Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

DVK Pontifical Athenaeum
MottoIsha Bhakti Paramjnanam
Motto in English
"Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
TypePontifical Athenaeum
Established1833 at Mannanam (192 years ago);
1918 moved to Chethipuzha (107 years ago);
21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore (68 years ago)
AffiliationHoly See
ChancellorMajor Archbishop Mar Raphel Thattil
Vice-ChancellorVery Rev. Dr. Thomas Chathamparampil CMI
RectorRev. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil CMI
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

DVK Pontifical Athenaeum also known as Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, 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 degree-granting authority validated by the Vatican, empowered to grant degrees, including Licentiate and Doctorate in Philosophy and Theology.