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{{Short description|College in Bihar, India}}
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| name = St. Xavier's College of management and technology
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| motto = '''Pravahito Gyan Ganga Pravah''' ([[Sanskrit]])
| motto_lang = Sanskrit
| mottoeng = Let the streams of Gyan (knowledge) [[Ganga]] keep on flowing
| established = {{Start date and age| 2009 }}
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| type = Private
| religious_affiliation = [[Jesuit]] ([[Roman Catholic]])
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| rector = Fr Joseph Sebastian SJ
| principal = Fr (Dr) Martin Poras SJ <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sxcpatna.edu.in/management/ | title=Management }}</ref>
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| location = XTTI Campus, Digha, [[Patna]], 800 011 [[Bihar]], India
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| other_name = SXC Patna
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| academic_affiliations = [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University]]<br />[[Patliputra University]]
| website = {{url|www.sxcpatna.edu.in}}
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'''St. Xavier's College of Management and technology, Patna''' (SXCMT Patna or SXC) is an undergraduate college of [[Arts]], [[Information technology|IT]] and [[Commerce]] under [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University]], [[Patna]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-25/patna/41445366_1_naac-accreditation-higher-education-regulations-b-n-college | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829071458/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-25/patna/41445366_1_naac-accreditation-higher-education-regulations-b-n-college | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 August 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=Universities told to apply for NAAC accreditation | access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> in [[Patna, Bihar]], India. Founded in 2009, it is named after [[St. Francis Xavier]], a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[Jesuit]] [[saint]] of the 16th century and missionary to India. It is a co-educational, self-financed, [[Catholic]] minority institution, operated by the Patna Province of the [[Society of Jesus]]. On November 9, 2022 NACC acceredited with CGPA of 2.90 on four point scale at B++ Grade in first cycle.

==History==
The [[Jesuits]] first came to [[Patna]] in 1919, and in early 1930 were approached to set up a school in the city of Patna.<ref name="history">{{citation |date=December 2012 |title=history|url=http://www.stxavierspatna.com/index.php/history/|periodical=Sxspatna}}</ref> Fr. Loesch, assisted by Fr. [[Marshall D. Moran]], opened a Cambridge school to serve Patna and Bihar. Later, in 1940, [[St. Xavier's High School, Patna]] was built at [[Gandhi Maidan Marg]]. Then in 2009 the Jesuits founded St. Xavier's College, Patna. Classes began at a temporary location opposite [[St. Michael's High School, Patna|St. Michael's High School]], Digha. In June 2011 the college moved to its permanent location on a sprawling, 36- acre campus at XTTI on Digha Ashiana Road.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sxcpatna.edu.in/AOurCollege.aspx | title=Our College | publisher=SXC Patna}}</ref>

==Authority==
The college was founded in [[Patna]] in 2009 with its first principal Fr. T. Nishant, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] and he is still the principal.

Other present authorities are
*Rector Fr. Joseph Sebastian , [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
*Principal Fr. Dr. Martin Poras, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
*Vice Principal Fr.Sushil Bilung,SJ
*Administrator Fr. Jeevan Prakash Isahak, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
*Controller of Examinations Fr. Dr. Alphonse Sebastian, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
*Finance officer Fr. Alphonse Crasta, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
*Library Director Fr. Sherry George,SJ
{{further|St._Xavier's_High_School,_Patna#Authority}}

==Academics==
[[File:FranciscusXavier.jpg|thumb|Francis Xavier, the namesake of the college]]
St. Xavier's College, Patna, offers three-year undergraduate degree courses, such as [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A. Hons.) English and Economics and [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (B.Com.) from [[Magadh University]], and [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] (B.B.A.) and Computer Application (B.C.A.)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-07/news/33081771_1_freshers-first-year-bba-student-student-leaders | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130829080107/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-07/news/33081771_1_freshers-first-year-bba-student-student-leaders | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 August 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=Patna: Freshers hailed at St Xavier's College | access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> from [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eduhelp.in/institute/College/3945-St%20Xavier%27s%20College%20of%20Management%20&%20Technology | title=St.Xavier's College of Management & Technology (SXCMT) | publisher=eduhelp.in}}</ref> Besides mid-term tests, students are evaluated through at least two examinations at the end of each term. Failure in these examinations disqualifies them from the annual University examinations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sxcpatna.edu.in/SExamination.aspx | title=Examination | publisher=SXC Patna}}</ref>

==Clubs and societies==
These are the famous clubs and Societies of students at St. Xavier's College Patna campus.
*Bihar aicuf(Media Person : Sushant kumar)
*Xavir's Coding club
*Xavier's Music club
*Xavier's Sports club
*Xavier's Dance club
*Xavier's Theatre club
*Xavier's Poetry club
*Xavier's social Awareness club
*YFI- Youth For Free India
*Xavier's Placement Cell
*Xavier's public address club and many more such clubs and societies are there in SXC Patna where students take membership and work under

==Emblem==
The college emblem contains the motto '''Pravahito Gyan Ganga Pravah''' ([[Sanskrit]]): "Let the streams of Gyan (knowledge) Ganga keep on flowing." The college is situated beside the river [[Ganga]] and like the flowing river would ensure that the streams of Gyan keep on flowing and liberating people, building bridges of understanding. The Sun with the letters IHS (first three letters for [[Jesus]] in Greek) is a symbol for the [[Society of Jesus]]. The emblem within the emblem, containing crown and crescent moon, is the coat of arms of the noble family of its patron, [[St. Francis Xavier]].

==Sister institutions==
The sister institutions of St. Xavier's College in Patna are<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Feast-of-St-Ignatius-of-Loyola-today/articleshow/21496589.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233703/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-31/patna/40914613_1_feast-day-special-prayers-loyola-high-school | url-status=live | archive-date=30 December 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola today | access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
*[[St. Xavier's High School, Patna]]
*[[St. Michael's High School, Patna]]
*[[St. Xavier's College of Education]]

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sxcpatna.edu.in official website]

{{Jesuit Colleges in India}}

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