St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur

St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur
Type Jesuit, Catholic, undergraduate and graduate college
Established 2014 (2014)
Affiliation St. Xavier's University, Kolkata[1]
Location Raghabpur, West Bengal, India
Website XavierRaghabpur

St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur, West Bengal, India, is a graduate and undergraduate college opened in 2014 by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus, who also administer St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[2]

History

In 2014 St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, founded a college in the Bengali medium in the rural area of Raghabpur, West Bengal, India.

The first courses offered were: B.Com, Bengali (Honors), and BA (General). Each can accommodate 60 students per year. There is also a virtual classroom extension of lectures from the Kolkata campus.[3] Xavier Kolkata principal Felix Raj, has overseen the founding of the school, and is adding the programs M.A. in Bengali and a B.Ed. in History (honors).[4] The History Honors offered by Xavier's Kolkata is offered only at the Raghabpur campus.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Xavier's University chalks out extension and development plan for 2025". Somdutta Basu. The Times of India. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Jesuits, Calcutta. "Education – Calcutta Jesuits". calcuttajesuits.org. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. ↑ "St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata : College News". www.sxccal.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. ↑ Reporter, Staff (2015-06-11). "St. Xavier's College, Kolkata expands base in West Bengal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Xavier's success story in Raghabpur". Telegraph. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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