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St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

February 21, 2023

St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous higher education institution run by the Bombay Province of the Society of Jesus in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by the Jesuits on January 2, 1869. The college is affiliated with the University of Mumbai offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Science, Commerce and Management.[4][5][6] Xavier's was the first college to be granted autonomy by the University of Mumbai in 2010.[7] In 2006, St. Xavier's was awarded the 'A+' grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[8]

St. Xavier's College
Arms of the St. Xavier's College
Latin: Collegium Sancti Xaverii
MottoProvocans Ad Volandum (Latin)
Motto in English
Encouraging to Fly
TypePrivate Roman Catholic Research Autonomous Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution
Established2 January 1869; 154 years ago (2 January 1869)[1]
FounderSociety of Jesus
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations
International Association of Jesuit Universities
University of Mumbai
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
ChairmanFr. Arun de Souza, SJ
RectorFr. Keith D’Souza, S.J.
PrincipalDr. Rajendra Shinde [2]
Undergraduates2,648 (as of 2007)[3]
Postgraduates99 (as of 2007)[3]
Location
Mumbai
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18°56′36″N 72°49′53″E / 18.9432°N 72.8313°E / 18.9432; 72.8313Coordinates: 18°56′36″N 72°49′53″E / 18.9432°N 72.8313°E / 18.9432; 72.8313
CampusUrban
2.94 acres (11,900 m2)
Websitexaviers.edu
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai

The college is named after Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Spanish Jesuit saint. Its campus in South Mumbai is built in the Indo-Gothic style of architecture, and recognized as a heritage structure.[8] Founded by German Jesuits in 1869, Xavier's developed rapidly from 1884 to 1914. The imprisonment of German Jesuit priests during the First World War (1914–1918) led to a dislocation of the administration, which was mitigated by the appointment of other European Jesuits. While it began as an arts college, by the 1920s science departments were established. The college was greatly expanded in the 1930s.

The college is now run by Indian Jesuits, with a distinct focus on affirmative action for minority students.[9] It offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Arts, Science, Business, Commerce or Public Policy. It has spawned several research institutions within its campus including the Blatter Herbarium, and is known for its inter-collegiate youth festival 'Malhar'.

History

 
Tombstone Tablet of Founders

St. Xavier's College was founded on 2 January 1869 in Bombay by German Jesuits with only two students in attendance. The two students came from a group of six, who appeared for the university matriculation examination in 1868 from St. Mary's Institution. Swiss Jesuit Joseph Michael Willi [de; fr] (or Willy), the first principal of the college from 1869 to 1873, and three other Jesuits began lecturing and teaching at the college on 7 January 1869. The college was granted formal recognition by Bombay University on 30 January 1869. One student joined later in 1870. The first three students graduated in 1871.[1][10] From 1884 to 1910, under the patronage of Principal Frederick Dreckmann, the college began to develop rapidly.[11] The Blatter Herbarium was established in 1906 by the Swiss Jesuit priest Ethelbert Blatter and his associates.[12] The hostel was completed in 1909, while the east–west science wing, costing Rs. 200,000, was completed in 1912. The Government provided grants of Rs. 70,000 and Rs. 37,000 for the two additional buildings of the college. The college first admitted women in 1912.[11]

 
Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Bombay (1923–1926), inaugurated the extension of the east–west science wing in 1926

Being a German institute in British India, the college suffered wide repercussions during the First World War (1914–1918). Following the outbreak of the war, the German Jesuit priests, mainly the older ones, were interned and detained in 1914 at the college villa in Khandala, where many died. However, the younger German Jesuits were repatriated in 1916.[13] The departure of German Jesuits led to a dislocation in the administration of the college, but was mitigated by a few Swiss, Luxemburger, and English Jesuits. The number of lay professors increased following the withdrawal of the German Jesuits.[14] In 1920, enrollment of students from outside Bombay, especially Calcutta, Yangon, Mangalore, and Sindh, started increasing. Subsequently, a third floor was added to the hostel to provide accommodation facilities for them. The college started offering six more languages: Marathi, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Hebrew, and Portuguese.[15] The Spanish Jesuits arrived in 1922.[14] By the 1920s, the college had expanded its offerings to more than just liberal arts. Science departments such as Chemistry and Biology came to be established. The Spanish Jesuit Henry Heras founded the "Indian Historical Research Institute" in 1925. The extension of the east–west science wing was completed in 1925 and opened by Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Bombay (1923–1926), on 26 January 1926, at an outlay of Rs. 200,000.[16]

The following decade, the priest Gonzalo Palacios propelled massive architectural expansions, with the addition of a third floor to the east–west science wing and in April 1935 the demolition of the Chemistry shed. The General Library was shifted to the new central building providing space for over 100,000 books and 6,000 volumes of periodicals. The college took charge of the Abdulla Fazalbhoy Technical Institute for Radio and Cinema (now St. Xavier's Technical Institute) near Mahim Causeway. More rooms were added to the hostel together with a tower. The construction of the college chapel, which had begun in 1937, was completed under the reign of Principal Aloysius Coyne (1940–1949).[17] The college hall was inaugurated in January 1937 by Lord Brabourne, Governor of Bombay (1933–1937).[13] In August 1939, the non-degree course for the Teacher's Diploma was started, while Microbiology was revolutionized.[18] After India's independence in 1947, Hindi began to be taught in the college from June 1949 and several new departments were instituted, such as the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1951) and the Department of Psychology (1957).[19]

 
Barack Obama greeting students (2010)

In the later 20th century, St. Xavier's has continued to expand in student body and faculty size, and has seen the establishment of several research centers and programs. Indian Jesuits of the Bombay Province have run the college in close collaboration with the Society of Jesus in Germany and Spain.[20]

On 18 July 2009, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the college. She conducted an interactive session with its students regarding academics and education.[21][22] In November 2010 US President Barack Obama visited the college and held a town hall meeting.

Religious affiliation and ethos

 
Francis Xavier, after whom the college is named
 
A 1994 stamp dedicated to the 125th anniversary of St. Xavier's College

The college is Roman Catholic and the Society of Jesus exercises responsibility over it through a Governing Body whose chairman is the Provincial of the Bombay Province of the Society. St. Xavier's College is named after Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century who travelled to India and who is considered as the proponent of the Goa Inquisition.[23][24][25] The college seeks to give an all-round formation, inculcating both human and spiritual values.[26] It gives special consideration to Roman Catholics (under the minority rights enshrined in the Constitution of India) for whose education the college was founded. Currently 50% of the seats are reserved for Catholics.[9]

Invocation

Take and receive, O Lord my liberty,

Take all my will, My mind my memory,
Do thou direct and govern all and sway,
Do what thou wilt, command and I obey.
Only thy grace and love on me bestow,
Possessing these, all riches I forgo.
All things I hold and all I own are thine,
Thine was the gift, to thee I all resign.
Lord teach me how to serve,
Gladly as you deserve,
To give and not to count the cost, to fight not heeding pain,
May I give of my best, may I not seek for rest,

and ask for no reward save that, I know I do your will.

— Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola[27]

Crest and motto

The crest was designed by Fr. T. Molina in 1929, a student of heraldry and a member of the college staff. It shows an eagle teaching its young to fly. Above it, on the left side is the emblem of the Society of Jesus, which consists of the first three Greek initials for "Jesus" set in a sun; on the right is a chequered moon, taken from the arms of the house of Xavier. The Latin motto Provocans Ad Volandum, "Challenging to Fly", is central to the ethos of the college and comes from the Bible, which mentions how the eagle encourages its young to fly (Dt 32.11). As a whole, the crest symbolizes a college that bears the name of Xavier and is run by the Jesuits, with the ideal of educating young men and women to aim high in life.[28][29]

Accreditation and assessment

Since 30 January 1869, St. Xavier's College has been affiliated with the University of Mumbai. It is accredited by the university with the task of preparing students for degrees in arts, Science, and Commerce.[26] It was made a constituent college of the university in 1953 following the Bombay University Act 1953 and received recognition by the University Grants Commission (UGC) since 1956.[3]

In 2007, the college was awarded the highest rating A+ (5-Star) in the re-accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body linked to the University Grants Commission of India.[30][31] The national India Today magazine's report on colleges has consistently rated Xavier's in the top 10 in India in recent years. In the June 2000 and June 2006 issues, Xavier's has been rated the best arts college and the second best science and commerce college in the country.[8][31][32][33] The UGC awarded St. Xavier's the "College with a Potential for Excellence" award in 2006.[31]

On 31 May 2010, St. Xavier's was granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission, thereby becoming only the second college in Mumbai to be granted such a status.[34][35]

Administration

 
The Second Quadrangle Arches

The Governing Body consists of the chairman, vice chairman, ex-officio trustees, members, the local managing committee, and an advisory council. The principal functions through the Academic Council of the three vice principals and other important officials, aided by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) which is responsible for planning and evaluation of the college. Various committees of staff and students take responsibility for the different activities of the college. The Local Managing Committee (LMC) has nine members, including the principal as the secretary and rector as the chairperson, and meets twice every year. It prepares the budget and financial statements, recommends creation of new posts, recommends measures for academic and administrative improvement, and undertakes many other vital decision-making activities. The prospective plan for institutional development is done after consecutive meetings with the Academic Council, IQAC, and the heads of the departments. The college takes measures to upgrade the skills of non-teaching staff by conducting workshops and training programmes during vacations, and by conducting sessions on personality enhancement and financial management.[36][37] An Advisory Council of eminent alumni has also been constituted.[38]

The college has 90 permanent teachers (of whom 53 are women) and an additional 3 full-time teachers, 11 part-time, and 2 teachers working as full-time on temporary assignment, raising the number of full-time teachers to 95. The teacher-student ratio is 1:33. Three teachers have been accorded special awards and recognition for their distinguished service.[3]

Courses

As of 2007, the college remains mainly an undergraduate college, with 2648 undergraduate students and 99 postgraduate students.[3] The syllabi for undergraduate and postgraduate courses are prepared by the University of Mumbai, and include mid-term tests and final examinations.[39] The success rate of students is 90 to 100 percent across all departments,[40] and 95 to 100 percent in university examinations.[3] Special considerations are given to Catholics, economically and socially disadvantaged applicants, and students from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Programs operated by the college include The Learning for Life Programme, Honours Programme, Social Involvement Programme, and Personality and Human Values.[41][42][43]

Junior college courses

Junior college courses in science and arts last two years. Applicants are evaluated on their performance in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination of the Mumbai Divisional Board.[44]

Undergraduate degree courses

Undergraduate degree courses last three years. Applicants are evaluated based on their academic performance in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination of the Mumbai Divisional Board.[45]

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
  • Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.)
  • Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M.)
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc I.T.)
  • Bachelor of Vocation – Software Development
  • Bachelor of Vocation – Tourism

Postgraduate courses

Diploma courses

Certification courses

  • Diamond Grading
  • Jewellery Design

Institutes

Several institutes have been established on St. Xavier's campus, including:

Xavier Institute of Management & Research

Xavier Institute of Management & Research (XIMR) is the management school of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.[60]

XIMR was established in 1963 by Professor Pascoal Gisbert as St. Xavier's Social Institute of Industry, when India was striving to achieve self-sufficiency. In 1971 the institute's focus shifted to supervisory and managerial skills and its name was changed to Xavier Institute of Management. In 2006 it became the Xavier Institute of Management and Research.

XIMR trains managers with skills in doing business internationally and globally[61] and facilitates entry into African markets.[62]

In January 2011, the Centre for Africa Studies was launched in association with Makerere University Business School in Uganda, East Africa.[61][62]

Campus and facilities

 
The college is built in the Indo-Gothic style of architecture

St. Xavier's stands on a 2.94 acres (11,900 m2) campus in the Fort locality of South Mumbai. It is located near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station, which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways, and Churchgate station, which serves as the headquarters of the Western Railways. The college is built in the Indo-Gothic style of architecture, and has been recognized as a heritage structure by the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee.[8][63] The main college library is central and common to all the academic activities of the college. It has a collection of 133,489 books, of which more than 50% are reference books, with some dating back to the 16th century. It also receives 76 journals, of which 14 are foreign journals. The library has a carved cabinet, card index of books, and a computerized database of books. Students have access to a lending library, reference library, paperback library, non-print media library, and a vast collection of journals, current and back volumes. Books are lent out at the lending library, which also houses the online public access catalog (OPAC) for information search.

 
Reference library, St. Xavier's College

The reference library includes reserve counters, overnight loans, photo-copying services, reference services, inter-library loans, journals, reference books, and a special multi-media facility for accessing compact disks (CDs) on computers. Students also have access to a paperback library and a non-print media library where audio cassettes, television, and video cassette recorder (VCR) facilities are available for group and individual use.[3][64][65]

 
"The Woods" leisure space

The campus also has a leisure space known as "The Woods" which includes a couple of large trees.[66] The college runs a small hostel on campus for male students of the senior college. The hostel has a capacity of 60 students, two to three occupants to a room.[9][63] The college also has a chapel cum prayer hall with green, stained-glass exteriors, arching vaults, and intricate marble work, behind the façade facing the college quadrangle.[13][67] It has two fully equipped audio-visual centres, the Smith Centre for Audio-Visual Instruction (SCAVI), with a seating capacity of 100, and the Multi-Media Room (MMR) which seats 110. Classrooms have partially Information technology (IT) enabled accessories, fiberglass boards, and pull-down screens.[3][63] A full-fledged language laboratory has also been set up to cater to students from non-English medium schools and to promote multi-language skills.[40] There is also an auditorium, a spacious canteen, and full-size basketball and volleyball courts. The Fell Gymkhana, built in 1954, provides bodybuilding, badminton, table-tennis, carrom, chess, and other recreational facilities for staff and students. The St. Xavier's Villa in Khandala is a property of the college nestled in the hills of the Western Ghats mountain range, about two hours from Mumbai. It provides facilities for retreats, seminars, and educational conferences. The college also has a cricket pitch leased by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on the Azad Maidan sports ground, near the college.[41][65]

 
College chapel

The college counselling centre, founded in 1954, provides personal counselling, personality-evaluation tests, testing programmes for vocational purposes, information on careers, professions, and specialized studies in India and abroad, information on scholarships and financial assistance schemes, and admission guidance to students; it also organizes orientation programmes.[65][68] The college placement centre exposes students to reputed employers, trains them in writing resumes, and acquaints them with the selection process of corporations.[68] There are separate common rooms for male and female students and for teaching and non-teaching staff. The Xavier's Women's Development Cell was formed in 2006 to coordinate programmes for awareness and action on women's issues, since girls constitute more than 60% of the student body. It also serves as a grievance redressal cell for complaints of sexual harassment. First aid centres are also available in the college general office and the counselling centre.[36][69] The college undertakes a number of welfare measures for students and staff including provision of insurance coverage.[36] The college has also set up a Grievance Redressal Cell with a representative from a Non-governmental Organization (NGO).[38]

Films shot on the campus

Extra-curricular activities

Xavier's students, "Xavierites", maintain relationships with peers from other colleges by participating in inter-college competitions and college festivals.

The Extra Curricular Credits Committee (ECC) monitors the performance of students and sends contingents to other colleges.

Mosaic is an inter-disciplinary, interdepartmental series of exhibitions and poster presentations.[73]

Student associations

The Alumni Association, established in 1902, is actively involved in fundraising, providing scholarships, career counseling, and felicitation of the retiring staff.[38] The Indian Music Group (IMG) was founded in 1973 to promote Indian Classical Music in the city, especially among its young people. It organises concerts, lecture-demonstrations and music appreciation courses. Its annual Indian classical music festival, Janfest, is well known.[74]

Students organize several hobby clubs such as the Philately Club and the Star Gazers Club.[67]

Festivals

Main article: Malhar (festival)

Malhar, one of the most popular college festivals in the city, is hosted by the students of St. Xavier's College.[75] It is an inter-collegiate youth festival held since 1979. It is usually in August during the rains and involves teams from about 60 other colleges in Mumbai and elsewhere, with around 30 cultural contests in the Literary, Performing Arts, and Fine Arts categories, along with a number of Workshops on different themes. It draws about 20,000 student participants and audience to the college Campus.[41][42][76]

Janfest is a well-known Indian classical music festival in India, held in January and hosted by the Indian Music Group (IMG). Inaugurated in 1974, it promotes classical music among the youth and offers a platform for young people to showcase their talent. It has played host to maestros of Indian classical music like Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain, and Ravi Shankar.[77]

The Zephyrus conference is organised by the Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) department and features renowned speakers from the business world.

Additionally, the college hosts Ithaka, the annual English literature and theatre festival organised by the English Literature department since 1990. It is a platform for students to demonstrate their theatrical talents. Theatre personalities such as Qasar Padamsee started their careers in Ithaka.

The college also holds Aamod, a festival organised by Marathi Vangmay Mandal which is the first and the oldest Marathi Association registered with Mumbai University.

In 2011–12, the Mass Media department organised Zeitgeist – The Media Conference[78] for the first time. It has welcomed panellists like Shekhar Kapoor and Madhu Trehan. It also organised a screening of the film The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project. Then in 2012 Xavier hosted its first science fest "Paradigm",[79] an all-Inclusive, pan-departmental, inter-collegiate science festival. Paradigm '12 hosted Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha along with Sunjoy Monga, Ajoy Ghatak, and Raghavendra Gadagkar who delivered talks on a wide variety of topics.

Magazines and publications

The college launched its commemorative Coffee Table Book St. Xavier's College – Celebrating Diversity since 1869, as a part of its 140 years celebration. It covers all aspects of the college's mighty tradition, to the present. Each March and September Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, within the college campus, publishes the research journal Indica. It began publication in 1964 and emphasizes the research work of staff and students at Heras Institute.[50] Then there are the St. Xavier's College magazine and the online newsletter The Xavierite, covering stories, events, and reports related to the college and its alumni. Student magazines include Ithaka (Literature), Elemental (Chemistry), Aithihasik (History), Vox Populi (Political Science), Eidos (Sociology), Imprint (Zoology), "Lignum vitae (Life Science) The Catchphrase (Mass Media),The Michronicle (Microbiology), Pakharan (Marathi Vangmay Mandal), B.I.T.M.A.P (Information Technology) and Arthniti (Economics).[80]

A monthly newspaper The Xavier's Press was inaugurated in December 2008 by the Student Council and is run entirely by undergraduates. It covers events and issues of interest to the general student body.

Notable alumni

The alumni of St. Xavier's College include some of the most illustrious contributors to Indian society[81] for the past century.

Alumni of the college include members of the London Round Table conferences, governors of Indian states, ambassadors, union and state ministers, justices of the Supreme Court of India, and of the Bombay High Court, high-profile jurists and attorneys at law, Mayors of Mumbai (Bombay), maharajas, senior national and state-level bureaucrats, captains of Indian industry, financiers, philanthropists, educationists, scientists, leaders in the Indian armed forces, some of India's best-known journalists, leaders in the medical field, cricketers, luminaries in art and culture including several major film actors and musicians.[81]

See also: Category:St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni

See also

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February 21, 2023
xavier, college, mumbai, xavier, college, private, catholic, autonomous, higher, education, institution, bombay, province, society, jesus, mumbai, maharashtra, india, founded, jesuits, january, 1869, college, affiliated, with, university, mumbai, offering, und. St Xavier s College is a private Catholic autonomous higher education institution run by the Bombay Province of the Society of Jesus in Mumbai Maharashtra India It was founded by the Jesuits on January 2 1869 The college is affiliated with the University of Mumbai offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts Science Commerce and Management 4 5 6 Xavier s was the first college to be granted autonomy by the University of Mumbai in 2010 7 In 2006 St Xavier s was awarded the A grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC 8 St Xavier s CollegeArms of the St Xavier s CollegeLatin Collegium Sancti XaveriiMottoProvocans Ad Volandum Latin Motto in EnglishEncouraging to FlyTypePrivate Roman Catholic Research Autonomous Non profit Coeducational Higher education institutionEstablished2 January 1869 154 years ago 2 January 1869 1 FounderSociety of JesusReligious affiliationRoman Catholic Jesuit Academic affiliationsInternational Association of Jesuit Universities University of Mumbai Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary EducationChairmanFr Arun de Souza SJRectorFr Keith D Souza S J PrincipalDr Rajendra Shinde 2 Undergraduates2 648 as of 2007 3 Postgraduates99 as of 2007 3 LocationMumbai Maharashtra India18 56 36 N 72 49 53 E 18 9432 N 72 8313 E 18 9432 72 8313 Coordinates 18 56 36 N 72 49 53 E 18 9432 N 72 8313 E 18 9432 72 8313CampusUrban2 94 acres 11 900 m2 Websitexaviers eduSt Xavier s College Mumbai The college is named after Francis Xavier the 16th century Spanish Jesuit saint Its campus in South Mumbai is built in the Indo Gothic style of architecture and recognized as a heritage structure 8 Founded by German Jesuits in 1869 Xavier s developed rapidly from 1884 to 1914 The imprisonment of German Jesuit priests during the First World War 1914 1918 led to a dislocation of the administration which was mitigated by the appointment of other European Jesuits While it began as an arts college by the 1920s science departments were established The college was greatly expanded in the 1930s The college is now run by Indian Jesuits with a distinct focus on affirmative action for minority students 9 It offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in Arts Science Business Commerce or Public Policy It has spawned several research institutions within its campus including the Blatter Herbarium and is known for its inter collegiate youth festival Malhar Contents 1 History 2 Religious affiliation and ethos 2 1 Invocation 2 2 Crest and motto 3 Accreditation and assessment 4 Administration 5 Courses 5 1 Junior college courses 5 2 Undergraduate degree courses 5 3 Postgraduate courses 5 4 Diploma courses 5 5 Certification courses 6 Institutes 6 1 Xavier Institute of Management amp Research 7 Campus and facilities 7 1 Films shot on the campus 8 Extra curricular activities 8 1 Student associations 8 2 Festivals 9 Magazines and publications 10 Notable alumni 11 See also 12 References 13 Cited sources 14 External linksHistory Edit Tombstone Tablet of Founders St Xavier s College was founded on 2 January 1869 in Bombay by German Jesuits with only two students in attendance The two students came from a group of six who appeared for the university matriculation examination in 1868 from St Mary s Institution Swiss Jesuit Joseph Michael Willi de fr or Willy the first principal of the college from 1869 to 1873 and three other Jesuits began lecturing and teaching at the college on 7 January 1869 The college was granted formal recognition by Bombay University on 30 January 1869 One student joined later in 1870 The first three students graduated in 1871 1 10 From 1884 to 1910 under the patronage of Principal Frederick Dreckmann the college began to develop rapidly 11 The Blatter Herbarium was established in 1906 by the Swiss Jesuit priest Ethelbert Blatter and his associates 12 The hostel was completed in 1909 while the east west science wing costing Rs 200 000 was completed in 1912 The Government provided grants of Rs 70 000 and Rs 37 000 for the two additional buildings of the college The college first admitted women in 1912 11 Leslie Orme Wilson Governor of Bombay 1923 1926 inaugurated the extension of the east west science wing in 1926 Being a German institute in British India the college suffered wide repercussions during the First World War 1914 1918 Following the outbreak of the war the German Jesuit priests mainly the older ones were interned and detained in 1914 at the college villa in Khandala where many died However the younger German Jesuits were repatriated in 1916 13 The departure of German Jesuits led to a dislocation in the administration of the college but was mitigated by a few Swiss Luxemburger and English Jesuits The number of lay professors increased following the withdrawal of the German Jesuits 14 In 1920 enrollment of students from outside Bombay especially Calcutta Yangon Mangalore and Sindh started increasing Subsequently a third floor was added to the hostel to provide accommodation facilities for them The college started offering six more languages Marathi Gujarati Urdu Arabic Hebrew and Portuguese 15 The Spanish Jesuits arrived in 1922 14 By the 1920s the college had expanded its offerings to more than just liberal arts Science departments such as Chemistry and Biology came to be established The Spanish Jesuit Henry Heras founded the Indian Historical Research Institute in 1925 The extension of the east west science wing was completed in 1925 and opened by Leslie Orme Wilson Governor of Bombay 1923 1926 on 26 January 1926 at an outlay of Rs 200 000 16 The following decade the priest Gonzalo Palacios propelled massive architectural expansions with the addition of a third floor to the east west science wing and in April 1935 the demolition of the Chemistry shed The General Library was shifted to the new central building providing space for over 100 000 books and 6 000 volumes of periodicals The college took charge of the Abdulla Fazalbhoy Technical Institute for Radio and Cinema now St Xavier s Technical Institute near Mahim Causeway More rooms were added to the hostel together with a tower The construction of the college chapel which had begun in 1937 was completed under the reign of Principal Aloysius Coyne 1940 1949 17 The college hall was inaugurated in January 1937 by Lord Brabourne Governor of Bombay 1933 1937 13 In August 1939 the non degree course for the Teacher s Diploma was started while Microbiology was revolutionized 18 After India s independence in 1947 Hindi began to be taught in the college from June 1949 and several new departments were instituted such as the Department of Sociology and Anthropology 1951 and the Department of Psychology 1957 19 Barack Obama greeting students 2010 In the later 20th century St Xavier s has continued to expand in student body and faculty size and has seen the establishment of several research centers and programs Indian Jesuits of the Bombay Province have run the college in close collaboration with the Society of Jesus in Germany and Spain 20 On 18 July 2009 United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the college She conducted an interactive session with its students regarding academics and education 21 22 In November 2010 US President Barack Obama visited the college and held a town hall meeting Religious affiliation and ethos Edit Francis Xavier after whom the college is named A 1994 stamp dedicated to the 125th anniversary of St Xavier s College The college is Roman Catholic and the Society of Jesus exercises responsibility over it through a Governing Body whose chairman is the Provincial of the Bombay Province of the Society St Xavier s College is named after Francis Xavier a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century who travelled to India and who is considered as the proponent of the Goa Inquisition 23 24 25 The college seeks to give an all round formation inculcating both human and spiritual values 26 It gives special consideration to Roman Catholics under the minority rights enshrined in the Constitution of India for whose education the college was founded Currently 50 of the seats are reserved for Catholics 9 Invocation Edit Take and receive O Lord my liberty Take all my will My mind my memory Do thou direct and govern all and sway Do what thou wilt command and I obey Only thy grace and love on me bestow Possessing these all riches I forgo All things I hold and all I own are thine Thine was the gift to thee I all resign Lord teach me how to serve Gladly as you deserve To give and not to count the cost to fight not heeding pain May I give of my best may I not seek for rest and ask for no reward save that I know I do your will Prayer of St Ignatius of Loyola 27 Crest and motto Edit The crest was designed by Fr T Molina in 1929 a student of heraldry and a member of the college staff It shows an eagle teaching its young to fly Above it on the left side is the emblem of the Society of Jesus which consists of the first three Greek initials for Jesus set in a sun on the right is a chequered moon taken from the arms of the house of Xavier The Latin motto Provocans Ad Volandum Challenging to Fly is central to the ethos of the college and comes from the Bible which mentions how the eagle encourages its young to fly Dt 32 11 As a whole the crest symbolizes a college that bears the name of Xavier and is run by the Jesuits with the ideal of educating young men and women to aim high in life 28 29 Accreditation and assessment EditSince 30 January 1869 St Xavier s College has been affiliated with the University of Mumbai It is accredited by the university with the task of preparing students for degrees in arts Science and Commerce 26 It was made a constituent college of the university in 1953 following the Bombay University Act 1953 and received recognition by the University Grants Commission UGC since 1956 3 In 2007 the college was awarded the highest rating A 5 Star in the re accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC an autonomous body linked to the University Grants Commission of India 30 31 The national India Today magazine s report on colleges has consistently rated Xavier s in the top 10 in India in recent years In the June 2000 and June 2006 issues Xavier s has been rated the best arts college and the second best science and commerce college in the country 8 31 32 33 The UGC awarded St Xavier s the College with a Potential for Excellence award in 2006 31 On 31 May 2010 St Xavier s was granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission thereby becoming only the second college in Mumbai to be granted such a status 34 35 Administration Edit The Second Quadrangle Arches The Governing Body consists of the chairman vice chairman ex officio trustees members the local managing committee and an advisory council The principal functions through the Academic Council of the three vice principals and other important officials aided by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell IQAC which is responsible for planning and evaluation of the college Various committees of staff and students take responsibility for the different activities of the college The Local Managing Committee LMC has nine members including the principal as the secretary and rector as the chairperson and meets twice every year It prepares the budget and financial statements recommends creation of new posts recommends measures for academic and administrative improvement and undertakes many other vital decision making activities The prospective plan for institutional development is done after consecutive meetings with the Academic Council IQAC and the heads of the departments The college takes measures to upgrade the skills of non teaching staff by conducting workshops and training programmes during vacations and by conducting sessions on personality enhancement and financial management 36 37 An Advisory Council of eminent alumni has also been constituted 38 The college has 90 permanent teachers of whom 53 are women and an additional 3 full time teachers 11 part time and 2 teachers working as full time on temporary assignment raising the number of full time teachers to 95 The teacher student ratio is 1 33 Three teachers have been accorded special awards and recognition for their distinguished service 3 Courses EditAs of 2007 the college remains mainly an undergraduate college with 2648 undergraduate students and 99 postgraduate students 3 The syllabi for undergraduate and postgraduate courses are prepared by the University of Mumbai and include mid term tests and final examinations 39 The success rate of students is 90 to 100 percent across all departments 40 and 95 to 100 percent in university examinations 3 Special considerations are given to Catholics economically and socially disadvantaged applicants and students from Scheduled Castes SC and Scheduled Tribes ST Programs operated by the college include The Learning for Life Programme Honours Programme Social Involvement Programme and Personality and Human Values 41 42 43 Junior college courses Edit Junior college courses in science and arts last two years Applicants are evaluated on their performance in the Secondary School Certificate SSC examination of the Mumbai Divisional Board 44 Undergraduate degree courses Edit Undergraduate degree courses last three years Applicants are evaluated based on their academic performance in the Higher Secondary School Certificate HSC examination of the Mumbai Divisional Board 45 Bachelor of Arts B A Bachelor of Science BSc Bachelor of Commerce B Com Bachelor of Management Studies B M S Bachelor of Mass Media B M M Bachelor of Science in Information Technology BSc I T Bachelor of Vocation Software Development Bachelor of Vocation TourismPostgraduate courses Edit Master of Science MSc Doctor of Philosophy PhD in Arts amp Science 9 Masters of Public Policy M P P Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science PGDDS 46 Diploma courses Edit Clinical Research Forensic Science Gemmology Industrial Biotechnology and Enterprise 47 Certification courses Edit Diamond Grading Jewellery DesignInstitutes EditSeveral institutes have been established on St Xavier s campus including Research Institutes Blatter Herbarium for taxonomic studies 12 48 Caius Laboratory for Inter Disciplinary Research medical 49 Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture 50 Nadkarni Sacasa Research Laboratory chemistry 51 Non research Institutes Xavier Institute of Communications 52 53 54 Xavier Institute of Counselling 55 Xavier Institute of Social Research 51 Xavier Institute of Management amp Research 56 57 Xavier Knowledge Center for computers 58 Xavier s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged 59 Xavier Institute of Management amp Research Edit Xavier Institute of Management amp Research XIMR is the management school of St Xavier s College Mumbai It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education 60 XIMR was established in 1963 by Professor Pascoal Gisbert as St Xavier s Social Institute of Industry when India was striving to achieve self sufficiency In 1971 the institute s focus shifted to supervisory and managerial skills and its name was changed to Xavier Institute of Management In 2006 it became the Xavier Institute of Management and Research XIMR trains managers with skills in doing business internationally and globally 61 and facilitates entry into African markets 62 In January 2011 the Centre for Africa Studies was launched in association with Makerere University Business School in Uganda East Africa 61 62 Campus and facilities Edit The college is built in the Indo Gothic style of architecture St Xavier s stands on a 2 94 acres 11 900 m2 campus in the Fort locality of South Mumbai It is located near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus CST railway station which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways and Churchgate station which serves as the headquarters of the Western Railways The college is built in the Indo Gothic style of architecture and has been recognized as a heritage structure by the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee 8 63 The main college library is central and common to all the academic activities of the college It has a collection of 133 489 books of which more than 50 are reference books with some dating back to the 16th century It also receives 76 journals of which 14 are foreign journals The library has a carved cabinet card index of books and a computerized database of books Students have access to a lending library reference library paperback library non print media library and a vast collection of journals current and back volumes Books are lent out at the lending library which also houses the online public access catalog OPAC for information search Reference library St Xavier s College The reference library includes reserve counters overnight loans photo copying services reference services inter library loans journals reference books and a special multi media facility for accessing compact disks CDs on computers Students also have access to a paperback library and a non print media library where audio cassettes television and video cassette recorder VCR facilities are available for group and individual use 3 64 65 The Woods leisure space The campus also has a leisure space known as The Woods which includes a couple of large trees 66 The college runs a small hostel on campus for male students of the senior college The hostel has a capacity of 60 students two to three occupants to a room 9 63 The college also has a chapel cum prayer hall with green stained glass exteriors arching vaults and intricate marble work behind the facade facing the college quadrangle 13 67 It has two fully equipped audio visual centres the Smith Centre for Audio Visual Instruction SCAVI with a seating capacity of 100 and the Multi Media Room MMR which seats 110 Classrooms have partially Information technology IT enabled accessories fiberglass boards and pull down screens 3 63 A full fledged language laboratory has also been set up to cater to students from non English medium schools and to promote multi language skills 40 There is also an auditorium a spacious canteen and full size basketball and volleyball courts The Fell Gymkhana built in 1954 provides bodybuilding badminton table tennis carrom chess and other recreational facilities for staff and students The St Xavier s Villa in Khandala is a property of the college nestled in the hills of the Western Ghats mountain range about two hours from Mumbai It provides facilities for retreats seminars and educational conferences The college also has a cricket pitch leased by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on the Azad Maidan sports ground near the college 41 65 College chapel The college counselling centre founded in 1954 provides personal counselling personality evaluation tests testing programmes for vocational purposes information on careers professions and specialized studies in India and abroad information on scholarships and financial assistance schemes and admission guidance to students it also organizes orientation programmes 65 68 The college placement centre exposes students to reputed employers trains them in writing resumes and acquaints them with the selection process of corporations 68 There are separate common rooms for male and female students and for teaching and non teaching staff The Xavier s Women s Development Cell was formed in 2006 to coordinate programmes for awareness and action on women s issues since girls constitute more than 60 of the student body It also serves as a grievance redressal cell for complaints of sexual harassment First aid centres are also available in the college general office and the counselling centre 36 69 The college undertakes a number of welfare measures for students and staff including provision of insurance coverage 36 The college has also set up a Grievance Redressal Cell with a representative from a Non governmental Organization NGO 38 Films shot on the campus Edit Kucch To Hai 2003 70 Main Hoon Na 2004 in college library Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 2008 for song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi 71 Paa 2009 Hichki 2018 Mehboob Ki Mehndi 1971 Lust Stories 2018 Netflix Satyameva Jayate 2018 72 Helicopter Eela 2018 Hotel Mumbai 2018 Kabir Singh 2019 Student of the Year 2 2019 Sacred Games 2 2019 99 Songs 2019 Extra curricular activities EditXavier s students Xavierites maintain relationships with peers from other colleges by participating in inter college competitions and college festivals The Extra Curricular Credits Committee ECC monitors the performance of students and sends contingents to other colleges Mosaic is an inter disciplinary interdepartmental series of exhibitions and poster presentations 73 Student associations Edit The Alumni Association established in 1902 is actively involved in fundraising providing scholarships career counseling and felicitation of the retiring staff 38 The Indian Music Group IMG was founded in 1973 to promote Indian Classical Music in the city especially among its young people It organises concerts lecture demonstrations and music appreciation courses Its annual Indian classical music festival Janfest is well known 74 Students organize several hobby clubs such as the Philately Club and the Star Gazers Club 67 Festivals Edit Main article Malhar festival Malhar one of the most popular college festivals in the city is hosted by the students of St Xavier s College 75 It is an inter collegiate youth festival held since 1979 It is usually in August during the rains and involves teams from about 60 other colleges in Mumbai and elsewhere with around 30 cultural contests in the Literary Performing Arts and Fine Arts categories along with a number of Workshops on different themes It draws about 20 000 student participants and audience to the college Campus 41 42 76 Janfest is a well known Indian classical music festival in India held in January and hosted by the Indian Music Group IMG Inaugurated in 1974 it promotes classical music among the youth and offers a platform for young people to showcase their talent It has played host to maestros of Indian classical music like Hariprasad Chaurasia Zakir Hussain and Ravi Shankar 77 The Zephyrus conference is organised by the Bachelor of Management Studies BMS department and features renowned speakers from the business world Additionally the college hosts Ithaka the annual English literature and theatre festival organised by the English Literature department since 1990 It is a platform for students to demonstrate their theatrical talents Theatre personalities such as Qasar Padamsee started their careers in Ithaka The college also holds Aamod a festival organised by Marathi Vangmay Mandal which is the first and the oldest Marathi Association registered with Mumbai University In 2011 12 the Mass Media department organised Zeitgeist The Media Conference 78 for the first time It has welcomed panellists like Shekhar Kapoor and Madhu Trehan It also organised a screening of the film The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project Then in 2012 Xavier hosted its first science fest Paradigm 79 an all Inclusive pan departmental inter collegiate science festival Paradigm 12 hosted Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha along with Sunjoy Monga Ajoy Ghatak and Raghavendra Gadagkar who delivered talks on a wide variety of topics Magazines and publications EditThe college launched its commemorative Coffee Table Book St Xavier s College Celebrating Diversity since 1869 as a part of its 140 years celebration It covers all aspects of the college s mighty tradition to the present Each March and September Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture within the college campus publishes the research journal Indica It began publication in 1964 and emphasizes the research work of staff and students at Heras Institute 50 Then there are the St Xavier s College magazine and the online newsletter The Xavierite covering stories events and reports related to the college and its alumni Student magazines include Ithaka Literature Elemental Chemistry Aithihasik History Vox Populi Political Science Eidos Sociology Imprint Zoology Lignum vitae Life Science The Catchphrase Mass Media The Michronicle Microbiology Pakharan Marathi Vangmay Mandal B I T M A P Information Technology and Arthniti Economics 80 A monthly newspaper The Xavier s Press was inaugurated in December 2008 by the Student Council and is run entirely by undergraduates It covers events and issues of interest to the general student body Notable alumni EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The alumni of St Xavier s College include some of the most illustrious contributors to Indian society 81 for the past century Alumni of the college include members of the London Round Table conferences governors of Indian states ambassadors union and state ministers justices of the Supreme Court of India and of the Bombay High Court high profile jurists and attorneys at law Mayors of Mumbai Bombay maharajas senior national and state level bureaucrats captains of Indian industry financiers philanthropists educationists scientists leaders in the Indian armed forces some of India s best known journalists leaders in the medical field cricketers luminaries in art and culture including several major film actors and musicians 81 See also Category St Xavier s College Mumbai alumni Anu Aga 82 Business executive Teresa Albuquerque Historian 83 Ebrahim Alkazi 84 Theatre director Joachim Alva Journalist lawyer and politician Norma Alvares Goan environmentalist received the Padma Shri award 85 Zeenat Aman Actor Mukesh Ambani Business Executive 86 Shabana Azmi Actress Deepti Sati Actress Model Vidya Balan 87 Actress Sanjeev Bagai Pediatric nephrologist 88 Krissann Barretto Actress Neerja Bhanot 89 flight attendant killed saving passengers on hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 Ashish Bhasin Advertising executive Vijay Bhatt Film producer Ankiti Bose Founder of Zilingo 90 Karuna Mary Braganza Educationist and Padma Shri awardee 91 Cyrus Broacha MTV India VJ Shreya Bugade Indian comedian actress Charles Correa Architect Srikant Datar Incoming Dean of Harvard Business School Shobhaa De Writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi Writer and linguist Michael Ferreira Billiards player Zafar Futehally Naturalist conservationist Sunil Gavaskar Cricketer Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej Business executive and Padma Bhushan awardee Rafiq Hajat Civil Rights Activist based in Malawi Hariharan 92 Playback singer Padma Shri awardee Zakir Hussain Musician Padma Bhushan awardee Harish Iyer Equal rights activist 93 94 Mahalakshmi Iyer Playback singer Jagdish Joshi Gujarati poet Manisha Joshi Gujarati poet Mahesh Jethmalani Lawyer Member of Parliament 95 Ashok Kamte Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police killed during the 2008 Mumbai attacks 96 Payal Kapadia Author Anil Kapoor 97 Actor Kunaal Roy Kapur Actor Aditya Roy Kapur Actor Salman Khan Actor Mohamed Ahmed Qadri Business Executive Divisional Manager Suha Investments Suha Travel amp Tours W L L Kavita Krishnamurthy 98 Playback singer Padma Shri awardee Rakesh Maria Police Commissioner of Mumbai Vinod Mehra Actor Zubin Mehta Musician Ismail Merchant Film producer Mario Miranda Cartoonist artist Padma Vibhushan awardee Rohinton Mistry Novelist Shaheen Mistri Social activist and educator Shakti Mohan Dancer G T Nanavati Jurist Panna Naik Gujarati poet Fali Nariman 99 Jurist Shaina NC Fashion Designer and Politician Alyque Padamsee Actor filmmaker Quasar Padamsee Theatre actor director Nanabhoy Palkhivala Jurist and economist Meghna Pant Author Smita Patil Actress Diana Penty Model actress Freida Pinto 100 Actress Zinia Pinto Nun and teacher 101 Cedric Prakash Human rights activist Azim Premji Business executive 86 Fazal I Rahimtoola Politician Amrita Rao Actor Deepak Rao Military trainer Suneet Rao Playback singer Himanshu Roy Additional Director General of Police of Maharashtra Bhaskar Saha Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Nowroje Saklatwala Business executive former chairman of the Tata Group Ashwin Sanghi Writer Rajdeep Sardesai 102 Journalist Zarina Screwvala Entrepreneur K D Sethna Poet and historian Shruti Seth Actress Farooq Sheikh Actor Praniti Shinde Politician MLA for Solapur Maharashtra 103 Soli Sorabjee Jurist F N Souza Artist Tabu 104 Actress Sir Dorabji Tata Businessman and a key figure in the development of the Tata Group Ratan Tata Parsi financier and philanthropist Aaditya Thackeray Politician serving as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra He is also an MLA of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mumbai Maharashtra Shenaz Treasurywala Actor and VJ Amish Tripathi Author 105 Sucharita Tyagi Film critic and radio jockey Abbas Tyrewala Writer director Jayant B Udgaonkar Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Pankaj Udhas Ghazal singer Mukesh Khanna ActorSee also EditList of Jesuit sites List of Jesuit educational institutionsReferences Edit a b General Information NAAC Re accreditation Self study Report PDF National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC Archived from the original PDF on 14 April 2010 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Index Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 Retrieved 24 June 2015 a b c d e f g h NAAC Reaccreditation Report 2007 Section I Preface St Xavier s College Best Science Colleges 2012 India Today Survey indiatoday intoday in Retrieved 6 May 2017 Best colleges 2014 19 year toppers in Commerce colleges Retrieved 6 May 2017 Best Colleges 2014 19 year toppers in Arts colleges Retrieved 6 May 2017 Xavier s becomes Mumbai s first autonomous college NDTV com Retrieved 6 May 2017 a b c d Dangor Kimi Pai Aditi 5 June 2006 St Xavier s Mumbai leaps to No 1 while Presidency Kolkata makes huge 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Retrieved 29 October 2009 Invocation St Xavier s College Archived from the original on 17 November 2009 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Crest St Xavier s College Archived from the original on 1 October 2009 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Governance St Xavier s College Retrieved 28 February 2020 Celebrating 150 years of Provocans ad Volandum Challenging to Fly Certificate of Accreditation St Xavier s College Archived from the original on 19 September 2009 Retrieved 29 October 2009 a b c Ideals and Achievements St Xavier s College Archived from the original on 1 December 2009 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Bali Pallavi 5 June 2006 Delhi s Shri Ram College of Commerce tops again while four colleges make high flying debuts India Today Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Jeevan Bali S S 5 June 2006 Loyola College retains its top slot while Mount Carmel zooms into the ranks India Today Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Mukherji 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