St. Xavier’s College Kolkata

St. Xavier’s College Kolata opens a rural campus

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata is starting a rural campus at Raghapur, 20km from its Mother Teresa Sarani (City) campus, in Bishnupur constituency of South 24-Parganas, West Bengal

The decision was taken in the last governing body meeting in April. The building with 15,000sqft is ready with all infrastructure facilities like classrooms, library, computer lab, offices, canteen etc. Classes begin from this academic session. The medium of instruction will be Bengali.

The online application process began on June 4 and will continue till June 14. A computer lab with experts has been set up to facilitate local students on the Raghapur campus.

Three courses are to be introduced this year — B.Com honours, Bengali honours and BA General — with an intake of 60 seats each. New courses will be added every year, according to local need.

West Bengal C.M Mamta Banerjee lays foundation stone of new campus of St. Xavier's College,Kolkata

"I am 'a member of the Xaverian family'. My government's allotment of 16.65 acres of land to St. Xavier's is an investment in the promise of quality education. It is our intention with a vision for tomorrow. St. Xavier’s College is a name and it will be a university tomorrow and gain fame not only in Bengal but the world. Even today many of our students leave for Hyderabad or Bangalore for training. But there will come a day when everyone will come to Calcutta and West Bengal for education. And St. Xavier’s should show the way. I would contribute to the college from the proceeds of my paintings. I request the college authorities to set up a medical college too. This is the age of expansion, equity and excellence. Let me know about anything that I can do for you, I will always be by your side".

Governor releases Jesuit Economist’s book

By Koushik Hati Kolkata: The Governor of West Bengal had released a book on economics authored by the principal of a Jesuit college in the City of Joy. The Governor, M.K. Narayanan released the book, Disinvestment in India - Trends, Problems and Prospects, by Jesuit Father Felix Raj on Sept. 11, at the St Xavier’s College auditorium.

Fr Felix is the principal of Jesuit-run St Xavier’s College in Kolkata, and teacher of economics in the college. Calling the book “an extremely well conceived and a technically near perfect treatise”, the Governor suggested, “despite not being an easy read, the book should be made an essential read for under-graduate and post-graduate students of economics”.

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