DHARMARAM ACADEMY FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

    Objectives
    Salient Features
    Target Groups
    Eligibility and Admission
    Structure of the Courses
    Evaluation Methods and Awarding of Marks
    Fee Structure
    Awarding of Diploma
    For Enquires and Admission

 Objectives

• Make theological, philosophical and religious studies easily accessible to the general public
• Impart these studies with a harmonious synthesis of the Indian, Eastern, and Western genius
• promote mature Christian leadership among the laity through intellectual and faith formation
• help people of other faiths to know Christianity and its basic world view

 Salient Features

• Choice of various disciplines: (1) Philosophy, (2) Theology, (3) Legal Studies, (4) Theology of Spiritual Life, (5) Counselling Psychology, (6) Biblical Studies, (7) Studies in Religions, and (8) Thomas Christian Studies
• 80% of the study can be undertaken through Online/Correspondence and 20% through contact classes and practical sessions. The contact classes will be held for ten days every year either in the first and second weeks after Easter or in the third and fourth weeks of May.

 Target Groups

• All seekers of knowledge, especially, catechism teachers, students, youth, professionals, employers, preachers, lay ministers, etc.

 Eligibility and Admission

• Degree from a recognised College/University
• Send in application form and upon receiving notification of acceptance from the office of DADE, register by submitting the payment by Demand Draft.

 Fee Structure

• Fee for any one year Diploma Course including the course materials = Rs. 4800/- ($ 400 for foreign students)
• Merit scholarships are available for deserving students.
• Total amount is to be remitted to DVK office by Demand Draft at the time of registration. The Demand Draft is to be drawn in favour of “Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore.”
• For five outstation students from each of the disciplines, free accommodation will be provided during the contact classes

 Structure of the Courses

• Each diploma programme consists of 40 credits including a research paper.
• Upon registration, the student will be provided with course materials for the first part, i.e., for 20 credits, and after the successful completion of these credits, the course materials for the final 17 credits will be given.
• After completing all the credit courses, the student will submit a research paper on a relevant theme, approved by the coordinator of the concerned course, and this research paper will carry 3 credits.
• The research paper shall be written concurrently with the second part of the course. The length of the research paper shall be between 10,000 and 15,000 words.

 Evaluation Methods and Awarding of Marks

• Each of the courses in a discipline will have the following pattern of evaluation: 1) Written Assignment/Project/Case Study = 50%; Attending Contact classes = 25%; Objective Type Examination/Viva =25%.
• Online/electronic submission of the written assignments is encouraged. Printed or hand-written assignments can also be submitted.
• Students will have to attend objective/viva examinations during the time of the contact classes.
• The total marks awarded are set as follows: 10 marks per credit, i.e., the total of 37 credits would carry, 37x10 = 370 marks; contact classes = 37x5 = 185 marks; objective examination/viva = 37x5 = 185 marks; and research paper = 60 marks and total marks = 370+185+185+60 = 800 marks.

 Awarding of Diploma

• Diploma will be issued from DVK on the successful completion of the course with 50% aggregate marks.
  Passing grade for each individual subjects will be 40%.
• Upon request and payment of the required fees, a P.G. Diploma Certificate will be sent by post to successful candidates.

 For Enquires and Admission

Dr. George Edayadiyil, CMI
Director, DADE
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
Dharmaram College P.O.
Bangalore - 560029, India
Tel: 080-41116227, 41116333, 9342809497; Fax: 080-41116000
Email: director@dade.in, office@dade.in, dade@dvk.in
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