St. Xavier's College(Autonomous), Mahuadanr - NAAC A+ Grade, the only college in the tribal-dominated backward sector, affiliated to the Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar, Palamu, is located in Latehar district still considered an extremely as underdeveloped region of the State of Jharkhand to increase the access to quality higher education for the tribals. The institution was established in 2011 in 24.46 acres of land under its possession. The college has separate wings for Science, Arts and Commerce. The science wing has a well furnished Lab. The College library has a good collection of books on literature, arts and science and it is also subscribing to a large number of national and international journals. In order to provide a healthy environment for imparting high quality education and skill development, a Computer Lab is set up for students and for the staff separately. The college has its own playgrounds which provide excellent sports infrastructure to experience a healthy atmosphere to impart practical training and theoretical knowledge effectively. The college has established a separate hostel for girls with the capacity of 150 students. The college is owned and managed by the Hazaribag Jesuits. The college has been certified by ISO 9001:2015, Recognized by UGC and accredited to NAAC with 'B' grade.
St. Xavier's College(Autonomous), Mahuadanr - NAAC A+ Grade, is primarily a Christian Minority College committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Hazaribag Jesuits Education Society. The ambition of the college is to inspire students to learn, lead and serve in the diverse and changing world. The college has been granted affiliation from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Jharkhand Government (cf: 5/S1-12/2011-881 dated: 17/08/2011) as well as Nilamber-Pitamber University, Medininagar (NPU/R/1103/ 2011 dated 02/09/2011).
The Jesuit Order was founded by St. Ignatius in the 16th century. Formerly a soldier, he took to the cause of serving humanity. When a career in the military under a monarch was shed by him, he took up the more worthy cause of becoming a soldier of Jesus Christ possessed with a single vision of establishing a world of humanity and justice.
St. Ignatius Loyola had a keen desire to spread education and knowledge, mediums of liberation for a just and equitable society. His ideals preserved and practiced in the most reverential manner form the bedrock of the Jesuits to this day. Around 20,000 Jesuits in the world are committed to the cause of spreading higher education.
Students who enrol in St. Xavier´s College are instilled with a unique combination of appropriate attitudes and empathy along with skill sets and high levels of competence. Our students are expected to not merely excel but also imbibe in this excellence deep-seated virtues of service to humanity.
