Bachelor of Divinity (BD)

Admission Requirements for the BD Degree:

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

2. A candidate who has completed a Bachelor’s or Post Graduate degree from a recognized University shall be admitted to the 1st year of 4 years BD degree program.

3. A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary examination (Class 12th or PUC or PDC with a total of 12 years of schooling starting from standard one) or its recognized equivalent program (e.g., all Diploma courses, after completing 10th standard) with a minimum of 2 years duration, such as ITI, Nursing, Hotel Management, etc., recognized by the Govt. Education Department, considered to be equivalent to 12th standard). Such a candidate shall be admitted to the 5 years BD degree program.

4. A mature candidate is one who: (1) has attained 25 years of age; (2) has the minimum qualification of 10th standard; (3) has three years of ministerial experience; and (4) has passed “Mature Candidate Entrance Examination” of the Senate of Serampore College; he/she shall be admitted to the 1st year of 4 years BD degree programme. Mature Entrance Examination held in the month of October/November and March/April every year.

B.Th., B.Miss., B.C.S. Dip.CS, B.Th. (ATA) to BD Upgrade:

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

• · A BTh./BMiss./BCS graduate shall complete BOS11 [English I] and BOS12 [English II] during BTh./BMiss./BCS studies. Otherwise, before admit to 2 year BD degree program, he/she has to complete BOS11 & BOS12 under the Senate examined Qualifying examination, held in Oct/Nov.& March/April every year.

• · Further, BOS11 & BOS12 can be exempted, if the candidates have passed the Class 12 with English as a compulsory subject under the Board Examination (including Vernacular medium).

• · In the case of Pre. Greek (BBN01) and Pre. Hebrew (BBO11) for B.Th.& B.Miss. pass candidates, if they have not done these subjects 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 candidate has to do BBN01-Preliminary Greek and BBO11-Preliminary Hebrew during his/her BD studies.

Dip.CS to BD:

• · A Candidate having Diploma in Christian Studies from the Senate of Serampore College, securing an overall 40% average with Higher Secondary (HSE/PU/PDC) or its equivalent qualification, are eligible to register in 1styear of 4 year BD degree program. Also he/she has to pass the Senate examined English Qualifying Examinations (held in the month of October/November and March/April), i.e., BOS11 [English I], BOS12 [English II], separately before joining the BD degree program.

• · Further, BOS11 & BOS12 can be exempted, if the candidate has passed the Class XII examination with English as a compulsory subject under the Board Examination (including Vernacular medium).

BTh. (ATA) to BD

An ATA B.Th., the candidate has to pass 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.