 Façade of the Serampore College | |
| Motto | Latin: Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt |
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| Established | 15 July 1818 |
| Founders | William Ward, William Carey, & Joshua Marshman |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| Principal | Rev. Dr. Subhra Sekhar Sircar |
Administrative staff | 79 (teaching), 30 (non-teaching) |
| Students | 2,277 |
| Location | 22°45′07″N 88°21′05″E / 22.7519011°N 88.3512874°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Senate of Serampore College (University) and University of Calcutta |
| Website | https://seramporecollege.ac.in/ |
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  Location in West Bengal  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.
- ^ Seven oldest universities in India: All you need to know
- ^ World Council of Churches, Ministerial Formation, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.
- ^ Education Info India Colleges under University of Calcutta, July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2006.