Brief History

Historically Speaking St. Xavier’s College, Goa, was founded by the Archdiocese of Goa in June 1963, and was affiliated to the University of Bombay in the same year. In the academic year 1963-64, it conducted only the First Year Arts and First Year Science classes. In the academic year 1964-65, it conducted the Intermediate Arts and Science classes as well. In the academic year 1965-66, the BA and BSc courses were added. In June 1969, registration of candidates for MSc in Physics, Chemistry and Botany and MA in English, Philosophy and Portuguese were permitted. Registration for Ph.D in Portuguese was also permitted.