St. Xavier's College Jaipur

St Xavier's College, Jaipur
	Latin: Collegium Sancti Xaverii
Motto	Competence, Character, Compassion, meaning Developing competencies, Building character, Creating compassion
Type	Private, Self-financed
Established	July 2010
Religious affiliation	Jesuit (Catholic)
Academic affiliation	University of Rajasthan
Principal	Gilburt Camillus
Undergraduates	2000
Location	Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Website	stxaviersjaipur.org{{}}

St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur, is a Jesuit college in the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2010, and is a co-educational, self-financed Catholic minority institution, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan.^{[citation needed]} It offers undergraduate courses in arts, management, computers and commerce.

History

St. Xavier's College was founded in July 2010 in Jaipur^[1]

The Jesuits first came to Jaipur in 1729 at the invitation of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in order to help in setting up an astronomical observatory.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Singh, Rachna (14 March 2010). "Now, a St Xavier's College in Jaipur". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ DLI.
^ [Lettrs Edificantes et Curieusus, Tome Deuxieme, Paris, 1843: pp. 772-778]

26°55′03″N 75°47′53″E / 26.9174°N 75.7980°E / 26.9174; 75.7980

[1] Singh, Rachna (14 March 2010). "Now, a St Xavier's College in Jaipur". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[2] DLI.

[3] [Lettrs Edificantes et Curieusus, Tome Deuxieme, Paris, 1843: pp. 772-778]

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