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St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India, operated by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Founded in 1860, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who travelled to India. In 2006, it became the first autonomous college in West Bengal. The college is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
St. Xavier's was ranked sixth among colleges in India in the 2024 National Institutional Ranking Framework.