Ministry related courses such as: Homiletics, Christian Worship and Music, Pastoral Care and Counselling, Clinical Counseling, Christian Education, Communication, Social Analysis, History of Christianity, Missiology, Contextual Theologies and Christian Ministry.

The following are the degrees awarded to students through its affiliated colleges throughout India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka:

### Diploma programmes[edit]

* Diploma in Worship and Music (Dip.W.M)
* Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip. C.S) (External)
* Diploma in Clinical Pastoral Counselling (Dip.C.P.C)
* Diploma in Bible Translation (Dip B.T)

### Graduate programmes[edit]

* Bachelor of Theology (B.Th)
* Bachelor of Missiology (B.Miss)
* Bachelor of Christian Studies (B.C.S.) (External)

### Postgraduate programmes[edit]

* Bachelor of Divinity (B.D)
* Master of Theology (M.Th)
* Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy (MCP)
* Master of Ministry (M.Min.) (External)
* Master of Christian Studies (MCS) (External)

### Doctoral programmes[edit]

* Doctor of Ministry (D.Min)
* Doctor of Theology (D.Th)

Officers of the Senate[10]

* President: The Rev. Zacharias Mar Aprem
* Convenor: Vangsanglura,
* Registrar: The Rev. Limatula Longkumer, D. Th. (Serampore)
* Treasurer: The Rev. Samuel Akumarthi

Registrarships of the university[11]

(Period, Name of the registrar )

* 1919–1920; 1922–1926, The Rev. John Drake, M.A. (Oxford),[12]
* 1921, 1926–1929, The Rev. G. H. C. Angus, B. D. (London),[13]
* 1929–1949, The Rev. C. E. Abraham, M.A. (Calcutta),[14]
* 1949–1954, The Rev. W. W. Winfield, B. D. (Oxford),[15]
* 1954–1959, The Rev. William Stewart, M. A. (Edinburgh),[16]
* 1960–1975, The Rev. C. Devasahayam, Th.M. (Northern),
* 1975–1978, The Rev. J. T. Krogh, Cand. Theol. (Copenhagen),
* 1978–2004, The Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan, Th.D. (San Francisco),
* 2004–2013, The Rev. Y. R. Tiwari, PhD (Jabalpur),[17]
* 2013–2021, The Rev. Santanu Patro, D. Th. (Serampore),
* 2021-2022, The Rev. M. Justin Moses, D. Th. (Serampore) Acting
* 2022-presentThe Rev. Limatula Longkumer, D. Th. (Serampore)

## Constituent colleges[edit]

* Serampore College[18] (Theology Department), Serampore
* South Asia Theological Research Institute,[19] Serampore

## Affiliated colleges[edit]

The affiliated colleges of the university up to 2016[18] are,  No.  | State  | Institution  | Founded  | Town
PIN | Courses

|
|
|
|
|

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 | 1866  | Ranchi
834 001  | B.Th. | -
IX  | Jharkhand | Santal Theological College  |  | Benagaria
814 101  | B.Th. | -
X  | Karnataka | Karnataka Theological College | 1965  | Mangalore | B.D. | Dip.C.S.
XI  | Karnataka | United Theological College, Bangalore | 1910  | Bangalore | B.D.
M.Th.
D.Th. | -
XII  | Kerala | Faith Theological Seminary  | 1970  | Adoor
691 551  | B.D.
B.Miss.
M.Th.
D.Th. | B.C.S.
XIV  | Kerala | Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture,[18][19] |  | Kottayam
686 001  | M.Th.
D.Th. | -
XV  | Kerala | India Bible College and Seminary  | 1930  | Thiruvalla
689 541  | B.D. | -
XVI  | Kerala | Kerala Theological Seminary  | 2000  | Kottarakara
691 531  | B.D. | -
XVII  | Kerala | Kerala United Theological Seminary | 1943  | 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 | 1815  | 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 | 1995  | Nagpur
441 501  | B.D. | -
XXIV  | Maharashtra | Union Biblical Seminary | 1953  | 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 | 2000  | Aizawl
796 001  | B.D.
M.Th. | -
XXXI  | Mizoram | Aizawl Theological College | 1907  | 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  |  | Pfütsero
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,[18] |  | 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 | 1953  | Chennai
600 010  | B.D.
M.Th. | -
XLI  | Tamil Nadu | Indian Theological Seminary | 1990  | 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 | 1969  | 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 | 1920  | Shamshabad
501 218  | B.D. | Dip.C.S.
XLVIII  | Uttarakhand | Luther W. New Jr. Theological College,[18] |  | 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 | 1980  | Serampore
712 201  | M.Th.
D.Th. | -

## Other affiliated centres[edit]

Affiliated centres as of 2014 for the purpose of Diploma in Clinical Pastoral Counselling.

* Karnataka
* Christian Medical Association of India,[18] Bangalore
* Kerala
* Life Enrichment Counselling and Training Centre,[18] Idukki district
* Mar Thoma Hospital Guidance,[18] Trivandrum
* T. M. A. Institute of Counselling,[18] Kottayam
* Tamil Nadu
* Christian Medical College, Vellore,[18] Vellore

## References[edit]

1. ^ Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education "Department of Secondary&Higher Education". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2. ^ The UGC Commission noted that the Theological degrees granted by Serampore College had not been included among the degrees to be notified by the Commission under Section 22 (3) of the U.G.C. Act and that therefore there would be no bar to the College continuing to award these degrees. https://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/pages/index/ugc-and-serampore-college
3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "University Grants commission ::UGC ACT 1956". www.ugc.ac.in.
5. ^ a b "UGC & Serampore College". Senate of Semapore College (University).
6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ "University Grants commission ::UGC ACT 1956". www.ugc.ac.in.
8. ^ 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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^ 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."Department of Secondary&Higher Education". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
10. ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), Officers of the Senate
11. ^ Senate, Registrars of the Senate Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
12. ^ The Baptist Missionary Society, 138th Annual Report, 1930, p.51
13. ^ University of Leeds Calendar 1953, p. 140. [1]
14. ^ The Serampore College Magazine, Volumes 1-16, July-April 1922
15. ^ 140th Annual Report of the Baptist Missionary Society, 1932, p. 83.[imageserver.library.yale.edu/digcoll:355364/500.pdf]
16. ^ University of Edinburgh Journal, Volumes 33-34, 1987, p. 145
17. ^ Linked In[permanent dead link]
18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Senate, List of Colleges as on 31.7.2016.
19. ^ a b 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\. [2]

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