Serampore College

Serampore College
Façade of the Serampore College
MottoLatin: Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt
Established15 July 1818; 206 years ago (15 July 1818)
FoundersWilliam Ward, William Carey, & Joshua Marshman
Religious affiliation
Baptist
PrincipalRev. Dr. Subhra Sekhar Sircar
Administrative staff
79 (teaching), 30 (non-teaching)
Students2,277
Location
8, William Carey Road
Serampore – 712201
West Bengal, India

22°45′07″N 88°21′05″E / 22.7519011°N 88.3512874°E / 22.7519011; 88.3512874
CampusUrban
AffiliationsSenate of Serampore College (University) and University of Calcutta
Websitehttps://seramporecollege.ac.in/
Serampore College is located in West Bengal
Serampore College
Location in West Bengal
Serampore College is located in India
Serampore College
Serampore College (India)
NAAC 2004 report

Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College Calcutta, and one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutes in India.[1] The college consists of two entities: The theological faculty and a separate college with faculties of arts, science, commerce.

The Senate of Serampore College (University) is in charge of 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.[2]

Degrees to students at the college in the fields of arts, science and commerce are awarded by the University of Calcutta.[3]

For theology, the college is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College, with which several theological colleges and seminaries all over India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are affiliated.

  1. ^ Seven oldest universities in India: All you need to know
  2. ^ World Council of Churches, Ministerial Formation, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.
  3. ^ Education Info India Colleges under University of Calcutta, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.