Established 1910 Phone 080 2333 0015 | Total enrollment 189 (2009) | |
Motto in English Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many. Academic affiliation Senate of Serampore College (University)Serampore - 712201West Bengal Location 63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 042, Telephone: 091 080 23333438, Karnataka, India Motto SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS Notable alumni Stanley Jedidiah Samartha Similar Senate of Serampore College, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Kerala United Theologic, Master's College of Theology, Union Biblical Seminary Profiles | ||
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United Theological College (UTC) is a centennial seminary founded in 1910 situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
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- Table of grace cover by students of united theological college bangalore
- Motto
- Courses offered
- Exchange programs
- Publications
- Campus life
- Library
- Succession of Administrators
- References
Since 1976, it has been granted the status of an autonomous college under the University. The college has welcomed world leaders. Mahatma Gandhi visited it in 1927 and declared, To live the gospel is the most effective way…I can say that the life of service and uttermost simplicity is the best preaching. India Post released a centenary commemorative stamp in honor of the United Theological College (UTC) on 8 July 2011. The current Principal is The Rev. John Samuel Raj.
Motto
UTC's motto comes from Matthew 20:28 in the Vulgate: SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS which translates as "Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many". It is sometimes condensed to Not to be Served but to Serve. In the University emblem the motto is in Greek (not in Latin): οὐ... διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι
Courses offered
The UTC was granted autonomy in the year 1976 by the Senate of Serampore College (University). The following are the courses offered by the College:
Exchange programs
The UTC has exchange programs with the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel Switzerland and the Divinity School of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Edinburgh wherein a post-graduate student can study a semester in Bengaluru.
Publications
Campus life
The college had been a recipient of prizes from the Mysore Horticultural Society, Bengaluru for well-maintained gardens and lawns.Good environment for study purpose.
Library
The college has a massive library including 200-year-old palm leaf manuscripts. The United States Embassy awarded a grant for preservation of these rare palm leaf manuscripts in 2006.
Succession of Administrators
Academic administrators who have led the seminary have been designated Principal.