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Serampore College

1818 establishments in British India1818 establishments in India19th century in KolkataAcademic institutions associated with the Bengal RenaissanceChristian seminaries and theological colleges in India
Educational institutions established in 1818Educational institutions established in 1827Schools in Colonial IndiaSeminaries and theological colleges affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University)SeramporeUniversities and colleges in Hooghly districtUniversity of Calcutta affiliatesUse British English from November 2011
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Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal state, India. Established in 1818, it is the third oldest college in the country after CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College Calcutta, and one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutes in India. 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.Degrees to students at the college in the fields of arts, science and commerce are awarded by the University of Calcutta.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.

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