Diploma in Christian Education (DipCE)

Nature of the Course:

The Diploma in Christian Education (DipCE) was launched by the SSC as an external programme in 2022. The course is designed to inspire and challenge lay educators and other church members to rethink the purpose, methods, and role of Christian Education in building up the local church congregation. It seeks to help candidates share their faith experiences in the most inclusive and life-affirming ways within the church and among those they encounter in their daily lives–in the family, the workplace, the neighbourhood, and society at large. In this way, people in the local church community can acquire mature and steadfast Christian faith, which is open to celebrating the diversities of life and responsive to the challenges of the day.

Course Objectives:

1. To recognise the importance and necessity of critically appreciating the role of Christian Education in Christian life, both individually and communally.

2. To explore both formal and non-formal methods of imparting Christian Education within the local community and to strengthen such initiatives.

3. To develop relevant and creative pedagogical approaches for imparting Christian Education that address the needs of the local church congregation.

4. To relate the concerns and issues raised in the study of Christian Education in theological colleges and seminaries to the local community in appropriate and meaningful ways

Admission Requirements:

1. A candidate should have passed Class XII (10+2) from a recognised Board.

2. A pastor or any Christian worker involved in Christian education or in training people in Christian Education.

3. A lay leader or educator engaged in the educational ministry of the Church.

4. Any church member who is interested in Christian Education.

Medium of Study:

The medium of study and examination shall be English or any other vernacular language approved by the Senate.

Course Duration:

The duration of the course is one year, from January to December. The validity of the registration shall be two years. If a student is unable to complete the course within this period, he or she may apply for an extension and will be required to pay the extension fee as per the prescribed fee structure.

Course Registration:

Online registration for the course is open on the Senate website in October and November each year. The last date of registration with a late fee is 15 December. The following documents should be submitted to the Dean, SCEPTRE, Kolkata, on or before 15 January of the following year:

1. The hard copy of the Registration Form (printout)

2. Copy of academic certificates

3. Church membership certificate

4. Birth certificate or other acceptable documents like HSLC admit card, Passport, Driving License, or PAN Card as evidence of date of birth

5. Online payment transaction receipts as evidence of payment of the required fees.

Applications submitted without any of the above documents will be rejected.

Annual Orientation Seminar

The SCEPTRE office shall conduct an annual online orientation seminar for direct students and students of approved examination centres in March or April to orient candidates in their studies. Attendance at the annual online contact seminar is compulsory for all candidates.  In accordance with the Senate policy, affiliated colleges shall conduct contact seminars for their students. Orientation seminar fees must be paid annually.

Online Examination Registration

All students are required to fill up the online examination registration form between 1 to 30 June. The last date of filling up the online examination registration form with a late fee is 15 July. The hard copy of the examination registration form (printout copy) should be submitted to the office of the Registrar, Senate of Serampore College, Serampore, on or before 31 July. In case of a change of examination centre, a consent letter from the Principal or head of the institution must also be enclosed.

Examinations and Evaluation:

1.  The Senate of Serampore College shall conduct the annual examinations for the DipCE course in October/ November each year.

2. Serampore College, all affiliated colleges, SCEPTRE, and approved examination centres serve as centres for the Senate examinations.

3. The weightage of each paper is 100 marks, and the duration of each examination is three hours.

4. All DipCE papers are examined by the Senate and evaluated by two examiners.

5. Candidates wishing to write the Senate examination overseas shall seek prior permission from the Registrar by submitting a written request along with a letter from the Superintendent of Examination before 15 July of the year of examination. The Senate shall determine the local centre, and an additional fee shall be payable in such cases.

6. A candidate may apply for re-evaluation of any answer script within ten days from the date of announcement of results.

Pass and Failure in Examination:

A candidate who fails in any paper or papers shall be regarded as having “failed” in such paper or papers and shall be permitted to offer himself/herself for re-examination in that paper or those papers, or in any other paper or papers that may be substituted in accordance with the Regulations, provided that the candidate completes the course requirements within the prescribed time. Any change in the registration of the optional paper must be applied for through SCEPTRE on or before 31st July each year.

Standard of Pass and Class

The minimum pass mark for each paper in the DipCE examinations is 40% or a grade of C-.

First Class	Second Class	Third Class	Failure
A+(80% and above)	B+(65%)	C+(50%)	D (30%)
A(75%)	B (60%)	C(45%)	E (20%)
A-(70%)	B-(55%)	C-(40%)	F (10%)

Results, Marksheets, and Transcripts:

1. Notification of the results of the Senate examinations, along with the grades obtained, will be published on our website (www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in).

2. The Senate Office will send the marksheets (for all candidates) and transcripts (for qualified candidates only) to the Affiliated College/SCEPTRE/Centre after the publication of the results.

Important Dates:

1. New registration for the course should be done during October and November.

2. Hard copy of the registration form along with supporting documents shall be submitted to the office of the Registrar, Senate of Serampore College, on or before 15 January of the following year.

3. An Annual online contact seminar (for one week) shall be conducted in April or May every year.

4. Contact Seminar fee shall be paid before or during the seminar. A late fee shall be charged for payment after the seminar.

5. Online examination registration should be done between 1 to 30 June. The last date of filling up the online examination        registration form with a late fee is 15 July each year.

6. The hard copy of the examination registration form (printout copy) should be submitted to the office of the Registrar, Senate of Serampore College, Serampore, on or before 31 July.

7. The annual examinations for each course shall be conducted in October/November each year.