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ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE |
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Founded in 1860 by a small group of Jesuits under the leadership of Rev. Fr. H Depelchin S.J., St. Xavier’s College was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862. Founded by a Catholic Christian Minority Religious body, Society of Jesus, St. Xavier’s College is a religious minority educational institution recognized by the State Government. While a certain preference is shown to the educational & cultural needs of the minority community, admission is open to all irrespective of caste and creed. A multifaculty College, St. Xavier’s offers 3 years Hons, 3years General / Pass Graduation in B A, B Sc, B Com,BBA and BA / BSc in Mass Communication (Vocational Major) and 1 year B Ed. Course. St. Xavier’s College has been offering 3 year B Sc Computer Science under the University of Calcutta since 1998. These students are now working in esteemed IT companies like IBM, HCL, TCS, Infosys, Accenture, Oracle, CTS, Wipro, Mckinsey to name a few. M Sc Computer Science was introduced from the academic session 2005-06. The PG was granted autonomy by CU from its inception.
The UG departments of the college, i.e the
college as a higher educational institution was granted AUTONOMY by UGC and
Calcutta University in March 2006, effective from 2006-2007 session.
St. Xavier’s College is the first Affiliated College to be granted Autonomy
in the State of West Bengal. |