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Vision & Mission Statement
History beckons, St. Xavier’s College is a hundred and
fifty two 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
vulnerable 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:
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Our Vision To promote a society based on
love, freedom, liberty, justice, equality and fraternity.
Our Mission
- To become a centre of excellence in Higher Education;
- To excel in all areas of teaching-learning, research and
consultancy;
- To contribute to the creation of knowledge and to search
for the meaning of life;
- To provide education that qualifies as international class
for our students;
- To be a bridge between the rural-urban divide, taking the
benefits of education to the poor and the marginalized, aiming
at their empowerment;
- To ensure access to and equity in higher educational
opportunity to all deserving and meritorious students with a
preferential option for the poor and marginalized,
irrespective of caste and creed;
- To inspire and challenge all segments of the college to
raise the realm of good to great to greater, through
continuous quality assessment;
- To offer subjects for competence building and motivate /
animate a work force imbued with human values;
- To become a home of culture and to consciously promote
communal harmony and cultural integration to create an
atmosphere of dialogue in the campus;
- To promote academic exchange and academia-industry
interfacing, taking advantage of the latest technology;
- To develop application-oriented courses, with the
necessary inputs of values, with a view to produce all-round
development of persons;
- To form young men and women of competence, commitment,
conscience and compassion;
- To contribute to the well-being of the nation without
counting the cost; in the spirit of NIHIL ULTRA (Nothing
Beyond), the motto of St. Xavier's;
- To focus on (i) Access to Knowledge; (ii)
Knowledge-concepts; (iii) Knowledge-creation; (iv)
Knowledge-application and (v) Development of better knowledge
services.
Value Framework to accomplish our Mission
- Fostering passionate pursuit for academic and intellectual
excellence;
- Promoting social concern leading to action;
- Cultivating uncompromising commitment towards enhancing the
quality of life both at the organizational and societal level;
- Instilling in students integrity, perseverance and
transparency;
- Facilitating creativity and innovativeness in all endeavours;
- Enabling leadership to become agents of social change and
shape a better future.
- Encouraging discipline, teamwork and Collaboration;
- Providing education with a human face;
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