St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

Characteristics

A Christian Minority Higher Educational Institution, St. Xavier’s was founded in 1860 by a Catholic Minority Religious body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862. While preference is shown to the educational and cultural needs of the Minority community, admission is open to all irrespective of caste, creed and nationality!

A Multi-faculty College

St. Xavier’s College offers UG and PG courses under five faculties : Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Administration, and Education. It also offers various professional certificate and diploma courses under Career Oriented Programmes and Computer Centre. St. Xavier’s offers Ph.d in Physics, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Commerce.

Medium

The medium of instruction is English. However, candidates coming from vernacular medium schools are offered facilities to improve their skill in spoken English.

Policy

As a Jesuit higher educational institution, St Xavier’s pursues a policy in admission, formation and training, in favour of the Christian minority and the poor i.e. socially and financially marginalized including SC / ST / OBC. Financial assistance in terms of scholarships, direct financial assistance, book bank facility etc are generously offered to deserving and talented students, irrespective of caste and creed.

Three Shifts

The College has three shifts:

• Morning Session (6am-9:50am) – B.Com. – for boys only.
• Day Session (9am-4:30pm) – B.A., B.Sc, and B.Ed – co-educational (for boys & girls).
• Evening Session (3pm-8pm) – B.B.A and B.Com. – co-educational (for boys & girls).

What does AUTONOMY mean?

SXC is an Autonomous college, it is not a DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY and therefore not empowered to offer degrees. It is empowered to formulate its own syllabus, and establish its own evaluation system, i.e. conduct exams and publish the results. the Degree Certificates will be issued by the Parent University, with the signature of the Vice Chancellor, bearing the name of the College. More…

Ownership and Administration of College

St. Xavier’s College is owned and managed by the Jesuits of the Calcutta province of the Society of Jesus. With the registration of Catholic Mission of West Bengal (also known as Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus) under the Societies Registration Act 1961, the ownership of St. Xavier’s College was vested with this said Society from its registration in 1973, and it was administered by a Governing Body constituted as per statutes of Calcutta University. In May 2005, the Founder Body initiated the registration of a new Society, in the style and name of St. Xavier’s College Kolkata Educational Trust. The administration and management of St. Xavier’s College is now brought under this Trust with effect from 1st June 2006, and the day-to-day administration is vested with the Governing Body, as per guidelines of the UGC for Autonomous Colleges with minority character.

Boards of Studies

Every subject or department has formed its own Board of Studies as per UGC guidelines. Each Board of Studies is entrusted with the task of formulating / revising the syllabus and initiating innovative teaching learning methodologies. The Bos meets at least once a semester.

Vision & Mission Statement

History beckons, St. Xavier’s College is a hundred and sixty one years young. St. Xavier’s is a metaphor for commitment, care and service, and this momentous hour of the history of our college makes us, the Xaverians articulate our pledge for posterity, our ‘vision’ of the ‘mission’ of St. Xavier’s College, our ambition and aspiration for future. We are proud of the progress of St. Xavier’s College of today – a precious seed has prospered into a vital, virtuous tree. The college has evolved into a nationally ranked, multifaceted and co-educational institution.

As enunciated in its Mission Statement, St. Xavier’s has, during the days of its journey welcomed those of all beliefs and traditions, and has respected and valued ‘the diversity which their membership brings to the College Community.’ Accommodation of such diversity has always been the abiding attribute of any Jesuit enterprise. Founded under the auspices of a particular religious denomination, we, today, find ourselves completely secular in character. We are determined to preserve this identity. We firmly believe that the distinctive Catholic and Jesuit character of the College, both in tradition and spirit is integral to our identity. We believe that St. Xavier’s College can remain faithful to its heritage and extend its intent to meet the intellectual and spiritual challenges of the contemporary and future academic world.

Working conscientiously and creatively, we shall forge a vision of what St. Xavier’s can be as a Catholic and Jesuit College for the twenty-first century. The following version of our Vision Statement crystallizes our critical self-understanding of the Mission of St. Xavier’s College. We are certain that it will further the prospects for an ongoing dialogue with our peers as we discover anew the Catholic and Jesuit dimensions of the future of the College. Rooted in the life, love and teachings of Jesus Christ and inspired by the Ignatian Vision of forming men and women for others, St. Xavier’s continues to strive:

Our Vision

To promote a society based on love, freedom, liberty, justice, equality and fraternity.