St. Xavier's College, Burdwan
Undergraduate college in India
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St. Xavier's College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, is an undergraduate college opened in 2014 by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus, the body which also administers St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and other institutes throughout India and abroad. It was recently accredited with a B++ grade in its first cycle of NAAC.
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Other name | SXCB |
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| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 2014 |
| Affiliations | University of Burdwan |
| President | Fr. Jeyaraj Velusami, SJ |
| Principal | Dr. G. Paul Arockiam, SJ |
| Location | , , 733103 , 23.2178051°N 87.8746491°E |
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| Language | English |
| Website | sxcb |
  Location within West Bengal  Location within India | |
History
Purba Bardhaman (i.e. East Bardhaman) is about 100 km (62 mi) north-west of Kolkata and serves as the district headquarters. The Jesuit roots of Bardhaman ("Burdwan") go back to the 1960s, when they opened an English medium school for the large Santhal Christian population.[1]
Xavier's Burdwan was opened in July 2014 with Bishop Cyperian Monis of the Diocese of Asansol officiating.[2]
The college is affiliated to The University of Burdwan.[3] It offers three years honors courses: B.A. in English, Sociology, and Geography; B.Com. in Accountancy; and B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Computer Science, and Geography.[4]
From 2018, as per a notification from the University of Burdwan, it is also offering a BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) [3-year] course.The college also offers a BBA(Bachelor of Business Administration) course.
The institution additionally offers a postgraduate programme in English.
