Board Of Theological Education Of The Senate Of Serampore College
The Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (BTESSC) is the arm of theological education under the Senate of Serampore College (University). BTESSC was formed in 1975.
The Senate of Serampore College (University) under which the BTESSC was constituted is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (as modified up to 20 December 1985).
In fact, Serampore was the first institution to be given the status of a university in India.
The current President of the BTESSC is Rev. Dr John S. Sadananda.
The BTESSC is one of the major representative bodies of churches legally constituted and responsible for administering theological education in South Asia
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