St. Xavier's College, Simdega

St. Xavier's College
	Latin: Collegium Sancti Xaverii
Motto	Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
Motto in English	"For the Greater Glory of God"
Type	Non-Profit Coeducational Private Liberal Arts College
Established	2016
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliation	Ranchi University
Principal	Rev.Fr.Ephrem Baa
Undergraduates	417(as of 2016)
Location	Simdega , Jharkhand , India
Campus	Urban
Website	sxcsim.in

Last updated August 29, 2019

St. Xavier's College in Simdega is a Liberal arts college in India. The college is named after Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Spanish Jesuit saint.

Simdega is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Simdega is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and Subdivision. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 418 metres (1371 feet) above sea level and covers an area of 3,750 km² (1,450 sq mi). Bounded in the north by Gumla, on the east by Ranchi and West Singhbhum, on the west by Jashpur Nagar, Chhattisgarh and on the south by Rourkela, Odisha. The distance between Greater Rourkela and Simdega is 35 km. It is accessible by road through National Highways from Rourkela and Ranchi. The nearest railway station is Rourkela railway station.

A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences. Such colleges aim to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts. Although it draws on European antecedents, the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education, and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model.

Francis Xavier, S.J., was a Navarrese Catholic missionary who was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus.

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The college is run by Indian Jesuits, with special consideration to Catholic students. It offers undergraduate courses in Humanities and Commerce.

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History

The college was established by the Jesuits of Ranchi province. The college was officially inaugurated on the feast of Nativity of Mary on 2016.^[1] The college is a vision of the Belgian Jesuits who have established several educational institutions in the area including the prestigious St. Mary School.

Ranchi is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Orissa, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh. The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. Ranchi has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Francis Xavier, after whom the college is named FranciscusXavier.jpg — Francis Xavier, after whom the college is named

Religious Affiliation

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 Ranchi Province of the Society. St. Xavier's College is named after Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the Sixteenth century who travelled to India. The College seeks to give an all-round formation, inculcating both human and spiritual values. It gives special consideration to Roman Catholics under the minority rights in Article 30, Constitution of India for whose education the college was founded.

A provincial superior is a major superior of a religious institute acting under the institute's Superior General and exercising a general supervision over all the members of that institute in a territorial division of the order called a province—similar to but not to be confused with an ecclesiastical province made up of particular churches or dioceses under the supervision of a Metropolitan Bishop. The division of a religious institute into provinces is generally along geographical lines, and may consist of one or more countries, or of only a part of a country. There may be, however, one or more houses of one province situated within the physical territory of another since the jurisdiction over the individual religious is personal rather than territorial. The title of the office is often abbreviated to Provincial.

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Accreditation

St. Xavier's College is accredited and affiliated to Ranchi University. It is accredited by the University with the task of preparing students for degrees in Humanities and Commerce.

Ranchi University (RU) is a public teaching-cum-affiliating university located in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. Established in 1960, the university now spans five districts of Jharkhand, namely, Ranchi, Gumla, Khunti, Simdega and Lohardaga. The current acting Vice-Chancellor of Ranchi University is R. K. Pandey.

Courses

Presently, the college remains mainly an undergraduate institution.

Undergraduate Degree

Undergraduate courses are of total duration of three years. Applicants seeking admissions are evaluated based on their academic performance in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.)

Sister Institution

St. Xavier's College, Ranchi is a sister institution established by the Jesuits of Ranchi Province.

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References

↑ "Simdega College Inagurated". Dainik Bhaskar . 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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[1] "Simdega College Inagurated". Dainik Bhaskar . 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.