Founded in 2009, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century and missionary to India.

It is a co-educational, self-financed, Catholic minority institution, operated by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus.

Classes began at a temporary location opposite St. Michael's High School, Digha.

In June 2011 the college moved to its permanent location on a sprawling, 36- acre campus at XTTI on Digha Ashiana Road.

Other present authorities are St. Xavier's College, Patna, offers three-year undergraduate degree courses, such as Bachelor of Arts (B.A.