St. Xavier's College is one of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

's premier learning institutions, which was established as a high school in 1988, but now also offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business, social science, humanities, and information management. It was founded as a higher secondary school (encompassing grades 11 and 12) in the heart of Kathmandu valley by the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

 with the aim of cultivating future leaders in Nepal. The school was inaugurated by Late King Birendra of Nepal and is supervised by Jesuits.

High School programmes

• Class XI and XII in Science (affiliated to HSEB)
• Undergraduate Courses
• BIM (Bachelor in Information Management)
• BSc Physics
• BSc Microbiology
• BSW (Bachelor in Social Works)
• BBS (Bachelor in Business Studies)
• BA Journalism and English Literature
• BSc Computer Science and Information Technology

Postgraduate programmes

• MSc Microbiology
• MBS (Master of Business Studies)
• MSW (Master of Social Work)
• MSc Physics
• MA English

Admission

The admission to the +2 programme is highly competitive. Every year more than 6000 students from all over Nepal apply and only 504 students are chosen. The admission process includes a preliminary cutoff score at Grade 10 national exam, MCQs involved examination and an interview from the college personnel.

Alumni

Most of the graduates from the I.Sc. program often go on to colleges to pursue a higher degree in either medicine, engineering, mathematics or other pure science disciplines such as physics, chemistry and biology. A good number of the graduates have also gone abroad in countries such as Australia, Germany, UK, US, Canada, Philippines, Japan, China,India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to various reputed college. Graduates of the I.Sc. program who continue their education in Nepal are known for being accepted in the country's top engineering (IOE), medical(IOM) and other science schools with high ranks.