| Dharmaram College | |
| Motto: | Isha Bhakti Paramjnanam |
| Mottoeng: | "Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom" |
| Established: | 1918 at Chethipuzha (years ago); 21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore(years ago) |
| Type: | Roman Catholic Seminary; Continuing Formation Institute, Clerical Residence |
| Rector: | Rev. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil CMI |
| City: | Bangalore, India |
| Coor: | 12.9363°N 77.6029°W |
| Other Name: | Carmelites of Mary Immaculate |
| Affiliations: | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Dharmaram College is a major seminary of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate[1] congregation.[2] [3] It was started in 1918 at Chethipuzha, Kerala and relocated to Bangalore, India in 1957.[4] It is the combination of the Sanskrit words dharma (virtue) and arāma (garden) or "Rāma" (Almighty, NOT Vishnu's avatar) that makes the word Dharmaram, which means 'Garden of Virtues'. The 'Garden of Virtues' symbolizes the Sacred Heart of Jesus to which Dharmaram is dedicated to. "Isabhakti Paramjnanam" (Love of God is the Supreme Wisdom) is the motto of Dharmaram. (It is to be noted that "Isa" could also mean "Ishwara" / Almighty)
The aim of Dharmaram is to form holistically, spiritually, intellectually and culturally future generation priests who are prepared to commit themselves to the service of the Church and the world.
See main article: Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram.
Established at Dharmaram College, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon Law is an ecclesiastical research institution of higher learning. In the year 1965, it became affiliated to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was later established as a Pontifical Athenaeum by charter from Vatican, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling.[5]