St. Xavier's College, Burdwan

St. Xavier's College, Burdwan
Other name
SXCB
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 2014 (2014)
Affiliation The University of Burdwan
President Fr. Jeyaraj Velusami, SJ
Principal Dr. G. Paul Arockiam, SJ
Location Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, West Bengal, India
Campus Urban
Language English Medium
Website SXCB_site

St. Xavier’s College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, is a graduate and undergraduate college opened in 2014 by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus, the body which also administers St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and various institutes which are well-reputed throughout India and abroad.

History

Purba Bardhaman(i.e. East Bardhaman) is about 100 km north-west of Kolkata and serves as the district headquarters. Jesuit roots in Bardhaman("Burdwan") go back nearly 50 years when they opened an English medium school for the large Santhal(an Indian tribe) Christian population.[1]

Xavier's Burdwan was opened in July 2014 with Bishop Cyperian Monis of the Diocese of Asansol officiating.[2]

The college is affiliated to The University of Burdwan.[3] It offers all 3 years honors courses: the B.A. in English, Sociology, and Geography; the B.Com. in Accountancy; and the B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Computer Science, and Geography.[4]

From 2018, as per notification from The University of Burdwan, it is also now offering BCA(Bachelor of Computer Applications)[3 years] course.

References

  1. "Second St. Xavier's College at Burdwan - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site". m.timesofindia.com. TOI. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. Bangalore, Spicewebs,. "St.Xavier's College, Burdwan,Sripally". www.sxc-bwn.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. "St Xavier`s College, now in Burdwan". Zee News. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. Bangalore, Spicewebs,. "St. Xaviers College". www.sxc-bwn.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-10-11.

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