St. Xavier's College, Burdwan

St. Xavier's College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, is a graduate and 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.

St. Xavier's College, Burdwan
Other name
SXCB
TypeJesuit, Catholic
Established2014; 10 years ago (2014)
AffiliationThe University of Burdwan
PresidentFr. Jeyaraj Velusami, SJ
PrincipalDr. G. Paul Arockiam, SJ
Location, ,
733103
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23°13′04″N 87°52′29″E / 23.2178051°N 87.8746491°E / 23.2178051; 87.8746491
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitesxcb.edu.in
St. Xavier's College, Burdwan is located in West Bengal
St. Xavier's College, Burdwan
Location in West Bengal
St. Xavier's College, Burdwan is located in India
St. Xavier's College, Burdwan
St. Xavier's College, Burdwan (India)

History

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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 all 3 years honors courses: the B.A. in English, Sociology, and Geography; the B.Com. in Accountancy; and the B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Computer Science, and Geography.[4]

From 2018, as per notification from The University of Burdwan, it is also now offering BCA(Bachelor of Computer Applications)[3 years] course.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mitra, Prithvijit (5 August 2014). "Second St. Xavier's College at Burdwan". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.sxcb.edu.in. St. Xavier's College, Burdwan. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ "St Xavier's College, now in Burdwan". Zee News. PTI. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ Bangalore, Spicewebs. "St. Xaviers College". www.sxc-bwn.ac.in. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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