St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

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St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Logo Of St. Xavier's College
Motto	Nihil Ultra
Established	16 January, 1860
Rector	Rev. J. Maliyekal, SJ
Principal	Rev. P. C. Mathew, SJ
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Address	30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata - 700016
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.sxccal.edu/

St. Xavier's College is located in Kolkata, India and is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th Century, who travelled to India. The College was founded by the Jesuits (the Society of Jesus), a Christian religious group started by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Since its inception, the Jesuits have specialised in the field of education, among other things, and were even called the "school-masters of Europe" at one time.

The Jesuits have established many colleges named after St. Francis Xavier in various parts of India. The best known ones are in Kolkata, Ranchi, and Mumbai. St. Xaviers College, Kolkata, was affiliated to the University of Calcutta and has been recenly granted autonomy. It is located in Park Street and very well known for its science, economics, commerce and English faculty. The commerce department conducts its classes in the morning, so that the students are done with classes by 10 am and normally work during the day. The science and arts department conducts their classes during the day. The college has two main hostels, the Christian and the Hindu hostels. The Christian hostel is inside the college compound and it is considered to be one of the best in the country.

It is very well suited for those pursuing other professional certification like chartered accountants and cost accountants. It is known for its excellent faculties, infrastructure and strong sense of discipline.

The college motto is "Nihil Ultra," Latin for "Nothing Beyond." Its alumni as well as the students call themselves Xaverians. The college fest is a three-day event known as Xavotsav, usually taking place between the 19th and 23rd of December.

Famous alumni include

• Nikhil Bhagat,
• Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, scientist
• Pankaj Roy Burman,
• Anil Chatterjee,
• Ramananda Chatterjee,
• Tapobrata Roy Choudhuri,
• Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri,
• Utpal Dutt, actor
• Jamal Nazrul Islam,
• Saurav Ganguly,
• Buddhadev Guha,
• Chandra Hirjee,
• P. Lal, author, publisher, transcreator
• Lakshmi Niwas Mittal,
• Norman Pritchard,
• Hamoodur Rahman,
• Sanjeev Sanyal
• Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy,Chief Minister of United Bengal(1946-47), Prime Minister of Pakistan(1956-57)
• N.Vishwanathan,
• Benjamin Walker
• Vijay Mallya

Famous faculty include

• AM Goon,
• Fr.Gaston Roberge

Famous guests and visitors include Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa.

This is the first college in eastern India, which despite being formally affiliated to the University of Calcutta, has gained autonomous status, w.e.f. the first of July, 2006.

[edit] See also

• St. Xavier's - disambiguation page of schools