St. Xavier College, Maharo is managed and administered by the members of Dumka-Raiganj Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The SOCIETY OF JESUS, a Christian Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, has been active in the field of education throughout the world since its origin. It administers and runs over 350 high schools, 45 university colleges, 27 technical institutes and 8 Business Management institutes in India, with the assistance of over 13000 lay staff, educating about 4,50,000 young people belonging to every class, community and linguistic group through the medium of English and regional languages.
The college is affiliated to Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), Maharo, Dumka. It is a self-financed minority college which has been imparting significant service in the fields of education to the marginalized humanity of the area. The college began its first academic session in July 2011. The college offers Degree courses namely B.A (English, History, Economics, Political Science, Geography and Hindi) B.Com and B. Sc. Chemistry, (Mathematics, Physics and Zoology) Professional Courses like BBA and BCA. The college is committed to its mission of producing men and women of both academic and human excellence.
St. Xavier's College, Maharo, Dumka, is named after St. Francis Xavier, one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. A Jesuit saint of the 16th Century who travelled to India, Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (currently Spain-France) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries.
ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, Maharo was established in 2011, run and administered by Dumka-Raiganj Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The Jesuits are known for establishing institutions of higher learning across the globe and for promoting quality education with great zeal and zest. St. Xavier’s college is affiliated to Sidu Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka. It is a self-financed minority college. Though it is a Christian minority institution, the College has been catering education to men and women of all religious backgrounds without any discrimination. The college foresees the educational development of Santhal Parganas with special attention to provide quality education to the students of ST, SC and most marginalized ones of this region. The Motto of the College is TO ENLIGHTEN AND TO EMPOWER. The Vision of the college is to prepare men and women for others to serve their fellow-citizens, especially the poor, marginalized and the oppressed.
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