Pontifical Athenaeum Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

Pontifical Athenaeum
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
MottoIsha Bhakti Paramjnanam
Motto in English
"Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
TypePontifical Athenaeum
Established1833 at Mannanam (193 years ago);
1918 moved to Chethipuzha (108 years ago);
21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore (69 years ago)
AffiliationHoly See
ChancellorMajor Archbishop Mar Raphel Thattil
Vice-ChancellorVery Rev. Dr. Thomas Chathamparampil CMI
RectorRev. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil CMI
Pro-ChancellorMar Sebastian Adayanthrath
Location
Bangalore, India

12°56′10.8″N 77°36′10.5″E / 12.936333°N 77.602917°E / 12.936333; 77.602917
CampusUrban
Websitedvk.in

Pontifical Athenaeum Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram also known as Pontifical Athenaeum DVK, is an institution of higher learning established by the Syro-Malabar Catholic congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) and is located in Bengaluru, India. It is a Pontifical Athenaeum with a charter from the Vatican, authorised to grant degrees, including Licentiate and Doctorate in Philosophy and Theology. It is the only Pontifical Athenaeum in Asia.