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| established = {{start date and age|2014}}<br />
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| type = [[Jesuit]], [[Catholic church|Catholic]]<br />
| affiliation = [[The University of Burdwan]]<br />
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| president = Fr. Jeyaraj Velusami, SJ<br />
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| principal = Dr. G. Paul Arockiam, SJ<br />
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| city = [[Purba Bardhaman]]<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| postcode = 733103<br />
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'''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 various institutes which are well-reputed throughout India and abroad.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]](i.e. East Bardhaman) is about {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} north-west of Kolkata and serves as the district headquarters. Jesuit roots in Bardhaman("Burdwan") go back nearly 50 years when they opened an English medium school for the large [[Santhal people|Santhal]](an Indian tribe) Christian population.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/Second-St-Xaviers-College-at-Burdwan/articleshow/39698583.cms|title=Second St. Xavier's College at Burdwan - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site|work=m.timesofindia.com|accessdate=6 October 2016|agency=TOI}}</ref><br />
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Xavier's Burdwan was opened in July 2014 with Bishop Cyperian Monis of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol|Diocese of Asansol]] officiating.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxc-bwn.ac.in/about_sxc.php|title=St.Xavier's College, Burdwan, Sripally|last=Bangalore|first=Spicewebs|website=www.sxc-bwn.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref><br />
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The college is affiliated to The [[University of Burdwan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/st-xaviers-college-now-in-burdwan_948307.html%7Caccessdate=6%20October%202016%7Cagency=Zee%20News%7Cdate=18%20July%202014|title=St Xavier's College, now in Burdwan|date=2014-07-18|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxc-bwn.ac.in/courses.php|title=St. Xaviers College|last=Bangalore|first=Spicewebs|website=www.sxc-bwn.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref><br />
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From 2018, as per notification from The University of Burdwan, it is also now offering BCA(Bachelor of Computer Applications)[3 years] course.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[Education in India]]<br />
* [[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{url|sxcb.edu.in}}<br />
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{{University of Burdwan}}<br />
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[[Category:Colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Jesuit universities and colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Purba Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:University of Burdwan affiliates]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2011]]<br />
[[Category:2011 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
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