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{{Infobox college<br />
| name = St. Xavier's College, Thumba<br />
| image_name = XavierThumba.png<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| motto = ''Asatho Ma Sadgamaya''<br />
| mottoeng = ''From every evil,<br> lead me to good.''<br />
| former_name = Loyola Junior College<br>(1964-1966)<br />
| type = Aided College<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1964}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Society of Jesus|(Jesuit)]]<br />
| academic_affiliation = [[University of Kerala]] <br> [[University Grants Commission (India)]]<br />
| rector = Fr. Pious Vachaparambil, SJ<br />
| principal = V. Y. Dasappan<br />
| faculty = 52<br />
| staff = <br />
| students = <br />
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| city = Thumba, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = Sub-Urban<br />
| free_label = Patron saint<br />
| free = St. Francis Xavier<br />
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| website = [http://www.stxaviersthumba.org/ stxaviersthumba]<br />
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'''St. Xavier's College, Thumba''', was founded by the [[Jesuits]] in 1964, and is affiliated with the [[University of Kerala]]. It awards eight undergraduate degrees and two postgraduate degree.<ref name="Xav">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stxaviersthumba.org/|title=Home {{!}} St. Xavier's College, Thumba, Trivandrum|website=www.stxaviersthumba.org|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Founded in 1964, in 1965 the College was shifted to its present site in Thumba, a suburb of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] which is the capital of [[Kerala]]. The College was upgraded in 1977 when co-education began. In 2005 it became a Post Graduate College with the addition of an M.Sc. in physics.<ref name=Ker>[http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/affiliatedcolleges/affiliate_college/104.html Kerela U.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821133816/http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/affiliatedcolleges/affiliate_college/104.html |date=2011-08-21 }}</ref><br />
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==Academics==<br />
* Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and Botany & Biotechnology<br />
* Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in economics, history, and Malayalam with mass communication<br />
* Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)<br />
* Master of Commerce<br />
* Master of Science (M.Sc.) in physics.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], Actor<br />
* [[Alexander Jacob (police officer)]]<br />
* [[Jacob Punnoose]] [[ Director General of Police]] of [[Kerala]]<br />
* [[S R Nair]], Entrepreneur<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]<br />
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==References== <br />
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[[Category:Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala]]<br />
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