St. Xavier's College, Ranchi

 St Xavier's College, Ranchi, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, was started by the Ranchi Province of the Society of Jesus, a Christian religious order founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1540. St Xavier's College,

Ranchi, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, was started by the Ranchi Province of the Society of Jesus. St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, was started in the Ranchi Jesuit Society, on July 3, 1944.It offers courses like :- Degree Science (Honours) Degree Arts (Honours) Degree Commerce (Honours) Degree Vocational (Honours) P.G. Courses etc.

 St.Xavier's College is the very own college of the Indian World Cup winning Cricket Team captain M.S.Dhoni.. The college is registered under the Registration of Society Act XXI of 1860 under the local title 'XAVIER'S RANCHI'.

 

The Executive Committee of the NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL has accorded St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, an affiliated college of the RANCHI UNIVERSITY, Jharkhand, with GRADE A, in 2013.

St. Xavier's College, Study room was established in 1944, It was Called Meletre Baraque and was situated in front of the Principal's office. It was the combination of library and study room. In 1960 it was Shifted in the Arts Block. and in 1996 the Stock room was enlarged under UGC, for the sake o students. St. Xavier's Study room is always open for the student from 6.00 am to 8.30 pm.

St. Xavier's College has been conferred Autonomous Status by UGC through its letter No. F.22 -1/ 2005/ (Desk-AC) dated July 9, 2005 for six years from 2005-2006 to 2010-2011 AND 2011-13

 

St. Francis Xavier

St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, is named after St. Francis Xavier, one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. A Jesuit saint of the 16th Century who travelled to India, Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (currently Spain-France) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries.

 St. Xavier's College, Ranchi
Post Box No-9, Dr. Camil Bulcke Path
Ranchi, Jharkhand-834001
Phone : 0651-2214301,2214935
Fax: 0651-2207672
Email: studentservice@sxcran.org.in, info@sxcran.org.in, exam_dept@sxcran.org.in
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