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The Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip.C.S.) is offered by the Senate of Serampore College (University) for private study. The responsibility for administering the programme is with the Executive Committee under the overall supervision of the Senate of Serampore College.
The Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip.C.S) is offered by the Senate of Serampore College (University) as Extension Study programme. The course is designed to provide a specifically Christian perspective for the study of Christianity, to show the essential unity as well as diversity of the Christian faith, to study the history of Christianity in India and in South Asia as an integral part of the social realities, to interpret Christian faith in its struggles to meet the contemporary challenges to be relevant and contextual, and to promote inter-faith harmony for peaceful co-existence among various religious communities.
Objectives:
- To impart the study of Christianity, its history, faith and practices.
- To understand and interpret Bible in the Indian/South Asian context.
- To provide an opportunity in the Indian/South Asian context for the study of the interaction of Christianity with people of other faiths and cultures.
- To study the interaction of Christianity with the socio-economic and political realities of Indian/South Asian context.
- To help the churches to grow and develop various ministries and
- To promote theological education in regional languages as well as in English.
Admission Requirements:
A candidate, at the time of registration to Dip.C.S course, shall fulfill the following requirements:
- Candidate should have completed 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.
- Passed 12th class (10+2) with eligibility to enter a course of the University
(or)
- Passed 10th class with 3 years of work experience in Christian Ministry or any public service acceptable to the Senate.
The duration of the course is two years starting from January to December. Validity of the registration shall be for four years. However, in the case of candidates not fulfilling the requirements by not attending the Contact Seminar in the first year, his/her Registration stands cancelled. He/She has to re-register to continue the programme.
The application for B.D. Course can be downloaded here