Fr.
Felix Raj, former Principal of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and
the current Vice-Chancellor of the St. Xavier's University was
honoured with the prestigious the Nihil Ultra Award of
Excellence 2018 on January 16 at the eleventh Convocation of the
College.
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Education Minister calls St. Xavier's University A 'model'
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New
Town, Kolkata: St Xavier's University is "the model to follow"
after showing in its inaugural year that an institute backed by
a legacy of excellence will attract students irrespective of its
location, education minister Partha Chatterjee said on January
15, Monday.
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Father Felix Raj Honoured with Sikha Ratna award
On Monday, September 5, the first Feast Day of
Saint Teresa of Kolkata cum Teachers’ Day, Father Felix
Raj,
our Principal was honoured with the prestigious SIKHA RATNAAward by the State Government of West Bengal at a
State-level function organised at Nazrul Manch.
In the absence of the Honourable Chief Minister
who is in Rome, the State Higher Education Minister, Shri
Partha Chatterjee
handed over the award. Earlier the State Government had
conferred on him the State’s highest award, BANGA BIBHUSHAN
in 2014.
Fr. Raj has been at St. Xavier's for the lat 33
years as professor of economics, Vice Principal, Rector and now
Principal. St. Xavier's is one of the 10 colleges of Excellence
in India.
Copies are available: At Goethals Library, St. Xavier's
College (Discount Price of Rs 1240/-)
Copies are also available from the Publishers: Regal
Publishers, F-159, Rajouri Gardens, New Delhi.
The book: Indian Economy - A Visionary
Perspective by Fr. Felix Raj, Prof Samrat Roy and Prof.
Koushik Hati contains 20 essays on Development and
International Trade and Finance in honour of sesquicentenary
of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
Copies are available from Regal Publications,
F-159, Rajouri Gardens, New Delhi 110027 (Email:
regalbookspub@yahoo.com) or The Goethals Library and
Research Society, St. Xavier's College, 30 Mother Teresa
Sarani, Kolkata 700 016 (with 25% reduction). Tel: 033
22801919.
Calcutta University vice-chancellor Sugata
Marjit and St. Xavier's College principal Father
Felix Raj (extreme left) at
the release of Indian Economy - A Visionary
Perspectivein
the college auditorium on Tuesday 28 July 2015.
Symposium on Mother Teresa of Kolkata
The Contribution of Mother Teresa to
Humanity, a symposium on Mother Teresa, was held at the Fr.
Depelchin Auditorium of St. Xavier's College on Sunday, August 7,
2016. Read more ....
Very few people know that a part
of the St. Xavier's College building on Park Street, adjacent to
the College building proper, above the main Chapel, houses a
treasure which has been practically unknown.
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DIRECTOR,
FR. DR. FELIX RAJ, S.J.
St. Xavier's College
[Autonomous], Kolkata does not encourage or participate in
any kind of assessment conducted by any commercial agency.
Being an Higher Education Institution, we are open to
assessments carried out by "University Grants Commission"
(UGC), "National Assessment And Accreditation Council"
(NAAC) and/or any such organization set up by the
Government. Further, we do not approve of any ranking and/or
evaluation process by any private/commercial agency.
St. Xavier's is an
"A" Grade College with
CGPA of 3.53 out of 4, assessed and accredited by
the NAAC and
A "College of
Excellence"awarded
by the UGC.
Public Discourse on Emerging Issues on the Interface of
Science and Religion 18th - 19th February 2018
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The Principal said: "It is the fruit of a
collective effort. I want to thank our staff, students,
their parents, alumni/ae, benefactors and friends for their
wholehearted cooperation, interest and involvement in the
College matters. This is yet another milestone in our march
towards Nihil Ultra (Nothing Beyond).
The NAAC Peer Team handed over the final
report to the Principal, Fr. Felix Raj on January 10th
evening at the Exit meeting.