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{{short description|Jesuit university in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
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| image_name = St. Xavier's University, Kolkata logo.png
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| motto = ''Nihil Ultra'' {{small|(Latin)}}
| mottoeng = Nothing Beyond
| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[Research]] Non-profit [[Coeducation]]al Higher education institution
| established = {{Start date and age|df=y|2017|2|8}}
| closed =
| academic_affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]] [[Bar Council of India|BCI]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church]] ([[Jesuit]])
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| chancellor = [[Raphael J. Hyde]]
| vice_chancellor = [[John Felix Raj]]
| dean = Achyut Chetan {{small|(Dean of Arts & Social Studies)}} Manodip Ray Chaudhuri {{small|(Dean of Xavier Business School)}} Somak Maitra {{small|(Dean of Commerce & Management)}} Debasis Poddar {{small|(Dean of Xavier Law School)}}
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| city = [[New Town, Kolkata]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coor = {{Coord|22.5619|N|88.4875|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]] 16.64 Acres
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| nickname = “Xaverians"
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| free_label = Patron saint
| free = St. Francis Xavier
| website = {{url|http://www.sxuk.edu.in/}}
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'''St. Xavier's University, Kolkata''' is a [[List of private universities in India|private]], [[Jesuit]] university located in [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], [[Kolkata]], India. It was established on 8 February 2017 as per the notification of the Government of West Bengal <ref>{{cite web |title=St. Xaviers College, Kolkata Rules |url=https://wbhed.gov.in/readwrite/uploads/XAVIERS_RULES.pdf |website=wbhed.gov.in}}</ref> and inaugurated on 7 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inauguration of St. Xaviers University, Kolkata |url=http://www.uniindia.com/mamata-along-with-mittal-inaugurates-new-campus-of-st-xavier-s-university-at-rajarhat/other/news/923778.html |publisher=United News of India |date=7 July 2017}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Sxuk1.jpg|thumb|The main university building]]
In 2011, the [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]] Alumni Association under its president, [[John Felix Raj]], the principal of the College, devised Vision 2020, a ten-year plan which included the founding of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief Proceedings of the Interactive Session on ‘SXC Vision 2020’ |url=http://mcciorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pro-session-on-SXC-vision-2020-281015.pdf |website=mcciorg.com}}</ref> In 2012 the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Mamata Banerjee]] invited St. Xavier's College to open a university.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mamata promises help in getting varsity status for St Xaviers' |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/mamata-promises-help-in-getting-varsity-status-for-st-xaviers/article20387222.ece1 |publisher=The Hindu |date=12 March 2018}}</ref> Land was purchased from the government in 2013 and the foundation stone was laid by Mamata Banerjee in December that year.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 Dec 2013 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/St-Xaviers-College-to-start-building-campus-in-Rajarhat/articleshow/26928684.cms |newspaper=Times of India |title=St Xavier’s College to start building campus in Rajarhat}}</ref> The West Bengal Assembly unanimously approved of the opening of the university on 8 February 2017 and the Governor gave his assent to the University, on 16 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bill-passed-in-wb-assembly-to-ensure-improved-higher-education-117020901274_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard |title=Bill passed in WB Assembly to ensure improved higher education |date=9 February 2017}}</ref> The same month Felix Raj took charge of the university as it first vice-chancellor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xavier's varsity gets vice-chancellor|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170216/jsp/calcutta/story_136032.jsp#.WKgZITt97IU|publisher=The Telegraph|place=Kolkata|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref>

By the St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, Act 2016 of the Bengal Assembly, the university may have constituent Jesuit Colleges situated in West Bengal. St. Xavier's College Kolkata Educational Trust is the sponsoring Trust of the university, with the Jesuit [[Provincial superior|provincial]] as its president and Raj as secretary.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/st-xaviers-university-kolkata-bill-2016-passed-in-wb-assembly/1/835572.html|title=St Xaviers University Kolkata Bill 2016 passed in WB Assembly|date=15 December 2016|magazine=India Today|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref> Also established were the governing board, executive council, academic council, faculty councils, boards of studies and finance committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice-Chancellor's Report 2017-18 |url=https://www.sxuk.edu.in/aboutSXUK/documents/vc-annualReports/SXUK-VC-AnnualReport2017-18.pdf |website=www.sxuk.edu.in}}</ref>

== School/Faculty/Department ==
'''Faculty of Arts and Social Studies'''
* Department of Economics
* Department of English
* Department of Mass Communication
* Department of Social Work
'''Faculty of Commerce and Management'''

'''Xavier Business School'''

'''Xavier Law School'''

== See also ==
* [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official|http://sxuk.edu.in/}}

{{Universities in West Bengal}}
{{Jesuit Colleges in India}}
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2017]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Private universities in India]]
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