St. Xavier College, Maharo is a Catholic college located in Dumka, Jharkhand, India. Its first academic session began in July 2011. It is run by members of the Dumka-Raiganj Province of the Jesuits of Santal Society It is a self-financed minority college that aims to provide education to marginalized people in the area. The college offers B.A (English, History, Economics, Political Science and Hindi), B.Com. and B.Sc. (Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology) degree courses, as well as professional degree courses like BBA and BCA.
| Name of the College | St. Xavier's College, Maharo, Dumka |
| Motto | To enlighten and to empower |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 2011 |
| Affiliation | Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand |
| President | Rev. Fr. K.C. Stephen S.J. |
| Secretary | Rev. Fr. Varghese P. S.J. |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Dr. Varghese Palli S.J. |
| Vice Principal | Rev. Fr. Jesuraj S.J. |
| Location | Maharo, Dumka, Jharkhand, India |
| Location of the College | Rural |
| Area of the Campus | 12 acres |
| Mobile No. | 7762906363 |
| xaviersdumka@gmail.com, xavierdumka@gmail.com | |
| Website URL | www.sxcd.edu.in |
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 is a Christian religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Apart from being religious institution it 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. Apart from the academic excellence, the college encourages students in Sports and other co-curricular activities. The college has organizations like NSS, AICUF and NCC which have been instrumental in creating leaders of tomorrow. The college organizes seminars and guest lectures so as to help the students have an insight into their subjects. The college also is active in the field of Sports. In recent years, many students got the opportunity to participate in the University Games, which will surely benefit them in their future.
