The Crest of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, is modeled on Jassu Crest of the University Patron, Saint Francis Xavier's family. It has been adapted to local surroundings, suggestive of a native flavour of a University in India. The escutcheon in white and blue contains a tiger and a palm tree, overlooked by a silver crescent moon, which symbolizes the palacio of Xavier. The charge on the Dexter, IHS, bespeaks a University of the Society of Jesus (Iesus Hominum Salvator - Jesus, Savior of Human Family). The checky argent and sable in the base recall the spirit of the Xaverian family. A garter bearing the words "St. Xavier's University, Kolkata", encircles the escutcheon and it is surmounted by a Cross emanating holy rays. A scroll passes underneath inscribed with the words Nihil Ultra (Nothing Beyond), the motto of the University. The Crest signifies dignity, courage, quiet gleam and the call of the beyond - the quest persists towards higher endeavour.
Rooted in and inspired by the Ignatian charism of forming men and women for others, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, as a Centre of Excellence, strives to promote a society based on love, freedom, liberty, justice, equality and fraternity
To set an international standard for Arts, Science, Commerce, Management and Education contemporary and relevant to the 21st Century.
To provide all students of St. Xavier's University a unique and exceptional education that will be a transforming experience intellectually, culturally, socially and personally.
To excel in all areas of teaching-learning, research, outreach and consultancy; To contribute to the creation of knowledge and to search for the meaning of life; To bridge the rural-urban divide, taking the benefits of education to the poor and the marginalized, aiming at their empowerment; To ensure access to and equity in higher educational opportunity to all deserving and meritorious students with a preferential option for the poor and marginalized, irrespective of caste and creed;To inspire and challenge all segments of the college to raise the realm of good from great to greater, through continuous quality assessment; To offer subjects for competence building, and to motivate/animate a work force imbued with human values; To become a Centre of culture and to consciously promote communal harmony and cultural integration so as to create an atmosphere of dialogue in the campus; To promote academic exchange and academia-industry interfacing, making use of the latest technology; To develop application-oriented courses, with the mandatory view on values, to produce holistic development of persons; To form young men and women of competence, commitment, conscience and compassion; To contribute to the well-being of the nation without counting the cost; in the spirit of NIHIL ULTRA (Nothing Beyond), the motto of St. Xavier's.
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