Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology
| Motto | "The seer sees the Self through his/her own self" (Paśyaty-ātmānam-ātmanā; पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मना Mahabharata 12.242.10ab) |
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| Type | Ecclesiastical Institute of Higher Education |
| Established | 1893 at Kandy, Sri Lanka (133 years ago); 1955 moved to Pune, India (71 years ago) |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| President | Fr. Dollichan Kollareth, SJ |
| Vice-Chancellor | Fr. Stany D'Souza, SJ |
Academic staff | 60 |
| Students | 900 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban: Ramwadi, Pune |
| Website | jdv.edu.in |
Jnana Deepa (JD), Institute for Philosophy and Theology is located at Pune, India. It is the academic component of Papal Seminary, Founded by the Pope Leo XIII with the motto “Filii tui India administri tibi salutis” in Kandy (Sri Lanka) in 1893, it was transferred to Pune (India) in 1955. Catering primarily to the formation of diocesan priests but open to Catholic faithful and other religious orders, especially candidates to the Catholic priesthood it is entrusted by the Holy See to the Society of Jesus for training future Catholic leaders.