St. Xavier's College, Ranchi

**St. Xavier's College, Ranchi**
Motto	Lucens et Ardens Spreading Light & Burning Bright
Established	July 3, 1944 (July 3, 1944)
Parent institution	Ranchi University
Religious affiliation	Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Students	10,000
Location	Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Campus	Urban, 23 acres
Affiliations	Ranchi University^[1]
Website	sxcran.org

St Xavier's College, Ranchi, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, was founded in 1944 by the Ranchi Province of the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order that traces its origin to St. Ignatius Loyola in 1540.

History

St. Xavier's College, a Minority Educational Institution, was first affiliated to Patna University, then from 1950-1960 was under Bihar University. Affiliation was switched to Ranchi University when this institution opened in 1960. The University Grants Commission conferred autonomous status in 2005 and granted "College with Potential for Excellence" status in 2006. Grade A accreditation was granted by NAAC in 2013.^[2]

Vision

Xavier has among its objectives to develop Christian leadership of high calibre and integrity, to engage in research and extension activities related to the development of Jharkhand, to promote vocational and entrepreneurial education, to accord priority to the education of Catholic as well as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students, and to function as a critique and conscience for society. Furthermore, Xavier aims for its students to contribute to sustainable socio-economic development and to set themselves free from socio-economic, religious, caste and gender prejudices and act as catalysts of social change.^[3] The expressed values of Xavier are consonant with the Jesuit tradition.^[4]

Academics

Xavier has the following academic departments:

English
Hindi
Geography
Economics
History
Political Science

Education
Physics
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Geology

Mathematics & Statistics
Commerce
Computer Animation
Vocational
Management Vocational

The courses of study include:

Intermediate & Bachelor in Arts, Science, & Commerce
Master in Arts, Commerce, & Computer Applications
Bachelor in Education
Vocational Program
Diploma Program^[5]

Facilities

St. Xavier's College study room and library was established in 1944. It was called Meletre Baraque and was situated in front of the Principal's office. In 1960 it was shifted to the Arts Block; in 1996 the stack room was enlarged. It currently contains about 100,000 books and journals.

Facilities are available in the college for volleyball, basketball, hockey, cricket, football, badminton, and indoor games.^[6]

References

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 23°22′4.15″N 85°19′34.32″E / 23.3678194°N 85.3262000°E / 23.3678194; 85.3262000

Ranchi University

Colleges and
institutions

Constituent Colleges	Ranchi College Ranchi Women's College Marwari Boys' College Doranda College R.L.S.Y. College S.S. Memorial College J.N. College, Dhurwa K.C. Bhagat College Mandar college Birsa College P.P.K. College B.S. College K.O. College B.N.J. College Simdega College

Affiliated Colleges	St. Xavier's College, Ranchi Gossner College Yogoda Satsanga College Maulana Azad College Nirmala College S.K. Bage College P.V.A.E. College S.G.M. College Tana Bhagat College Silli College Dumri College Basia College Uttri Karnpura Sharmik Mahavidyalay St. Paul's College K.O. College St. Joseph College Ram Tahal Chaudhry College College of Life Sciences Metas College

Law College	C.N. Law College

B.Ed Colleges	Govt. Teacher Training College Govt. Teacher Training Girls College Bethesda Teacher Training College R. T. C. College of Education Santosh College of Education Ursuline Women's Teachers Training College Abdul Razak Memorial B.Ed. College Sanghmitra B.Ed. College Shaheed Shekh Bhikhari College of education Bharti B.Ed. College Samarpan Deep B.Ed. College Manrakhan B.Ed. College Fatma B.Ed. College J.D. National B.Ed. College Uday Memorial B.Ed. College Aviram College of Education Patel B.Ed. College Cambridge Institute of Teachers Education Jaipuria B.Ed College N.N. Ghosh Sanatan Teachers T.T. College Moti Raj Davi Teachers Training College

Engineering Colleges	National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology Cambridge Institute of Technology R T C Institute of Technology Nilai Educational Trust's Group of Institutions

Medical/Nursing Colleges	Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RINPAS Central Institute of Psychiatry Metas College of Nursing Abdul Razak Memorial Nursing College

Management Institutions	Institute of Management Studies S. N. Sinha Institute of Business Management Cambridge Institute of Technology

People

Chancellor: Draupadi Murmu
Vice-Chancellors: R. K. Pandey

Academics
Alumni

Category
Commons

Jesuit Colleges in India

Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada St. Xavier's College, Patna St. Xavier's College of Education, Patna St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College, Ranchi XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur St. Aloysius College, Mangalore St. Aloysius PU College, Harihar, Shimoga St. Aloysius School of Business Administration, Beeri, Mangalore St. Joseph's College, Bangalore St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore St. Joseph’s Evening College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU Evening College, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian PU College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU and Community College, Anekal, Anekal St. Joseph's School and College, Hassan, Hassan St. Xavier's PU College, Gulbarga St. Xavier's PU College, Bijapur Loyola High School and PU college, Manvi, Raichur Loyola Degree College, Manvi, Raichur Loyola-Kapepaladi School, Pannur, Raichur Loyola School and PU College, Mundgod, Mundgod St. Runfast Mcchunkynugs, Pannur, Raichur Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram St. Xavier's College, Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram Loyola School,Thiruvananthapuram St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai St. Xavier's Technical Institute, Mumbai St. Xavier's Institute of Education, Mumbai Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai St. Vincent College of Commerce, Camp, Pune St Joseph's Technical Institute Shankar Sheth Rd Pune Dnyanmata Vidyalaya Sangamner Ahmednagar Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar Xavier University, Bhubaneswar Human Life Centre, Bhubaneswar Human Life Center, Puri Odisha Citizens' Initiatives, Tumudibandha, Kandhamal St Xaviers College, Jaipur St. Xavier's College, Nevta, Jaipur Loyola College, Chennai St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering & Technology, Chennai Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai Loyola College of Education, Chennai Loyola College, Vettavalam, Thiruvannamalai St. Xavier's College of Education, Palayamkottai Loyola College, Mettala, Namakkal Loyola Technical Institute (LTI), Madurai St. Joseph's Industrial School, Ooty Loyola Industrial Training Institute, Ranipet St. Joseph’s Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli Xavier Institute of Business Administration, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling North Bengal St. Xavier’s College, Jalpaiguri Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi

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