St. Xavier's College of Education (Autonomous), Patna (SXCE Patna or SXCE), co-educational, self-financed, Catholic minority institution in Patna, Bihar, India. Founded in 1988 by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century and Catholic missionary to India.

History The Jesuits first came to Patna in 1919, and in early 1930 were approached to set up a school in the city of Patna. Fr. Loesch with the assistance of Fr. Marshall D. Moran opened a Cambridge school serving the people of Patna and Bihar. Later, in 1940, St. Xavier's High School, Patna, was built at Gandhi Maidan Marg. Then in November 1988 the Jesuits founded St. Xavier’s College of Education, Patna.

Academics The college offers Ph.D. (Education) and two-years undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Bachelor of EducationManagers on a high Calcutta Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2013 and Master of EducationMEd admission process begins The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2013St. Xavier`s College Of Education, Patna from Aryabhatta Knowledge University.Aryabhatta Knowledge University St. Xavier’s College of Education is approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The college is also accredited with "A" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).SXCE Patna Higher

Facilities The campus covers about 10117.5 sq.m. at Digha in Patna.City remembers Mother Teresa The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2010 The main building housing offices and classrooms was completed in 1990, and was extended in 2010. The college's main facility includes laboratories for Physical Science, Language, Psychology, Education, Technology, and Biology, as well as multipurpose halls, a library with over 13,000 books, and two computer labs. The college provides boarding facilities and includes a gymnasium and outdoor fields, and also a canteen.Courses

Alumni St. Xavier's College of Education Alumni Association (SXCEAA), formed in 2003, sponsors many activities. In 2015 the president of the association was Marie Ann D’Cruz.Alumni

Sister institutions The sister institutions of St. Xavier's College in Patna areFeast of St Ignatius of Loyola today The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2013 St. Xavier's High School, Patna St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's College, Patna

See also List of Jesuit sites

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