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The Principal’s Report

2018

Respected Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur

University, Prof. Suranjan Das, Respected Provincial,

Fr. Raphael Joseph Hyde S.J., Hon’ble Vice Chancellor

of the University of Calcutta, Prof. Sonali Chakravarti

Banerjee, Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, S.J., Hon’ble Vice

Chancellor of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, Vice

Principals, Member Secretary, Academic Council,

members of the staff, teaching and support,

Alumni/ae, benefactors, parents, well-wishers,

friends, and my dear students, I wish you all a happy

and joyous New Year 2019 and extend a warm

welcome to all to this 12th Convocation & Valedictory

Function of the College. May the Almighty bless us all

abundantly!

Now, it is my pleasant duty this afternoon, to place

before you, the Annual Report of St. Xavier’s College

for the year 2018.

Various Major Programmes held during

the year

?The 11th Convocation and Valedictory Function of

St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) was held on 16th

January, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the College ground.

Hon’ble Lt. General Abhay Krishna, General Officer

Commanding-in-Chief, ‘Eastern Command’ was the

Chief Guest. Rev. Fr. Raphael Joseph Hyde S.J.,

Provincial of the Calcutta Jesuit Province presided

over the ceremony.

In the absence of the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of

the University of Calcutta, Prof. Dipak Kumar Kar,

Pro Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,

University of Calcutta, conferred the degrees on

the students on behalf of the Senate of the

Eleventh Convocation and Valedictory 2018

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University of Calcutta. A total of 2168 students

were awarded their degrees.

23 Instituted Gold Medals were also awarded to the

students on that day.

Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj S.J., Hon’ble Vice Chancellor

of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata and our

immediate former Principal received the ‘Nihil

Ultra Award’, the highest honour conferred by the

College. Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio S.J., Rector and

Principal presented the Annual Report of the

College.

The second part of the Convocation & Valedictory

of the College, i.e. the award and the prize

distribution ceremony was held on 18th January,

2018, at 4:00 p.m. in Fr. Depelchin Auditorium. Dr.

Rajendra S. Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary,

Department of Higher Education, Science &

Technology & Biotechnology, Government of West

Bengal, was the Chief Guest.

?‘Xavotsav 2018’, the annual Students’ Festival was

organised by the Students’ Council of the College

from 21st to 23rd January, 2018. Around 40

Colleges from in and around the city participated in

this Fest.

?‘Beyond Barriers,’ the annual musical extravaganza

organized and sponsored by the Alumni

Association of the College was held on 26th

January, 2018. The Star Performer was the famous

Bollywood Singer, Shreya Ghoshal.

?On 21st February, 2018, on the occasion of ‘Bhasha

Diwas’, St. Xavier's College (Kolkata) Alumni

Association with the Bengali Literary Society of St

Xavier’s College (Kolkata) hosted ‘SANYOG 2018’ -

an international torch light peace tour to

commemorate International Mother Language

Day.

?The Annual Sports Day of the College was

organized on 3rd February, 2018 in the College

Ground. Mr. Arun Lal, former Cricketer of the Indian

Cricket Team was our Chief Guest.

?Shishu Mela 2018 - the annual event of NSS & Social

Works Department of the College was organized

on 11th February 2018. The inaugural programme

was graced by Bishop Linus Gomes and the Chief

Guest was Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, S.J., Rector &

Principal of the College. All the Vice Principals of

the College were the Guests of Honour. This year

around 950 children from 7 villages and 12 NGOs

participated in the event.

?A two-day International Seminar on “Emerging

Issues on the Interface of Science and Religion”

was organized by the Goethal’s Indian Library &

Research Society, Physics & Environmental Studies

Departments of the College on 18th and 19th

February, 2018. The purpose of the Seminar was to

highlight the meaningful interface of Science and

Religion in the globalized world. Many institutions

in and around the around the city participated in

this seminar.

?Paper presentation by the students of

Microbiology: 39 students from the Department of

Microbiology had actively participated in the 105th

Indian Science Congress in Manipur University

between 16th to 20th March, 2018. 28 UG students

of 2nd and 3rd year and 11 PG students presented

16 papers along with Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra, in the

sections of new Biology, Environmental Science

and Plant Science and received a lot of

appreciation.

?The NCC Unit of the College and the Calcutta

Mounted Police team organized a spectacular

intra-Battalion NCC Sports Meet titled ‘Khel-3’

Shishu Mela

Student Cadets


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on18th March, 2018 in St. Xavier’s ground wherein

the valour and expertise of the trained horses was

showcased by Inspector Abhra Chatterjee and his

team, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the visitors

and students of different Colleges.

?A ‘Weapon Display Show’ was organized by the 12th

Battalion of the Bihar Regiment and the NCC wing

of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata on 19th and 20th

March, 2018 in St. Xavier’s Grounds from 10:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

?This exhibition was the first of its kind in St. Xavier’s

and the response and appreciation of the

members of the faculty and students was

overwhelming. Around 12,000 students from our

Institution as well as from other institutions visited

the show and commended the efforts of the Indian

Army.

The UGC by its letter dated 30 May, 2018, granted

extension of Autonomous status to St. Xavier’s

College (Autonomous), Kolkata, for a period of ten

years with effect from 2018-19 to 2027-2028.

The College has introduced the system of

accepting various fees only through

Debit/Credit cards with effect from 8th

January 2018.

As discussed and proposed in the Core

Committee and with the approval of the

Governing Body, the College has opted for

the five-year M.Sc. Integrated Course in Multimedia

and Animation Course without any exit option after

three years from the academic session July 2018.

The College proposes to introduce the following PG

Courses from the academic session 2019-20:

i) M.A. in English

ii) M.A. in Political Science / International Relations;

iii) M.A. in Bengali in the Raghabpur Campus;

iv) M.Ed.

EXTENSION OF AUTONOMY

PAYMENT OF FEES THROUGH DEBIT &

CREDIT CARDS

FIVE-YEAR INTEGRATED M.SC. COURSE

IN MULTIMEDIA & ANIMATION

Proposal for Introduction of PG Courses

INTRODUCTION OF CBCS (CHOICE BASED CREDIT

SYSTEM) IN ARTS & SCIENCE SUBJECTS

ACADEMIC AUDIT IN THE COLLEGE

As per the UGC norms, the College has introduced

CBCS (Choice based credit system) in the Arts &

Science subjects as well. The same was discussed and

approved in the 27th Academic Council Meeting held

on 22nd March, 2018. The B.Com. and BMS

departments are already following the CBCS from the

academic session 2017-18.

The Academic Audit of the College for the year 2018

was carried out smoothly on 25th, 26th and 27th of

July, 2018 comprising the following members:

Prof. Sudakshina Gupta, Director, IQAC & Dean,

Faculty of Arts, University of Calcutta.

Prof. Uttam Bandopadhyay, Retd. Dean Faculty of

Science, University of Calcutta

Prof. Aditi Ghose, Retd. Professor, Department of

Education, University of Calcutta

Mr. Saibal Chatterjee, Managing Director, Lokenath

Chatterjee & Sons.

The audit team looked into the prevailing academic

situation of the College in course of the audit, both at

its main campus at 30 Mother Teresa Sarani (Park

Street) as well as its Raghabpur Campuses. They also

visited EMMRC as it is an integral part of the College.

During their visit, they met teachers and students of

all the departments, support staff, alumni and parents.

They also visited the academic facilities, like Library,

Central Research Facility, Ph.D. Cell and Computer

Centre. The academic audit team gave a very positive

feedback about the College.

Academic Audit Exit Meeting

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INTRODUCTION OF E-ATTENDANCE IN THE B.COM.

& BMS DEPARTMENTS OF THE COLLEGE – A

DIGITAL INNOVATION

INNOVATIONS IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY OF ST.

XAVIER’S COLLEGE

E-Attendance and content-sharing system of St.

Xavier's College, Kolkata was formally inaugurated by

Fr. Principal in the presence of the Vice Principals,

Deans and staff members on 5th March, 2018.

This innovation has helped the College in recording

and maintaining attendance of students and sharing

contents, notes and circulars in a paper less

environment. The College has provided tabs to

teachers to record the attendance of the students of

B.Com. and BBA Departments.

Fr. Verstraeten Central Library has come up with a

number of innovations under the able leadership of

Rev. Dr. Xavier Savarimuthu, S.J., Assistant Director of

Fr. Verstraeten Central Library.

The Library has added a section, ‘E-Resource Centre

for Advanced Studies and Research’, equipped with

Wi-Fi facility for accessing e-books via College

intranet with the help of tabs, smart phones and other

devices. It can accommodate around 50 researchers

and advanced learners of academic fraternity at a

time.

Institutional Repository using D-Space Software is

now fully operational from this academic year. It has

been updated with Goethals Newsletter, Xaverian

magazine and other in-house publications of different

departments, video lectures etc.

Total collection of the Library including Raghabpur

Campus and Department of Education is

78,968.

EMRC (Educational Multimedia Research Centre),

Kolkata, the only UGC media centre under an

undergraduate College has developed and uploaded

10 MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) for the

benefit of our students. These courses have been

designed in accordance with the 'SWAYAM

programme' of the Government of India in the format

provided by MHRD, Government of India. This will give

the students a chance to register for courses which

may not be available in our College and still

earn co-curricular credits for their degrees.

With CBCS structure of higher education

becoming a reality, the path is clear for

students to study diverse subjects beyond the

focus of a specific discipline. Students of our

College were encouraged to enroll for courses

of their choice which was fully free of charge.

For the faculty, this will provide a chance to take

part in an innovative teaching-learning process

and earn valuable points for their career

advancement. And finally, it will also bring

recognition to individual institutions from

bodies such as UGC, NAAC, NIRF etc.

The University Grants Commission (UGC), in its

effort to put a check on plagiarism, has made it

THE MOOC (MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES) BY

EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA RESEARCH CENRE

(EMRC)

ANTI PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE TRAINING

PROGRAMME - ‘TURN IT IN:’

Renovated Central Library

EMMRC (MOOC programme)


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mandatory for all institutes of higher learning having

research facilities to introduce anti-plagiarism

software.

In view of the above, an anti-plagiarism Software

Demonstration cum Training Programme was

conducted for all the faculty of our College.

?During this year, a total number of 21 Research

Projects were undertaken by the faculties of

different departments of the College. A total

amount of Rs.3,86,92,921/- had been sanctioned

to the College as research grants funded by

different funding agencies. As on date, out of the

sanctioned amount, the College has received

Rs.1,18,35,932/-.

?A total number of 13 Research Scholars are

undertaking their research work under the

guidance of our Professors of different

departments.

Congratulations to all the teachers who are actively

involved in the research activities of the College.

Various research grants and research

scholars under the faculty of the college

Congratulations to the following staff members (teaching & support staff) who have

completed 25 years of service in the College as on 31/12/2018.

Teaching Staff:

Sl Name of Faculty Date of appointment Length of Service

1. Dr. Chandrani Biswas 1st February, 1993

2. Dr. Indranil Bose 10th February, 1993 25 years 10 months

3. Dr. Ranjanendra Narayan Nag 2nd July, 1993 25 years 6 months

4. Dr. Panchali Sen 1st August, 1993 25 years 5 months

5. Dr. Someswar Bhowmik 1st October, 1993 25 years 2 months

25 years 10 months

Ph.D. Programme in St. Xavier’s College

Net & Set Guidance Centre

The Ph.D. programme of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

has recorded remarkable success since its inception

in 2015, with opportunities for study in the

departments of Physics, Microbiology, Biotechnology

and Commerce, as per permission from the University

of Calcutta.

The total number of scholars enrolled with the College

for the Ph.D. degree, currently stands at 51, with 20

scholars having already registered under the College.

St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata started

offering guidance to the candidates of NET & SET

aspirants from the year 2018. The first batch of the

centre started from 1st August, 2018.

In the first batch, 45 candidates were selected out of

67, who had applied for the course.

The course intends to cover more subjects like

Political Science, Management from the next

academic year.

EMRC Staff members completing 25 years of service:

Sl Name of Support Staff Date of appointment Length of Service

1. Mr. Marchino B. Osta 1st January, 1989 30 years

2. Mr. Premnath Sah 1st January, 1991 28 years

3. Mr. Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya 1st December, 1992 26 years 1 month

4. Mr. Birender Toppo 1st April, 1993 25 years 8 months

5. Mr. Chandan Gharai 1st October, 1993 25 years 3 months

Support Staff:

Sl Name of Support Staff Date of appointment Length of Service

1. Mr. Totan Karmakar 1st August, 1993 25 years 5 months

2. Mr. Shyamal Bhuimali 1st January, 1993 25 years 11 months

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2 of our support staff members from the

College and 1 from EMRC have retired

from service during 2018.

Sl Name of Support Staff Length of Service

1. Mr. Pankaj Mondal 33 years 10 months

2. Mr. Agnelo Victor Manuel 8 years 3 months

3. Mr. Sunil Gharami (EMRC) 26 years 9 months

Our heartfelt thanks and best wishes to them for their

dedicated and committed service to St. Xavier’s

College.

Academic Excellence

I congratulate all the 2383 under-graduates, post-

graduates and B.Ed. students who receive their

degrees today. May you be men and women for

others!

?My congratulations to all the students who have

performed well academically and have acquired

ranks. These students will be rewarded with gold

medals today.

?This year, the College had 7 Ph.D. Recipients from

among our Professors. Congratulations to all of

them!

SL NAME DEPARTMENT WITH EFFECT FROM

1. Dr. Mahua Basu Dept. of Commerce 24-02-2018

2. Dr. Ajoy Ghosh Dept. of Education 09-07-2018

3. Dr. Sumanta Dutta Dept. of M.Com. 26-07-2018

4. Dr. Anulekha Banerjee Dept. of Commerce 28-09-2018

5. Dr. Madhu Agnihotri (Agarwal) Dept. of Commerce 28-09-2018

6. Dr. Soma Nath Dept. of Commerce 28-09-2018

7. Dr. Ayan Chandra Dept. of Statistics 31-10-2018

Publication: Books / Articles /

Paper Presentation

During this year, 12 books, 21 international and

18 national research articles of our faculty

members were published. Congratulations to

all involved!

The various Departments and Societies have

published the following magazines/journals:

?Aviskaar: A multi-disciplinary Xaverian

Journal of Research

?Magis: Xaverian Journal of Education.

?Ode to Expression: Magazine of the English

Academy.

?Eduvision: Magazine of the Department of

Education.

?Chiasma: Magazine of the Department of

Biotechnology.

?DNA: Magazine of the Department of Microbiology.

?Horizon: Magazine of the Department of Physics.

?Beacon: Magazine of the Department of

Mathematics.

?Prokarsho: Magazine of the Department of

Statistics.

?Eco Echoes: Magazine of the Department of

Economics.

?Young Sociologist: Journal of the Department of

Sociology.

?X-ecutive: Magazine of the Department of BBA.

?You Think: Magazine of the Department of

Commerce.

?Kadam: Magazine of the NSS Department.

Congratulations to the staff and students who were

involved in these publications.

?On 14th April, 2018, Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, S.J.,

Principal of the College was conferred the

‘Award of Excellence in Education and

Philanthropy’ by Bengal National

Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

?On 1st May, 2018, Dr. Asoke Nath from the

Department of Computer Science of the

Collegewas presented the ‘Adarsh Vidya

Saraswati Rastriya Puraskar’ for his

outstanding contribution in Research and

Teaching in Computer Science and

Engineering.

Achievements/Awards to Teachers

/Students

Nihil Ultra Award 2018


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?On 2nd June, 2018, Dr. Asoke Nath from the

Department of Computer Science of the College

was presented the ‘Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ –

Certificate of Excellence for Meritorious Services,

Outstanding Performance and Remarkable Role in

Computer Science & Engineering.

?On 19th June, 2018, Prof. Shalabh Agarwal from the

Department of Computer Science of the College

was awarded the Fellow Membership of

'International Scientific Research Organization for

Science, Engineering and Technology (ISROSET,

India) for promoting outstanding research work.

?On 14th December, 2018, Prof. Shalabh Agarwal

from the Department of Computer Science of the

College was awarded ‘Bharat Vidya Ratan Award’

by International Business Council, New Delhi for his

outstanding achievements and contributions in

the field of Computer Education.

?Dr. Supriyo Patra from the Department of B.M.S. of

the College has been awarded the prestigious

‘Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriya Puraskar’

(National Award of Excellence 2018) for his

contributions as one of the best teachers in the

country.

?Dr. Sharadia Dey was awarded for ‘Best

Presentation Award’ during the ‘2nd World Clean

Environment Summit 2018.’

?Dr. Shivaji Banerjee received the ‘Management

Education Excellence Award 2018’ from the

International Benevolent Research Foundation

(IBRF), Kolkata, West Bengal.

Admissions to various courses (UG, PG, B.Ed., COP and

Ph.D.) were conducted smoothly.

Thanks to all involved in the admission process.

St. Xavier’s College now has a total strength

of 264 teaching staff and 244 support staff

and the total student strength in all the

courses of the College is 8546.

St. Xavier’s College runs

?17 UG, 6 PG and 1 B.Ed.

?3 CertificateCourses, 5 PG Diploma

Courses and 1 Diploma Course by the Career

Orientated Programmes (COP) Department;

?1 Certificate Course on Human Rights by the

Political Science Department;

Admissions 2018

Our Strength

Courses at St. Xavier’s College

?1 Diploma Course in Multimedia & Animation by the

Computer Centre;

?1 Certificate Course in French by the Department

of International Studies and Programmes;

?4 Depar tments are under tak ing Ph.D.

Programmes.

I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank Prof.

Amitabha Roy, Professor in Charge of COP, Prof. Asoke

Nath and Prof. Shalabh Agarwal of Computer Centre,

Prof. Samrat Roy and Prof. Soheli Ghosh, Co-

ordinators of NET & SET Guidance Centre, Dr. Tapati

Dutta and Dr. Panchali Sen for their dedication and

efficient co-ordination of these courses.

?Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra has been appointed as the

Assistant Controller of Examinations with effect

from 23rd April, 2018. We welcome him and wish

him all the best in his new assignment.

?Prof. Partha Pratim Ghosh, Associate Professor,

Department of Economics has been appointed as

the Co-ordinator of IQAC with effect from 5th

January, 2019 for a period of three years. We

welcome him and wish him all the best in his new

assignment.

We take this opportunity to place on record our

sincere gratitude and thanks to Prof. Partho Mukherji

for his valuable services as the Co-ordinator of IQAC

for the period 2015 - 2018.

New Appointments

The following Professors have been appointed as

Heads of Departments/ Professor-in-Charge /

Laboratories in Charge, with effect from 1st July, 2018

in the Arts & Science Departments for a period of

three years.

SL NAME DESIGNATION DEPARTMENT

1. Dr. Sarbani Bandyopadhyay HOD Sociology

2. Dr. Sudeshna Shyam Chowdhury HOD Microbiology

3. Dr. Aniruddha Banerji HOD Biotechnology

4. Prof. Kiran Singh Prof.-in-Charge Hindi

5. Dr. Debjani Dutta Lab-in-Charge Microbiology

6. Dr. Jhimli Dasgupta Lab-in-Charge Biotechnology

Our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing members for

their generous and committed services and a warm

welcome to the new team. We wish them all the best in

their new assignment!

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Faculty Development / Orientation

Programme

Counselling Cell of the College

Consultancy Cell at St. Xavier’s College

(Autonomous) Kolkata

Faculty Orientations were held on 7thJuly, 2018 in

Rohinton Kapadia Hall for the faculty members of

B.Com. (Morning), B.Com. (Evening), M.Com., B.M.S.

Departments and also for the Raghabpur Campus and

on 14th July, 2018 for the Departments of Arts,

Science and Education.

The topic for the Orientation was, ‘Beyond Mental

Health: Talking Wellness’ and ‘The Person Within, the

Person Without’. There were three Professional

Speakers for the Orientation. It was a fruitful

Orientation and the faculty members were happy with

the same.

The Counselling Cell of the College has been activated

by appointing four professional counsellors who are

available to students all the days of the week (Monday

to Saturday). The parents are also welcome to visit the

counsellors and address their issues, if any, with

regard to their children.

I take this opportunity to welcome the counsellors

and look forward to a vibrant Counselling Cell in the

College for the benefit of all concerned.

Based on the recommendations of the UGC and NAAC,

the College intends to build a strong foundation of

research, consultancy and training. The College is

planning to provide consultancy services to public

and private sector organizations and international

bodies. The core areas that have been identified

include finance, marketing, human resource

management, computer science, microbiology and

statistics to name a few.

?RUSA-1: Permission had been granted from MHRD,

New Delhi for utilisation of the third installment of

Rs. 72,91,667/- under creation (construction) at

Raghabpur campus.

?RUSA 2: Being an autonomous College, St. Xavier’s

College, Kolkata, has been selected for the

country-wise challenge level Grant under RUSA-2

(Rashtriyo Ucchotor Shikha Abhiyan) Component

8. A total grant to be released under this project is

Rs. 5 crore. The necessary DPR (Detailed Project

Report) for RUSA-2 has been submitted and the

grant will be released shortly.

The World Assembly of Jesuit Universities : organised

by the International Association of Jesuit Universities

(IAJU) a was held from 8th to 12th July in Bilbao,

Rusa (Rashtriyo Ucchhotor Shikha

Abhiyan)

World Assembly of Jesuit Universities

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Spain. The event was attended by more than 200

Jesuits and Lay Collaborators from Jesuit Universities

and Institutions of Higher Education from around the

world. The Indian Delegation was one of the biggest

with about 50 Jesuits. From Calcutta Province, Fr.

Dominic Savio SJ, Rector and Principal of St. Xavier's

College (Autonomous) and Fr. Paul Arokiam SJ,

Principal of St. Xavier's College, Burdwan participated.

The theme was 'Transforming our World Together'.

?At the international level, an MoU has been signed

on 14th September, 2018 with Monash University,

Melbourne, Australia. Both the institutions have

agreed to establish student and faculty exchange

programme to promote academic and cultural

linkages, enrichment and understanding. Prior to

the signing of the MoU, the representatives of

Monash University, Australia had visited our

campus in January, 2018.

?At the national level, an MoU was signed on 20th

January, 2018 with Holy Cross College, Agartala,

Tripura.

?This year we had 12 students accompanied by a

faculty member from Fordham University, New

York, USA, to attend a course on Service learning,

from 4th to 13th January, 2018.

?15 Students and 2 faculty members from State

University of New York at Oswego, USA visited St.

Xavier’s College to attend a course on Education,

from 10th to18th January, 2018.

?The Dutch Ambassador, His Excellency Alphonsus

Stoelinga, visited our College on 17th January,

2018.

Exchange Programmes & MoUs /

Collaborations - MoUs

Exchange Programmes?Santa Clara University with its commitment

towards the MoU, organized the course on Science

and Religion for the 6th consecutive year. Prof.

Alexender Zecevic presented lectures at SXC from

19th to 21st February 2018. An International

Seminar on “Emerging Issues on the Interface of

Science and Religion was also held on 17th and

18th February, 2018 during which Prof. Zecevic

also presented a lecture.

?Arundhati Singh Tiwari, B.A. Political Science

(Hons.) and Yashfeen

Adil, B.A. Sociology

(Hons.) participated in

a short-term Invitation

Programme. Titled,

‘JENESYS’ in Japan,

from 19th to 28th

March 2018, with a

thematic focus on

P e a c e B u i l d i n g

Exchange.

St. Xavier’s College has positively responded to the

Kerala Relief Fund

Delegation from Estonia

Delegation from Belgium

Delegation from Netherlands

With PresidentSophia University, Tokyo

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Community of Jesuit Fathers at St. Xavier's College

Kerala Flood Relief Rehabilitation Work. A total

amount of Rs. 20,00,000/- (Rupees twenty lakh only)

has been collected. This amount has been sent to the

Jesuit Fathers who are working in the affected areas

and shall be utilised for the extensive work that is

being carried out in Kerala after the great loss.

A total amount of Rs. 20 lakh was contributed by all. ‘A

Big Thank You’ to the Staff Members (both Teaching

and Support), Students, Alumni/ae and others who

have contributed so generously towards this noble

cause.

The Annual General Meeting of the St. Xavier’s College

Students’ Council was held on 28th July, 2018 in Fr.

Depelchin Auditorium.

On 27th July, 2018, the election of the Class

Representatives took place in all the departments. A

total of 110 Class Representatives were elected.

Together with 10 nominated Society Secretaries, all

the 110 CRs voted for the General Secretary and Asst.

General Secretary. Naman Madhogarhia, from the

Department of Economics was elected as the General

Secretary with 86 out of 120 in favour of him and

Zulekha Das, from the Department of Commerce

(Evening) was elected as the Asst. General Secretary

with 84 out of 120 in favour of her. Further, ten

Working Committee Members were also elected

AGM and Students’ Council & Election

2018 & Formation of The New

Committee

department-wise, two from B.Com. Morning, two from

B.Com. Evening, two from Science, one from Arts, one

from Management, one from Education and one from

PG Departments.

We fondly remember:

?Rick Bose, a 3rd year B.Com. (Evening) student of

the College, who passed away on 10/04/2018.

?Rev. Fr. Albert Huart, S.J., who passed away on

Wednesday, 6th September, 2018.

?Prof. Suhas Bose, Retired Professor of Physics and

former Dean of Science of St. Xavier’s College, who

passed away on 18th August, 2018.

?Dr. Hanif Mondal, Professor in the Department of

Commerce (Morning), who passed away on16th

November, 2018

May their souls rest in peace! We express our deep

condolences to their family members.

Let me conclude with my sincere gratitude to all the

GB Members, Vice Principals, Member Secretary

Academic Council, IQAC Co-ordinator, Deans,

teaching faculty, support staff, alumni/ae, parents,

well-wishers, friends and benefactors for their whole-

hearted co-operation and support.

Let our service continue to bring joy to many more

people in the spirit of the Jesuit Magis. NIHIL ULTRA!

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