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Course — Bachelor of Divinity

B.D. Degree Programme

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Senate of Serampore College (University)

KKTC is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University), the oldest university in Asia, which grants theological degrees recognized across India and internationally.

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General Information

The B.D. Degree course is designed to equip persons for essential functions and ministries of the Church in India/South Asia who could commend their faith with relevance in the context of a pluralistic world. It aims at an integrative and interdisciplinary approach among the biblical, theological, historical, and religious fields with involvement in practical aspects of life and ministry in the regional, social, and cultural contexts of India/South Asia.

It also ensures adequate grounding in the discipline of linguistics for the study of texts and provides hermeneutical tools and skills for understanding and interpreting the context of ministry. It is a three and a half year to four years programme.

Admission Requirements for the BD Degree

A candidate at the time of admission to the Bachelor of Divinity degree programme must satisfy the following conditions, as the case may be:

4-Year BD

Graduate Candidates

A candidate who has completed a Bachelor's or Post Graduate degree from a recognized University shall be admitted to the 1st year of the 4-year BD degree programme.

Mature Candidate

Mature Candidate Admission

A mature candidate is one who:

Has attained 25 years of age
Has the minimum qualification of 10th standard
Has three years of ministerial experience
Has passed the “Mature Candidate Entrance Examination” of the Senate of Serampore College

He/she shall be admitted to the 1st year of 4-year BD degree programme. The Mature Entrance Examination is held in the month of October/November and March/April every year.

B.Th., B.Miss and B.C.S to BD Upgrade

A degree holder of a Bachelor of Theology / Bachelor of Missiology / Bachelor of Christian Studies, irrespective of their overall grades, shall be enrolled in the 3rd year of 4-year BD degree programme. Further, they have to fulfil the following requirements:

English Proficiency (BOS11 & BOS12) A BTh/BMiss/BCS graduate shall complete BOS11 [English I] and BOS12 [English II] during BTh/BMiss/BCS studies. Otherwise, before admission to the 2-year BD programme, he/she has to complete BOS11 & BOS12 under the Senate examined Qualifying Examination, held in Oct/Nov. & March/April every year.

English Exemption BOS11 & BOS12 can be exempted if the candidates have passed the Class XII examination with English as a compulsory subject under the Board Examination (including Vernacular medium).

Pre. Greek & Pre. Hebrew (B.Th. & B.Miss. candidates) If they have not done Pre. Greek (BBN01) and Pre. Hebrew (BBO11) at the B.Th. & B.Miss. level, they have to do the same during their BD studies. If a candidate intends to do other exegetical subjects in Greek and/or Hebrew at BD level, he/she has to complete Adv. Greek (BBN02) and Adv. Hebrew (BBO12) as per his/her choice.

BCS Candidates A BCS candidate has to do BBN01 — Preliminary Greek and BBO11 — Preliminary Hebrew during his/her BD studies.

ATA B.Th. Candidates An ATA B.Th. candidate has to pass the BD Qualifying Examination (8 papers, including BOS11 & BOS12) of the Senate of Serampore College, held in the month of October/November and March/April. Additionally, he/she has to do BBN01 and BBO11 during his/her BD studies.

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