What is the eligibility to get admission in St. Xavier's College Kolkata for UG/PG courses?
The eligibility criteria differs between courses on different levels at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata but remains same for the most part at the same level. For UG level courses, candidates must clear their Class 12 board exam with a minimum aggregate of 60% in any stream from a recognised board. For
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St. Xavier's College Kolkata has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:
| Courses | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| MBA/PGDM | Candidate must be a graduate from recognized university. Candidates appearing in final year can apply on provisional basis.Students with arrears or supplementary papers are not eligible. |
| UG Diploma | Candidate must be a graduate from recognized university. Candidates appearing in final year can also apply on provisional basis. |
| Certificate | Candidate must be a graduate from recognized university. Student pursuing graduation can also apply on provisional basis. |
| B.Ed | Candidate must be a graduate from recognized university. |
| M.A. | Candidates must have secured a minimum of mentioned marks in the Honours Papers (45% marks for the reserved category). Candidates who have completed 2nd year or 5th Semester and are awaiting final year / 6th-semesterExamination Results are also eligible to apply. Admission for such candidates will be provisional and be conditional to their passing the qualifying examination with the minimum required marks [55% marks in the Honours Papers (45% marks for the reserved category)]. |
| M.Com | Candidate must be graduate from recognized university. |
| B.Sc. | Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized school/board. |
| M.Sc. | Candidate must be a graduate from recognized university. |
| B.A. | Candidate must have passed 10+2 from any recognized Board. |
| B.Com | Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized school/board. |
| BBM/BMS | An aggregate of English + 3 core subjects would be considered for eligibility calculations. Student must have obtained a minimum of 45% in all 4 core subjects which would be considered for aggregate calculations. Following subjects would not be considered as a core subject for aggregate calculation: Agriculture, Dance, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science/Studies, Fashion Designing/Studies, Heritage Craft, Home Science, Physical Education, Painting and Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW). Students who have 3 years and above gap between 10th and +2 are not eligible to apply. |
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According to the latest report, more than 550 students of 2025 batch were placed from BCom, BMS, MCom, Economics (Hons), Mathematics (Hons), Biotechnology, English (Hons), Statistics (Hons), Political Science (Hons) and Computer Science courses. The salaries offered was ranged between INR 4 LPA
Yes, St. Xavier's College Kolkata offers placements annually for courses like BCom, BMS, MCom, etc. Check out the key highlights of St. Xavier's College placement 2025 from the table below:
| Particulars | Statistics - 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary offered | INR 4 LPA to INR 36 LPA |
| Total students placed | 550+ |
Yes, St. Xavier's College Kolkata was recognised by the UGC as an 'Autonomous' college in 2006 and as a 'College with Potential for Excellence' in the same year. The college has since become a 'College of Excellence' in 2014 and a 'College with Special Heritage Status' in 2015. The college is also I
Candidates who did not appear for the CAT entrance exam can apply St. Xavier's College, Kolkata admissions as it is not a mandatory entrance exam. The candidates who wish to gain admissions into the MBA course of the institute have to appear for the Kolkata University entrance test for St. Xavier's
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