Senate of Serampore College (University)

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	University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956
Established	1818 (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	8 no., William Carey Road Serampore – 712201, West Bengal, India
Campus	Semi-Urban
Language	English
Website	www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in

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]

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 (See: Christianity in India).

The Senate

D. T. Niles, CMC

Pastor D. T. Niles one of the recipients of the honorary Doctorate of Divinity conferred by the University in 1957;
Pastor C. Devasahayam, the Registrar of the University during 1960-1975;

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 had the power to confer degrees in any subject, which it currently exercises 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 including 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).

In fact, 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

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]
President: The Rev. Isaac Mar Philoxenos, Ph.D. (Benares),^[10] Convenor: Dr. Vangsanglura, Ph.D., Registrar: The Rev. Santanu Patro, D. Th. (Serampore), Treasurer: The Rev. Ivy Singh, D.Th. (Serampore)

Registrarships of the University^[11]

(Period, Name of the Registrar )

1919-1920; 1922-1926, The Rev. John Drake, M.A.,
1921, 1926-1929, The Rev. G. H. C. Angus, B. D. (London),^[12]
1929-1949, The Rev. C. E. Abraham, M.A.,
1949-1954, The Rev. W. W. Winfield, B. D. (Oxford),^[13]
1954-1959, The Rev. William Stewart, M.A. (Edinburgh),^[14]
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, Ph.D. (Jabalpur),^[15]
2013-Present, The Rev. Santanu Patro, D. Th. (Serampore)

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

The affiliated Colleges of the University up to 2016^[16] are,
No.	State	Institution	Founded	Town PIN	Courses
No.	State	Institution	Founded	Town PIN	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
- Christian Medical Association of India,^[16] Bangalore,
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
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ The University Grants Commission Act, 1956
↑ 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.
↑ 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
↑ 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Senate, List of Colleges as on 31.7.2016.
1 2 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.

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