St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi started on July 3, 1944. The institute offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate as well as Vocational courses across various fields. The major courses offered by the college are BBA, B.Sc., B.Ed., B.Com, BA, and MCA. St. Xavier’s College admission criteria differ for each program. There are also reserved seats for students who belong to various categories. The reservation of seats for different categories at St. Xavier’s Ranchi is as: General – 50%, OBC – 27%, SC – 15%, and ST – 8%.

  • Admission to the UG courses is granted on the basis of the merit of the candidates.
  • For all the PG courses, the college conducts separate entrance tests in order to evaluate the candidates.
  • For the vocational courses, the candidates are required to appear for the entrance exam, which is followed by an interview round, in order to get selected for the course.

St. Xavier’s College Admission 2024: Important Dates 

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St. Xavier’s College Ranchi Admission 2024 TBA

St. Xavier’s College UG Admission 2024

St. Xavier’s Ranchi offers different undergraduate courses across various fields.

  • All UG courses are of 3-year duration.
  • BA and B.Sc. subjects are offered with seven different honors subjects.

The students who have completed their 10+2 examination from their respective boards are eligible to apply and the admission to these courses is based on the merit of the candidates.

COURSE SPECIALIZATION ELIGIBILITY
BA (Hons.) Hindi 50% marks in concerned subject and 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2
English
Political Science
Geography
History
Journalism and Mass Communication
Sociology 50% aggregate marks in (Science/Arts/Commerce) in the Intermediate / 10 + 2 examination.
Economics 50% aggregate marks in (Science/Arts/Commerce) with Mathematics at +2 Level. Students from all three Streams (Science/Arts/Commerce can apply for Economics Hons. Mathematics is compulsory at the 10+2 level.
B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics 50% marks in Physics and Mathematics and 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2. Mathematics is compulsory to apply for Physics (H)
Chemistry 50% marks in concerned subject and 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2.
Biology
Mathematics
Zoology
Botany
Geology
Biotechnology 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2 Science
B.Com. (Hons.) Accounts Mathematics/Business Mathematics is compulsory at class XI + XII Level. Candidates applying for B.Com (H) should pass in commerce subjects and the aggregate in commerce subject should be more than 50%.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The students who have completed their 10+2 examination are eligible to apply for the undergraduate courses. There are also reservations for category students.

Selection Criteria:

  • Admission to most of the UG courses is granted on the basis of merit of the last qualifying exam and they don’t need to appear for any entrance test.

St. Xavier’s College PG Admission 2024

St. Xavier’s Ranchi offers a Master’s degree in Arts with six different subjects namely English, Hindi, Economics, Political Science, Geography, and History along with a Master’s degree in Commerce and Journalism and Mass Communication.

  • All PG courses are of 2-year duration.
  • BA and B.Sc. subjects are offered with seven different honors subjects.
COURSE SPECIALIZATION ELIGIBILITY
MA Hindi 50% marks in the concerned subject and also 50% aggregate marks in graduation.
English
Economics
Political Science
Geography
History
Journalism & Mass Communication
M.Com. Accounts 50% marks in the subject concerned and also 50% aggregate marks in the graduation.
M.Sc. Mathematics 50% marks in the concerned subject and also 50% aggregate marks in graduation.
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Geology
M.C.A. Computer Applications 50% marks in the subject concerned (Maths) and also 50% aggregate marks in the graduation.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The students who have completed their graduation with 50% aggregate marks are eligible to apply for the postgraduate courses. There are also reservations for category students.

Selection Criteria

  • The application process for these courses starts in the month of June. Admission to all these courses except for M.Com is through an entrance test conducted by the college. Admission to the M.Com course is based entirely on the merit of the candidates.
  • The application procedure for the M.C.A.course starts in the month of June and the eligible candidates need to sit for an entrance test conducted by the Department of Computer Science in the college.

St. Xavier’s College BEd Admission 2024

St. Xavier’s Ranchi also invites applications for the 2 years B.Ed course from the graduates. The total number of seats available for the course is 100.

The application process for these courses starts by the month of May and candidates who are applying for the B.Ed course have to sit for an entrance test conducted by the college itself.

  • 50% of the selected candidates will be from minority communities.
  • Merit list will be prepared from the percentage of marks of 10th + 12th + U.G. + P.G. and marks of the entrance test.
COURSE SPECIALIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
B. Ed Education Candidate should have secured at least 50% marks in the Matric (10th Board), Intermediate (12th), Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degree Examination of a recognized University/School

St. Xavier’s College Vocational Courses Admission 2024

Other than the UG and PG courses, St. Xavier’s college also offers eight different vocational courses.

  • Vocational Courses are of a duration of 3 years
  • The application for the Vocational courses start by May 2021 and student who have completed their 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks is eligible to apply.
  • The eligible candidates need to appear for the entrance test and the candidates who are shortlisted after the entrance test are invited by the college for the Interview round.
  • Students should have their own laptops for applying in Information Technology or Computer application.
COURSE SPECIALIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
B.A Voc Mass Communication & Video Production 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2
Animation & Interior Design
English Language & Literature 50% marks in concerned subject and 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2.
B.Com Voc Advertising Sales Promotion and Sales Management 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2.
Office Management and Secretarial Practice
Banking & Insurance
International Accounting & Finance
B.Sc. Voc Biotechnology 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2.
Computer Application
Information Technology
BBA Business Management 50% aggregate marks in Intermediate/10+2.

How to Apply for St. Xavier’s College?

  • Students can visit the official website of the college to apply online for admission.
  • After applying for the course of their choice, students are required to pay the application fee.
  • The fee for the application form i.e., INR. 700/-, can be paid through net banking, debit/credit card.
  • After that, the college will release the merit list based on the last qualifying exam on its official website, and students will be called for the counselling round.

St. Xavier’s College Admission 2024: FAQs

Ques. How are the accommodation facilities in the college?

Ans. The college provides accommodation facilities for boys only. The hostel is under the management of the college.

Ques. How does the placement cell in the college works?

Ans. The Placement Cell of the College creates a platform where students can showcase their talents which different companies seek to explore and utilize. Starting from 2003, the cell has successfully placed a large section of graduates who have appeared for placements.

Ques. What is the average package offered to the graduates of St. Xavier college by the recruiters?

Ans. The average salary package starts from INR 3.5 LPA and the top recruiters of the college are Infosys, Wipro, ICICI prudential, TCS, Indigo flights, etc.

Ques. How can I check St. Xavier’s entrance test result?

Ans. To check the entrance exam result of St. Xavier’s College Ranchi, follow the given steps:

  • Visit the official website.
  • At the top bar of the page, you will find Admissions.
  • Under admission, you will see the Entrance exam result.

Ques. What is the course fee for BA Sociology at St. Xaviers College?

Ans. The fee for BA sociology is INR 38,000 for the General category and INR 37,000 for reserved category students.