Congratulations to all the undergraduates and postgraduate students on completion of their studies at St. Xavier's College, Ranchi ! Your graduation marks are the culmination of all the hard work you have put through your life as a student. Enjoy it, savour it and bask in the delight of achieving your goals. You have made us proud. College opened your mind to a world of possibilities. Now open your mind to the impossible. Life isn't too different from college. You will face victories and defeats; you will make new friends and new enemies along the way; people who will support you, people who will disown you. You will face the twist and turn of life but your education at St. Xavier's will be the pillar you can always lean on, an anchor you will fall back on to, to become the master of your own destiny. Your degree is not just a piece of paper. It is the set of wings that will help you to fly away to new horizon, into a new world. You fought battle, you overcame obstacles. You had a goal, gave it your soul. You worked hard, went the extra mile. You gave it your all, today you stand at all.

Education is about understanding the possibilities that the world has to offer. Being successful in life is about understanding the possibility that you can create by yourself. I am confident that most of you will be successful. I pray to the almighty to bestow his abundant blessings.

Vision:

To create a society of intellectually competent, spiritually inspired, morally upright and socially committed citizens.

Mission:

• To ensure academic excellence in teaching learning process.
• To provide an opportunity for inclusive learning and all-round development.
• To provide an equal opportunity for all with preferential option for the Christians, Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste students.
• To promote vocational and entrepreneurial learning.
• To foster soft, hard and employability skills in students.
• To encourage students to become sensible and committed persons towards self, society and surroundings.
• To create an environment for research and extension activities.
• To promote and preserve cultural heritage of the Chotanagpur region.
• To promote and preserve ecology.

Core Values:

(1). Academic Excellence            (2). Integral Formation            (3). Social Responsibility            (4). Ecological Consciousness

St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, was started by the Ranchi Jesuit Society, on July 3, 1944. Ever since 1889 and pre-independence era, when a number of secondary schools came into existence in Ranchi, the Society felt the need of starting a College. St. Xavier's College was started in 1944 and was first affiliated to Patna university; from 1950-1960 the college was under Bihar University and when the Ranchi University came into existence in 1960, the college was affiliated to Ranchi University. St. Xavier's College, Ranchi is a premier institution of the State of Jharkhand, imparting quality education and has remained a centre of excellence till date.

St. Xavier's College, Ranchi is a Minority Educational Institution based on religion which is established and maintained by the Ranchi Jesuit Province of the Society of Jesus. The College is registered by the Ranchi Province under the local title 'Xavier's Ranchi' under the Society's Registration Act XXI of 1860. The Society of Jesus is a Christian Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius Loyolo in 1540. Since its foundation, the Jesuit Order, inspired by a Gospel vision of human beings and their destiny, has contributed to the Christian service of education throughout the world . This vision drawn from the life and teachings of Jesus Chirst gives Jesuit educational institutions a recognizable character and sets before their management, staff, students, parents and the community high ideals of life and service which will inspire them continuously to strive to meet the emerging needs and challenges. St. Xavier’s College is an educational institution, which strives to prepare men and women who will build a more just and humane world. It strives to attain an intellectual endeavour that focuses on critical and creative thinking, with the aim of social transformation. The College makes a preferential option for the marginalised mass and it seeks to give an all round formation, inculcating both human and spiritual values. Competence, compassion and commitment are the hallmarks of a human person we seek to encourage.