St Xavier's College in Mumbai, India is one of India's oldest colleges and the city's most famous. St. Xavier's College is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century who traveled to India. The College was founded by the Society of Jesus, a Christian religious group started by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Since its inception, the Jesuits have toiled in the field of education, among other things, and were even called 'the school-masters of Europe' at one time.

St. Xavier's College is a Catholic institution, which strives to form men and women, especially Christians and the marginalised, to build a more just and humane world. The intellectual endeavour it strives for, focuses on critical and creative thinking, with the aim of social transformation. This endeavour is inspired by the Values of the Gospel - from the New Testament of the Christian scriptures - while it appreciates and promotes all the other religions, especially the rich religious heritage of India.

On January 30, 1869, St. Xavier's College was affiliated to the University of Bombay. It is entrusted by the University with the task of preparing students for degrees in Arts, Science and Commerce.

Departments:

Science Departments:

1. CHEMISTRY (Year of Establishment  : 1931)

2. ZOOLOGY (Year of Establishment  : 1976)

3. MICROBIOLOGY (Year of Establishment  : 1932)

4. LIFESCIENCES (Year of Establishment  : 1978)

5. BOTANY (Year of Establishment  : 1906)

6. GEOLOGY (Year of Establishment  : 1920)

7. PHYSICS (Year of Establishment  : 1894)

8. MATHEMATICS (Year of Establishment  : 1892)

9. STATISTICS (Year of Establishment  : 1985)

Arts Departments:

1. Ancient Indian Culture (AIC) (Year of Establishment  : 1892)

2. HISTORY (Year of Establishment  : 1892)

3. ENGLISH (Year of Establishment  : 1869)

4. HINDI (Year of Establishment  : 1949)

5. POLITICAL SC (Year of Establishment  : 1955)

6. SOCIOLOGY (Year of Establishment  : 1949)

7. PSYCHOLOGY (Year of Establishment  : 1914)

8. FRENCH (Year of Establishment  : 1901)

9. COMMERCE (Year of Establishment  : 1984)

10. ECONOMICS (Year of Establishment  : 1953)

Commerce Department

Year of Establishment : 1988

Bachelor of Management Studies Department

Year of Establishment : 2001-2002

Bachelor of Mass Media Department

Year of Establishment : 2002-2003

Programs:

Junior College:

Arts

Science

Senior College:

Arts (B.A.)

Science (B.Sc.)

Commerce (B.Com.)

Management (B.M.S.)

Mass Media  (B.M.M.)

B.Sc. I.T.

Post-graduate degree by Research / Papers:

M.A. and Ph.D. (Arts)

1.  Ancient Indian Culture

2. Avesta-Pahlavi

3. History

4. Islamic Studies

M.Sc.

1. Botany

2. Chemistry

3. Geology

4. Life Science

5. Microbiology

6. Biotechnology

Ph.D. (Science)

1. Botany

2. Chemistry

3. Geology

4. Life Science

Contact Us:

The Address of the College is:

The Principal, St. Xavier's College,

5, Mahapalika Marg,

Mumbai 400 001, India.

Phone: 91-22-22620661 or 22620662 or 22620665.

Email: admin@xaviers.edu

Website: www.xaviers.edu