St Xaviers College, Jaipur

St. Xavier's College, Jaipur

Latin: Collegium Sancti Xaverii
Motto	Competence, Character, Compassion, meaning Developing competencies, Building character, Creating compassion
Type	Private, Self-financed
Established	July 2010 (July 2010)
Religious affiliation	Jesuit (Catholic)
Academic affiliation	University of Rajasthan
Principal	Fr. Sebastian Anand, S.J.
Undergraduates	1670
Postgraduates	25
Location	Hathroi Fort Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Website	http://www.stxaviersjaipur.org

In 2010, the Jaipur Xavier Educational Association (JXEA) — a trust established in 1950 by the Jesuits — in collaboration with the Xavier Alumni, started St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur. It is a co-educational, self-financed Catholic minority institution, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan. Established and maintained by the members of the Delhi Province of the Society of Jesus, it offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Management, Computers and Commerce. In 2014 it has started offering postgraduate courses such as Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM), M.A. English and Masters in Accountancy and Business Statistics (ABST).

History

Jesuits at Akbar's Court

St. Xavier's College was founded in July 2010 in Jaipur^[1] by the members of Society of Jesus and Xavier's Alumni. This event marked the beginning of another chapter in the long history of Jesuits' association with Rajasthan. The Jesuits first came to Jaipur in 1729 at the invitation of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in order to help in setting up an astronomical observatory.^[2][3][4] They returned to Jaipur in 1942 at the invitation of Mirza Ismail, the then prime minister of Jaipur, to start a school in the city. St Xavier's School was built in 1945 in the large plot of land made available by Mirza Ismail.

Accreditation & assessment

Since its inception, St. Xavier's College has been affiliated with the University of Rajasthan. It is accredited by the University with the task of preparing students for degrees in Arts and Commerce along with Management and Computers.

Administration

The Governing Body consists of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Ex-Officio Trustees, and Members. Various committees of staff and students take responsibility for the different activities of the College.

Francis Xavier, the namesake of the college

Academics

St. Xavier's College, Jaipur, offers three-year undergraduate degree courses, such as Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.) English and Economics, Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.); and it has recently started postgraduate courses such as Master of Human Resource Management, M.A. English and M.Com. ABST. The syllabi for the undergraduate and postgraduate courses are prepared by the University of Rajasthan. Evaluation comprises mid-term tests and final examinations.

Admissions

Admission of new students begins in the end of May and lasts till the beginning of July. Prospective students can obtain application forms from the college office. Students who have obtained higher marks are allowed to take on-the-spot admission, whereas others are required to appear for an interview before being admitted.

Festivals

The college celebrates various festivals like the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola (July 31) and St Francis' Day (Dec 3). Christmas is celebrated with gaiety. Teacher's day is celebrated on Sept 5.^[5]

Inter-college competitions

The college organizes an annual cultural competition called "ZEST" that involves various cultural activities, games and functions. The Department of Economics organizes an annual economics fiesta called "Synergy" that has competitions among the students of various colleges in Jaipur.^[6]

Publications

The college monthly magazine began publication in 2013. There are also the following annuals:

• Econopsis from the Department of Economics, with articles on college life and on economics
• Arthika focused on economics, also from the Department of Economics
• X-TechZine on computer science, from the Department of Computer Science
• Literati from the English Department
• Impetus, an interdisciplinary college journal

Clubs

There are clubs designated for Sports, Cultural, Literature, Dramatics, Music, Debate, Photography, Dance, Drawing/Painting, Entrepreneurship, and Tech-X IT.

Xavier's College Alumni (XCA)

Xavier's College Alumni (XCA) was launched on the occasion of the farewell of the first batch (2010–13) of St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur, on 27 February 2013. The XCA logo was unveiled on the same day. XCA maintains a website for the benefit of members at Alumni .

New campus

A new, spacious campus is under construction in a large plot of land acquired at Nevta on the Mahapura-Nevta road, near the Nevta dam. The construction is expected to be complete by May 2015. Four undergraduate courses are planned there from July 2015 onwards: BA, BSc, BCom, and BBA.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Xaviers College, Jaipur.

• Xavier's College Alumni
• www.stxaviersjaipur.org

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