St. Xavier's College, Simdega

The college was established and founded in the year 2016 which being the realisation of the vision of Belgian Jesuits, Father Jan-Baptist Stockman and Father Constant Lievens, who brought the Society of Jesus to Chota Nagpur Division of British India in 1869.

[1] The college is a vision of the Belgian Jesuits who have established several educational institutions in the area including the prestigious St. Mary School.

The College seeks to give an all-round formation, inculcating both human and spiritual values.

It gives special consideration to Roman Catholics under the minority rights in Article 30, Constitution of India for whose education the college was founded.

Applicants seeking admissions are evaluated based on their academic performance in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination.

Francis Xavier , after whom the college is named