About the Institute

De Paul Institute of Religion and Philosophy is an institute of religious and priestly formation, run by the Vincentian Congregation. It aims at the human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation of seminarians. The General Synaxis of the Vincentian Congregation held in 1988 decided that the philosophical formation of the seminarians of its different provinces should be done in common. As a result, on June 15, 1993, De Paul Institute of Religion and Philosophy was started, temporarily attached to the Vincentian Generalate at Edappally in Kerala. Two years later, on June 24, 1995, the Institute was shifted to its present location in Bangalore. Ever since its inception, the Institute has been steadily growing in the number of students and staff as well as in other facilities.

The three-year programme offered by the Institute integrates philosophical, linguistic, sociological, biblical, spiritual and Vincentian studies in the curriculum. The Institute is affiliated to the Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram: Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon law, Bangalore. The students receive the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy (B. Ph.) of the DVK. The students are also encouraged to have a simultaneous graduation in philosophy or any other social sciences from Bangalore University or Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottyam, Kerala. The Governing Body under the Chairmanship of the Superior General of the Vincentian Congregation is in charge of the general administration of the Institute. It consists of the Superior General, the Provincial Superiors and the resident staff of De Paul.