St. Xavier's College, Patna

St. Xavier's College

Logo of SXC
Motto Pravahito Gyan Ganga Pravah (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
 Let the streams of Gyan (knowledge) Ganga keep on flowing
Type Private
Established 2009 (2009)
Affiliation Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Principal Dr. Fr. T. Nishant, S.J.[1]
Campus Urban
Address St. Xavier’s College of Management & Technology, XTTI Campus, Digha, Patna, 800 011 Bihar, India
Nickname SXC Patna
Affiliations

Aryabhatta Knowledge University

Magadh University
Website xaviercollegepatna

St. Xavier's College, Patna (SXC Patna or SXC) is an undergraduate college of Arts and Commerce under Magadh University, Bodh Gaya[2] in Patna, Bihar, India. Founded in 2009, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century and missionary to India. It is a co-educational, self-financed, Catholic minority institution, operated by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus.

History

The Jesuits first came to Patna in 1919, and in early 1930 were approached to set up a school in the city of Patna.[3] Fr. Loesch, assisted by Fr. Marshall D. Moran, opened a Cambridge school to serve Patna and Bihar. Later, in 1940, St. Xavier's High School, Patna was built at Gandhi Maidan Marg. Then in 2009 the Jesuits founded St. Xavier’s College, Patna. Classes began at a temporary location opposite St. Michael's High School, Digha. In June 2011 the college moved to its permanent location on a sprawling, 36- acre campus at XTTI on Digha Ashiana Road.[4]

Authority

The college was founded in Patna in 2009 with its first principal Fr. T. Nishant, S.J..

Academics

Francis Xavier, the namesake of the college

St. Xavier's College, Patna, offers three-year undergraduate degree courses, such as Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.) English and Economics and Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) from Magadh University, and Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and Computer Application (B.C.A.)[5] from Aryabhatta Knowledge University.[6] Besides mid-term tests, students are evaluated through at least two examinations at the end of each term. Failure in these examinations disqualifies them from the annual University examinations.[7]

Emblem

The college emblem contains the motto Pravahito Gyan Ganga Pravah (Sanskrit): "Let the streams of Gyan (knowledge) Ganga keep on flowing." The College is situated beside the river Ganga and like the flowing river would ensure that the streams of Gyan keep on flowing and liberating people, building bridges of understanding. The Sun with the letters IHS (first three letters for Jesus in Greek) is a symbol for the Society of Jesus. The emblem within the emblem, containing crown and crescent moon, is the coat of arms of the noble family of its patron, St. Francis Xavier.

Sister institutions

The sister institutions of St. Xavier's College in Patna are[8]

References

  1. ↑ Principal SXC Patna
  2. ↑ Universities told to apply for NAAC accreditation The Times of India. Retrieved Aug 25, 2013
  3. ↑ "history", sxspatna, December 2012
  4. ↑ Our College SXC Patna
  5. ↑ Patna: Freshers hailed at St Xavier's College The Times of India. Retrieved Aug 7, 2012
  6. ↑ St.Xavier's College of Management & Technology (SXCMT) eduhelp.in
  7. ↑ Examination SXC Patna
  8. ↑ Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola today The Times of India. Retrieved Jul 31, 2013

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Coordinates: 25°38′42″N 85°06′04″E / 25.6451°N 85.1012°E / 25.6451; 85.1012

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