Senate of Serampore College (University)

Infobox_University
name=Senate of Serampore College (University)
native_name=Senate of Serampore


image_size= 130px
latin_name=Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt
motto="The wise will possess glory"
established=1818
type=University
staff=
president=Master K. Rajaratnam
chancellor=
students=
city=Serampore
state=West Bengal
country=India
campus=Rural
affiliations=
website=http://www.senateofseramporecollege.org/
footnotes=* [http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/Serampore%20College,%20Hoogly,%20WB.doc NAC 2004 report on the College and its degree issuing position]

Senate of Serampore College (University) is located in Serampore Town, in Hooghly District, West Bengal, India.

In fact, Serampore was the first institution to be given the status of a university [Country paper of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education [http://www.education.nic.in/unhighedu.asp] ] in India. ["Ibid"] 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

The Senate of Serampore College (University) runs the academic administration of all the theological colleges affiliated with it. 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. [World Council of Churches [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/education/mf101.pdf] Ministerial Formation, July 2003. Retrieved April 23, 2006.]

The present Master is Dr. K. Rajaratnam. [Anglican Communion News Service [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/acnsarchive/acns1800/acns1811.html] ]

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 Senate of Serampore College the status of a University to confer degrees [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." [http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/n/75/7Y/757Y0H01.htm] ] . The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) [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. [http://www.senateofseramporecollege.org/act/UGC.htm] ] of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 [The University Grants Commission Act, 1956. [http://www.ugc.ac.in/policy/ugcact1956.html] ] "(as modified upto 20^th December 1985)".

In fact, Serampore was the first institution [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. [http://education.nic.in/unhighedu.asp] ] to be given the status of a university in India. ["Ibid"]

It confers its own degrees in Theology under the power vested by the Charter and Act of Serampore College.

History

Original Charter from Danes in 1827

Since Serampore was then a Danish colony, King Frederick VI, the King of Denmark, issued Serampore College its Royal Charter of Incorporation on February 23, 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 [Government of India, "op. cit."] ;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 [Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), April 11, 2008 "Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. " [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150100400.htm] ] 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, "viz.":

Internal

Graduate programmes

*Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)
*Bachelor of Theology (B. Th.)

Post Graduate programmes

*Master of Theology (M. Th.) prospectus

Doctoral programmes

*Doctor of Theology (D. Th.)

External

Diploma programmes

*Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip. C.S.)

Graduate programmes

*Bachelor of Christian Studies (B.C.S.)

Post Graduate programmes

*Master of Ministry (M.Min.)

Doctoral programmes

*Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)

List of Affiliated Colleges

*Academy of Integrated Christian Studies, Aizawl, Mizoram
*A'Chick Theological College, Tura, Meghalaya
*Aizawl Theological College, Aizawl, Mizoram
*Allahabad Bible Seminary, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
*Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
*Association for Theological Education in Nepal, Kathmandu
*Bishop's College, Kolkata, West Bengal
*Baptist Theological College, Pfutsero, Nagaland
*Bethel Bible College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
*Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
*Clark Theological College, Mokokchung, Nagaland
*Calcutta Bible Seminary, Dum Dum, West Bengal
*Christian Theological Seminary, Colombo, Sri Lanka
*Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth, Faridabad, Haryana
*Eastern Theological College, Jorhat, Assam
*Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala, Kerala
*Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture, Kottayam, Kerala
*Gospel for Asia Biblical Seminary, Thiruvalla, Kerala
*Gossner Theological College, Ranchi, Jharkhand
*Gujarat United School of Theology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
*Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*India Theological Seminary, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*John Roberts Theological Seminary, Shillong, Meghalaya
*Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, Karnataka
*Kerala United Theological Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
*Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
*Luther W. New Jr. Theological College, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal
*Madras Theological Seminary & College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary, Ernakulam, Kerala
*Manipur Theological College, Imphal, Manipur
*Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Kerala
*Mar Thoma Episcopal Jubilee Institute of Evangelism, Thiruvalla, Kerala
*Master's College of Theology, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh
*Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College, Shamshabad, Andhra Pradesh
*Methodist Bible Seminary, Anand, Gujarat
*North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies, Serampore, West Bengal
*Orissa Christian Theological College, Gopalpur-on-sea, Orissa
*Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Kerala
*Santal Theological College, Benagaria, Jharkhand
*Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, West Bengal
*Southern Asia Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*St. Andrew's Theological College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
*St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Kerala
*Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
*The Church of North India
*Theological College of Lanka, Pilimatalawa, Sri Lanka
*Trinity Theological College, Dimapur, Nagaland
*Trulock Theological Seminary, Imphal, Manipur
*Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, Maharashtra
*United Theological College, Bangalore, Karnataka
*United Theological Seminary of Maharashtra, Pune, Maharashtra

Registrar

The present Registrar of the Senate of Serampore is Rev. Dr. Y. Ravi Tiwari. [The Association for Theological Education in Nepal [http://www.aten.org.np/news_nov_2004.htm] Occasional newsletter]

Past Registrars

*Rev. Chetti Devasahayam
*Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan

Other arms of the Senate

*Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College constituted in 1975
*South Asia Theological Research Institute under the BTESSC formed in 1989

=List of the Receipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity [The Story of Serampore and its College [http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133] IV^thedition 2006, Appendix VI, "pp. 177-179"] =

By "Honoris Causa"

*1929 George Howells, M.A., B.Litt., Ph.D.
*1940 John Zammerman Hodge
*1942 Samuel Pearce Carey, M.A.
*1948 C. Eapen Abraham, M.A., B.D.
*1948 Aiyadurai Jesudasen Appasamy, M.A., D.Phil.
*1950 George Herbert Christopher Angus, M.A., B.D., D.D.
*1953 John Alexander Mackay, M.A., D.D.
*1955 thomas Sitther, M.A., B.D.
*1955 Arthur Marcuss Ward, M.A.
*1957 John Stirling Morley Hooper, M.A.
*1957 Daniel Thambirajah Niles, B.A., B.D., D.D., D.Th.
*1958 Sudhir Kumar Chatterjee
*1958 Henry George Howard, M.A., B.D.
*1958 Wilfred Scopes, M.A.
*1958 Hospet Sumitra, B.A.
*1960 Paul David Devanandan, M.A., Ph.D.
*1960 A Sigfrid Estborn, B.A., B.D., Th.D.
*1961 William Stewart, M.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1961 Emani Sambayya, M.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1961 Sabapathy Kulandran, B.A., B.D.
*1962 Joshua Russel Chandran, M.A., B.D. (Hons.), B.Litt., S.T.M.
*1962 Benjamin Pradhan, B.A., B.D.
*1962 John Aloysius Subban, B.A., B.D.
*1964 Rt. Rev. Yuhanon Mar Thoma, B.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1964 Rev. Charles Stanley Thoburn, M.A., S.T.B., Ph.D.
*1965 Rt.Rev. John Richardson
*1970 M.M. Thomas, B.A.
*1972 Rt. Rev. Eric Samuel Nasir, M.A., B.T.
*1972 Rt. Rev. Matthews Mar Athanasius, B.A., B.D.
*1972 Rt. Rev. H.K. Moulton, M.A.
*1975 Rajaiah D. Paul, M.A., I.C.S.
*1978 Rev. J.T.Krogh
*1978 Rev. W.B.Harris, B.A. (Theol.), M.A., L.T.
*1981 Rt.Rev. Solomon Doraiswamy, B.A., B.T., B.D.
*1982 Rev. Aharon Sapsezian, B.Th., S.T.M.
*1986 Dr. S.J. Samartha, B.A., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D.
*1986 Rt.Rev.S.K. Parmar, B.Sc., B.D., M.R.E., Th.D.
*1987 Rt. Rev. C. Selvamony, M.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1988 Mr. Hokishe Sema, B.A., B.D.
*1988 Rev. Zairema, B.Sc., B.D.
*1988 Rev. Dr. Samuel Amirtham, M.A., B.D., D.Th.
*1989 Rt. Rev. I. Jesudason, B.D., M.Th., S.T.M.
*1986 Rt. Rev. N.D. Ananda Rao Samuel, B.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1989 Dr. K. Rajaratnam, M.A., Ph.D.
*1991 Mother Teresa
*1991 Rev. M.A. Thomas, B.A.
*1991 Rev. Earnest Stafford, B.A., B.D.
*1992 Metropolitan Philipose Mar Chrysostom, B.A., B.D.
*1992 Rt. Rev. Dinesh Chandra Gorai, B.A., B.D., D.D.
*1992 Rt. Rev. John E. Ghose, B.A., B.D., Dip.Ed.
*1993 Bishop C.D. Jathanna, B.A., B.D., M.Th., Dr. Theol.
*1993 Bishop Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, M.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*1993 Rev. K.I. Aier, B.D., M.A.
*1993 Rev. W. Maners, B.A., B.D.
*1994 Dr. T.V. Philip, B.Sc., B.D., Ph.D.
*1994 Rev. Dr. B. V. Subbamma, B.A., B.Ed., B.D., M.A. (Edu.)., M.A. (Missio.)., Ph.D.
*1994 Dr. T. Lunkim, B.D., M.Th., D.D.
*1995 Rt. Rev. Dr. P. Victor Premasagar, B.Sc., B.D., M.A., Ph.D.
*1995 Rev. Y.D. Tiwari, M.A. (Hindi & Sanskrit), B.D., Sahitya ratna Shastri
*1995 Prof. Ninan Koshy, M.A.
*1995 Mr. Joy Gnanadason, B.A.
*1995 Dr. Thomas William Gillespie, B.D., Ph.D.
*1995 Lt. Dr. D. Mark Buntain, DHL
*1996 Mrs. Annamma George, B.A., B.D., M.A.
*1996 Rt. Rev. D.J. Ambalavanar, B.A., B.D.
*1996 Rev. Gilbert Marak, B.D.
*1996 Rev. Fr. James Douglas Maswell Stuart, B.A., M.A.
*1996 Rt. Rev. Vasant P. Dandin, B.A., B.D., M.A., D.L., D.D.
*1997 Dr. Preman Niles, M.A., Ph.D.
*1997 Mrs. Aruna Gnanadason, M.A., B.D.
*1998 Dr. Robin Boyd, Ph.D.
*1998 Dr. A.D. Manuel, D.Litt.
*1998 Rev. Lorendra J. Sangma, M.A., B.D., M.Th.
*1999 Dr. Graham S. Staines (posthumous award)
*1999 Rev. Gordon Shaw, Ph.D.
*1999 Dr. Saphir P. Athyal, Ph.D.
*1999 Mrs. Navamani Elia Peter, B.Sc., B.Ed., B.D.
*1999 Rev. H.S. Luauia
*1999 Mrs. Gladys Staines
*2001 Rev. H.M. Rapthap, B.D., M.Th.
*2001 Rev. Khuanga, B.D.
*2001 Rev. C. Pazawna, B.D., D.P.S., M.Th.
*2001 Rev. Lalzawma, L.Th., B.D., M.Th., D.Th.
*2002 Rev. Martin Heath
*2002 Rev. C.A. Arangaden, B.A., M.Th.
*2002 Rev. L.N. Ralte, L.Th., B.D., S.T.M., M.A.
*2003 Rev. T. Laikai, B.A., B.D., S.T.M.
*2003 Dr. Frederick Sheldon Downs, B.A., B.D., Ph.D.
*2003 Rev. Canon Ivor Smith-Cameron, B.A.
*2003 Rev. David Gill
*2003 (Dr.) Ms. Jessi B. Tellis Nayak, B.A., B.T., Ph.D.
*2004 Rev. Iarington Kharkhongngor, B.A., B.D.
*2004 Rev. Ruolneikhum Pakhuongte, B.A., M.A., M.Th.
*2004 Mr. Theodore Bhaskaran
*2005 Shri D. Dethwelson Lapang
*2005 Rev. Dr. Joachim Wietzke
*2005 Dr. M.A. Oommen
*2005 Rt. Rev. Kenneth Edward Gill

By Thesis

*1948 James Mindow Sweetman

ee also

"The Serampore Trio:"
*William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward

"The first woman missionary to India:"
*Hannah Marshman

"Successive missionaries:"
*John Clark Marshman

References

* [http://www.naac-india.com/Colleges.asp?state=26# NAC homepage on accredited Colleges]
* [http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/Serampore%20College,%20Hoogly,%20WB.doc NAC 2004 Report on the College and its degree issuing position]

Notes

Further reading

*cite journal
author=John Clark Marshman
title=The Life and Times of Carey, Marshman and Ward
year=1859
volume=I & II
issue=
url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/jcmarshman/lifetimes.htm
*cite journal
author=J.T.K.Daniel and Roger E. Hedlund
title=Carey's Obligation and India's Renaissance
year=1993
volume=
issue=
url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_twentiethcentury.htm
*cite journal
author=Sunil Kumar Chatterjee
title=Hannah Marshman - The first woman missionary in India
year=2006
volume=
issue=
url =
*cite journal
author=Sunil Kumar Chatterjee
title=Family Letters of Dr. William Carey
year=2002
volume=
issue=
url = http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/bib/biographies_nineteenthcentury.htm
*cite journal
author=Sunil Kumar Chatterjee
title=William Carey - The Father of Modern Missions in the East
year=2005
volume=
issue=New Edition
url =
*cite journal
author=Sunil Kumar Chatterjee
title=William Carey and Serampore
year=2004
volume=
issue=2nd Edition
url =
*cite journal
author=Sunil Kumar Chatterjee
title=John Clark Marshman (a trustworthy Friend of India)
year=2001
volume=
issue=2nd Edition
url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ExT-GwAACAAJ&dq=John+Clark+Marshman+(a+trustworthy+Friend+of+India)
format=
*cite journal
author=The Council of Serampore College
title=The Story of Serampore and its College
year=2006
volume=
issue=Fourth Edition
url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SIQVJgAACAAJ&dq=The+Story+of+Serampore+and+its+College
format=

External links

* [http://www.friendsofserampore.org.uk/index.htm Friends of Serampore College]
* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/S_0212.htm Information from Banglapedia.com]
* [http://lions-serampore.tripod.com Lions Club of Serampore Greater]
* [http://www.senateofseramporecollege.org/ Senate of Serampore College website]
* [http://www.cnisynod.org/thecollege.htm The Church of North India]