St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad

Coat of Arms
Type	Roman Catholic Religious Minority Research Grant-in-Aid Coeducational Autonomous Higher Education Institution
Established	20 June 1955; 69 years ago (20 June 1955)[1]
Founder	Fr. Charles Gomes, S.J.
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuits)
Academic affiliations	UGC, Gujarat University
Chairperson	Fr. Durai Fernand, S.J.
President	Fr. Durai Fernand, S.J.
Vice-president	Fr. Antony Pichai, S.J.
Rector	Fr. Antony Pichai, S.J.
Principal	Fr. Dr. Vinayak Jadav, S.J.
Students	3200
Location	Navrangpura Ahmedabad , Gujarat, Gujarat , India 23°1′58.1″N 72°33′6.08″E
Campus	26 acres
Nickname	Xavierite
Website	sxca.edu.in

St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad (SXCA) is a Christian minority institution of higher education in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded in 1955 by the Gujarat Jesuits of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and is the only grant-in-aid Christian college in Ahmedabad. ^[2]

History

The main college building was designed by Atmaram Gajjar in 1956.

Accreditation and rankings

In 2001, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited SXCA with five stars.^[3] In 2007, NAAC reaccredited SXCA with A+^[4] in 2013 NAAC reaccredited SXCA with A (CGPA 3.41) and in 2022 with A (CGPA 3.27).^[5][6] In 2019, SXCA received first rank in the Gujarat State Institutional Rating Framework (GSIRF) among colleges, but fell to second in 2020, receiving five stars on each occasion.^{[7][8] [9] [10] [11]}

The National Institutional Ranking Framework Ranking (National Level) placed SXCA in 2018 in the 65th, in 2019 in the 56th,^[12] in 2020 in the 59th,^[13] in 2021 in the 57th rank, in 2022 52nd Rank, in 2023 96th.^[14]

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2022)[15]	52

^[16]

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) has been ranked among the top 50 colleges consistently by India Today rankings and other frameworks at the national level and the first rank at the city and state levels. The India today's ranking are given below. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

Academics

The college offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. ^[21]

Undergraduate courses

Bachelor of Arts

• Economics
• English
• Gujarati.
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Sanskrit

Bachelor of Commerce

• BCom BPS
• BCom General

Bachelor of Computer Applications

Bachelor of Science

• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Botany
• Computer Science
• Chemistry
• Electronics
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Statistics
• Zoology

Postgraduate courses

Master of Arts

• English
• Psychology

Master of Science

• Artificial Intelligence
• Analytical Chemistry
• Big Data Analytics
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Mathematics
• Organic Chemistry
• Physics

Notable alumni

• Parveen Babi - actress
• Rajeev Khandelwal - actor
• Rita Kothari - author
• Geet Sethi - billiards player
• Ramon Chibb - Filmmaker
• Saroop Dhruv - Poet
• Rohit Roy - actor
• Deeksha Joshi - actress
• Aditya Lakhia - actor

See also

• List of Jesuit educational institutions

References

1. "SXCA At a Glance". sxca.edu.in. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. "HISTORY – St. xavier's College". sxca.edu.in. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
3. [1], Indian Express, NAAC team to visit ahmedabad for assessment of st xaviers college, accessed 8 March, 2022
4. "NAAC Certificate 2007". sxca.edu.in. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
5. "NAAC Certificate 2013". sxca.edu.in. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
6. "Colleges accredited by NAAC whose accreditation period is valid". 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
7. "GSIRF ranking: Gujarat University retains top spot". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
8. "GSIRF Summary 2021 Gujarat State Government" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
9. "GU tops varsity rankings, again". Ahmedabad Mirror. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
10. "GSIRF ranking: Gujarat University retains top spot". The Indian Express. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
11. "No university, one college in Gujarat get 5 stars". DNA India. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
12. "NIRF Booklet 2019" (PDF). www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
13. "NIRF Booklet 2020" (PDF). www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
14. "NIRF Booklet 2021". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
15. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
16. "NIRF Booklet 2021". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
17. "Best Colleges 2019". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
18. "Best Colleges 2020". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
19. "Best Colleges 2021". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
20. "India Today Ranking". agalasem.com. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
21. "SXCA Admission Portal". admissions.sxca.edu.in. Retrieved 30 January 2022.