Convocation and Valedictory, 2018 January 16, 2018 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

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1 Convocation and Valedictory, 2018 January 16, 2018 Chief Guest: Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Eastern Command, Presided by: Rev. Fr. Raphael Hyde, S.J., Provincial of Calcutta Jesuit Province Convocation Address by: Prof. Dipak Kumar Kar Hon ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Calcutta 1 Academic Procession. 2 National Anthem. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 3 Welcome Address by Rev. Fr. Raphael Hyde, S.J., Provincial of Calcutta Jesuit Province. 4 Address and presentation of Annual Report by Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, S.J., Rector and Principal, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata. 5 Convocation Address by Prof. Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta. 6 Convocation Ceremony. 7 Presentation of 'Nihil Ultra' Award of Excellence. Acceptance speech by Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, S.J., Vice-chancellor, SXUK 8 Distribution of Awards for: -Staff completing 25 years of service -Retired Staff -Ph. D recipients among the staff during the academic year. 9 Distribution of Gold Medals to students. 10 Unveiling of the College Magazine 'XAVERIAN 2017' by the Chief Guest, Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna, GOC-in-C, Headquarters Eastern Command 11 Unveiling of 'AVISKAR' A Xaverian Journal of Research. by Prof. Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta. 12 Unveiling of 'MAGIS' Xaverian Journal of Education. by Rev. Fr. Raphael Hyde, S.J., Provincial of Calcutta Jesuit Province. 13 Address by the Chief Guest, Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna, GOC-in-C, Headquarters Eastern Command St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata 14 Vote of Thanks by Prof. Bertram Da Silva, Vice Principal, Arts and Science, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata. 15 Cultural Programme. 1

2 PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE Hon'ble Lt. General Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command, Respected Provincial, Fr. Raphael Joseph Hyde, Hon ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Calcutta, Prof. Dipak Kumar Kar, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, Vice Principals, Member Secretary, Academic Council, members of the staff, teaching and support, alumni/ae, benefactors, parents, wellwishers, friends, and my dear students, I wish you all a happy and joyous New Year 2018 and extend a warm welcome to all to this 11th Convocation & Valedictory Function of the College. May the Almighty bless us abundantly! On behalf of the Governing Body of St. Xavier's College and all of you, I place on record the long and dedicated services of Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj S.J. as the Principal of the College and thank him for being a constant mentor and guide to each one of us at St. Xavier's. It is under his outstanding leadership that the College has reached such great heights. I also take this opportunity to congratulate him for being appointed the 1st Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of St. Xavier' University and we are sure the University with reach the greatest height under his leadership and care. We assure him of our prayers and good wishes. St. Xavier's is very happy today to honour him as the 'Nihil Ultra Awardee for 2018' for his outstanding achievement in the field of education not only in St. Xavier's College but in the state of West Bengal. Thank you Father, for accepting this humble expression of appreciation from all of us at St. Xavier's! The 10th Convocation and Valedictory Function of St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) was held on 17th January, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. on the College Grounds. Shri Partha Chatterjee, Hon'ble Minister in Charge, Department of Higher Education was the Chief Guest for the occasion and delivered the Valedictory Address. The NAAC Peer Team consisting of four members visited the College on the 9th and 10th of January, The result of the NAAC was published on the NAAC website on 23rd January, 2017 and St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) was granted A++ with a CGPA of 3.77 on a four point scale which is the highest score of a College in the country. St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, secured the 6th rank in India Ranking 2017 for Colleges, conducted by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. I congratulate all the 2168 under-graduates, post-graduates and B.Ed. students who receive their degrees today. May you be men and women for others! My congratulations to all the students who have performed well academically and have acquired ranks. Let me conclude with my sincere gratitude to all the GB Members, Vice Principals, Member Secretary, IQAC Co-ordinator, Deans, teaching faculty, support staff, alumni/ae, parents, wellwishers, friends and benefactors for their whole-hearted co-operation and support. 2 Let our service continue to bring joy to many more people in the spirit of the Jesuit Magis. NIHIL ULTRA!

3 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 Distribution of Awards and Prizes, 2018 I Nihil Ultra Award of Honour : REV. DR. JOHN FELIX RAJ, S.J., VICE-CHANCELLOR, ST. XAVIER S UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA II Award to staff for 25 years of service: - Teaching Staff PROF. PARTHO MUKHERJI PROF. SUBHANKAR GHOSH PROF. SAMIR KUMAR LOBWO - Support Staff MR. PETER TAPAN GHOSH MR. ROBIN PANJA MR. BABLU DAS III Awarded Ph. D. DR. SOURAV TARAFDER DR. ANAL ACHARYA DR. SADHANA JHA DR. SUKANYA SARKHEL DR. SARBANI BANDYOPADHYAY DR. BAISHALI AGARWAL (NAHA) DR. PIA GHOSHAL IV V i ii Retirement NAME RETIREMENT SERVICE PROF. AMITAVA GHOSE YRS 1MOS MR. PARTHA GUHA YRS 8MOS MR. BIPLAB BISWAS YRS 10MOS MR. ROBIN PANJA YRS 2MOS MR. NIBEDITA HALDER YRS 4MOS St. Xavier s College Gold Medal Awards The Fr. Jacques De Bonhome S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for the best M. Sc. Computer Sc student, Semester I - IV ( ) ENAKSHI GHOSH / The Fr. Franz Goreux S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for the best M Sc. Microbiology student, Semester I - IV ( ) SUBHAM PAUL /

4 St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata 4 ii iv v vi vii viii ix VI I ii The Fr. Achille Verstraeten S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for the best M Sc. Physics student, Semester I - IV ( ) SOUMI CHOUDHURY / The Fr. Henri Depelchin S.J. Memorial Gold Medal for the best Integrated M. Sc. Biotechnology student, Semester I - X ( ) USHASHI BANERJEE / The Fr. Paul Joris S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for the best M. Com student Semester I - IV ( ) PALAK TAHLANI / The Fr. Joseph Maliyekal S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for student securing the highest marks in B.Com Honours, Semester I - VI ( ) ADVIKA JALAN / The Fr. Joseph D Souza S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for the Academic topper B. Ed PIYALI DALAPATI / The Fr. Raymond Pilette S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for student securing the highest marks in B.Com Honours (Raghabpur Campus), Semester I - VI ( ) STEPHEN MARCES / The Fr. Paul Detienne S.J. Memorial Gold Medal Award for student securing the highest marks in BA Bengali Hons. (Raghabpur Campus), Semester I - VI ( ) ROBINA MALICK / Other Gold Medal Awards The Mira Memorial Gold Medal for the student student securing the highest marks in Chemistry Honours, Semester I - VI ( ) KOMAL JAISWAL / The Dr. Ranjan Ray Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in Physics Honours, Semester I - VI ( ) SOMSUBHRA GHOSH /

5 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 iii iv v vi vii viii ix x The B. K. Roy Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Economics Honours, Semester I VI ( ) SOHOM CHATTERJEE / The State Bank of India Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Economics Honours, Semester I VI ( ) SOHOM CHATTERJEE / The Parpati Chandumal Shahani Memorial Gold Medal for the lady student securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Physics Honours, Semester I VI ( ) SHRADDHA GUPTA / The Dhruva Jyoti Bhattacharyay Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B.Sc. Mathematics Semester I VI ( ) RAIEAN BANERJEE / The State Bank of India Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B. Com Semester I VI ( ) ADVIKA JALAN / The Subhash Lakhotia Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B. Com Semester I VI ( ) ADVIKA JALAN / The Soumitra Biswas Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B. Com (Marketing) Semester V & VI, ( ) ADITI AGARWAL / The Late Dadheshyam Roy Memorial Gold Medal Award for the student securing the highest marks in B. Com (Finance), Semester V & VI ( ) NIDHI CHANDAK / xi The D. K. Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal Award for the student securing the highest marks in BBA (Finance), Semester I - VI ( ) AANCHAL AGARWAL /

6 St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata x ii x iii xiv The K. D. Jalan Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in BBA (Marketing), Semester I - VI ( ) GUNJAN SHAH / The K. D. Jalan Memorial Gold Medal for the student securing the highest marks in B.Com. (Evening), Semester I - VI ( ) ADVIKA JALAN / The Ishani Dutta Memorial Gold Medal Award for the most outstanding contribution to the B. Ed. Department ( ) PRIYANKA BANERJEE / VII Memorial Awards i The Pratap Chandra Sarkar Memorial Prize for the student securing the highest marks in B. A. English Honours, Semester I - VI ( ) MUDAFIA ZAFAR / ii iii iv v vi The Prof. H.K. Sarkar Memorial Prize for the students securing the highest marks in B. A. English Honours, Semester V & VI ( ) SUCHISMITO KHATUA 9 603/ The Dr. Ranjan Ray Memorial Prize for the students securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Computer Sc., Semester I- VI Honours ( ) ASMITA SARKAR / The Hirendra Mohan Mitra Memorial Prize for the students securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Chemistry Honours, Semester III & IV ( ) RITWIKA CHATTERJEE / The Ashish Palit Memorial Prize for the students securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Physics Honours, Semester V & VI ( ) SOMSUBHRA GHOSH / Taparupa Sen Memorial Prize for student securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Statistics Honours, Semester V & VI ( ) ABHIRUP SARKAR /

7 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 vii viii ix Shri Harsh Chandra Baldwa Memorial Award for the student securing the highest marks in B. Com, Semester I & II ( ) ARHAM DHARIWAL / The Sandip Darolia Memorial Award for the student securing the highest marks in B.Com., Semester - III & IV ( ) AAYUSH AGARWAL / The Dr. Manas Kumar Ganguly Memorial Award for the students securing the highest marks in B. Sc. Chemistry, Semester I- VI Honours ( ) KOMAL JAISWAL / x The Ram Ghosh Encouragement Awards for the students securing above 70% in B. Sc. Mathematics Honours, Semester I - IV ( ) DIPANJAN MITRA 8 742/ ANUSHA BHATTACHARYA / INDRAJIT DUTTA / RIJU HOSSAIN AHAMED / SUDESHNA BHATTACHARJEE / AGNIVA CHATTERJEE / NABA KUMAR BHATTACHARYA / AKASH MONDAL / PARVEZ RASUL / MADHUPARNA PAL / KUNTAL BANERJEE / xi The Prabudha Bhattacharya Memorial Prize best project work in Computer Science: NAME ROLL MARKS ARITRA KOLEY / 100 VIII B. Ed Department Awards i I Students securing the highest marks in Semester I ( ) NEHA PURKAYASTHA / ii Students securing the highest marks in Semester II ( ) SHAZIA AFREEN 4 463/

8 St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata IX ii ii iii iv v Post Graduate Department of Science Students securing the highest marks in Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology, Semester IX & X ( ) ADITYA BANERJEE / Students securing the highest marks in Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology, Semester VII & VIII ( ) PURBITA SAHA / Students securing the highest marks in Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology, Semester V & VI ( ) TAPOBRATA CHAKRABORTY / Students securing the highest marks in Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology, Semester III & IV ( ) SHREYA MUKHERJI / Students securing the highest marks in Integrated M.Sc. Biotechnology, Semester I & II ( ) ATTRAYEE CHAKRABORTY / X RITUPARNA BHOWMIK / vi Students securing the highest marks in M.Sc. (Semester I & II), ( ) HONOURS COMPUTER SC AASHIJIT MUKHOPADHYAY / PHYSICS SOURAV CHOWDHURY / MICROBIOLOGY TAMANNA SULTANA / Post Graduate Department of Commerce (M. COM) i i Students securing the highest marks in M Com. Semester I & II ( ) NICHOLA ANN MITCHELL / ii Student securing highest attendance in M. Com Semester I - IV ( ) RUBY MARY NOTTS iii Student securing highest attendance in M. Com Semester I & II ( ) ZARNAIN HOSSAIN 6 100

9 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 XI Arts & Science Department Awards i I Students securing the highest marks in B.Sc. Multimedia, Semester I-VIII ( ) ARNAB LAHA / ii Students securing the highest marks in B.Sc. Multimedia, Semester VII & VIII ( ) RIMBIK DAS / iii Students securing the highest marks in B.Sc. Multimedia, Semester V & VI ( ) SRINWANTI SARKAR / iv Students securing the highest marks in B. A. / B. Sc., Semester I -VI ( ) HONOURS ENGLISH MUDAFIA ZAFAR / BENGALI AVIJIT PAUL / POLITICAL SC. KHADIJA MANAWARWALA / SOCIOLOGY PAMELA DAS / B.A.GENERAL SURABHI BAID / MASS COMN. ANISH DE / MATHEMATICS RAIEAN BANERJEE / PHYSICS SOMSUBHRA GHOSH / ECONOMICS SOHOM CHATTERJEE / CHEMISTRY KOMAL JAISWAL / STATISTICS TRISHA DAWN / COMPUTER SC ASMITA SARKAR / MICROBIOLOGY MODHURA GANGULY / v Students securing the highest marks in B. A. / B. Sc., Semester III- IV ( ) HONOURS ENGLISH SAYANTANI MUKHOPADHYAY / BENGALI DEBOLINA SEN / POLITICAL SC. REEYA SINGH / SOCIOLOGY DIPTAVA SARKAR / B.A.GENERAL NANCY VIVIEN LAKRA / MULTIMEDIA DEBJIT BHATTACHARYYA / MASS COMN. ROHAN PRANAY BHOWMIK / MATHEMATICS SUDESHNA BHATTACHARJEE /

10 St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata v vi Students securing the highest marks in B. A. / B. Sc., Semester III- IV ( ) contd. HONOURS PHYSICS ARKO BHAUMIK / ECONOMICS AKANKSHA SHARMA / CHEMISTRY RITWIKA CHATTERJEE / STATISTICS AMANDEEP CHANDA / COMPUTER SC PRERNA DUTTA / MICROBIOLOGY NAFIZUL HAQUE KAZI / Students securing the highest marks in B. A. / B. Sc., Semester I & II ( ) contd. HONOURS ENGLISH PRIYAM MARIK / BENGALI ABHINABA DAS / POLITICAL SC. ARUNDHATI SINGH TIWARI / SOCIOLOGY TRISHITA MUKHERJEE / B.A.GENERAL SEIN WEI LEEN ALIUS KERVIN / MULTIMEDIA RAJYASREE SARKAR / MASS COMN. SHARANYA MUKHERJI / MATHEMATICS ARKAPROVO CHAKRABORTY / PHYSICS PRATEEK GIRI / ECONOMICS HIRAKJYOTI BASAK / CHEMISTRY KUNTAL GHOSH / STATISTICS SWETA SEN / COMPUTER SC SUCHANDRA DATTA / MICROBIOLOGY AMBALIKA CHOWDHURY / XII B. COM (Morning) Department i I Student securing highest Marks in B. Com (Morning) Semester I - VI ( ) ii Student securing highest Marks in B. C om (Morning) Semester I - I V ( ) iii SIDDHANT BANTHIA / AAYUSH AGARWAL / Students securing highest Marks in Specialisation Papers in B. COM. (Morning) Semester V & VI ( ) SPECIALISATION MARKETING MANAGEMENT SIDDHANT BANTHIA / ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASHUTOSH GUPTA /

11 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 iv Student securing highest Marks in B Com (Morning) Semester III & IV ( ) AAYUSH AGARWAL / v Student securing highest Marks in B. C om (Morning) Semester III & I V ( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 10 RAJAT SONIKA / ABUBAKAR MOHAMMAD / HARSH AGRAWAL / ALTAF BHUTIA / PIYUSH AGARWAL / HITESH AGARWAL / AAYUSH AGARWAL / KISHAN KADMAWALA / RISHABH SINGH / PRAJESH DHANUKA / vi Student securing highest Marks in B C om (Morning) Semester I & I I ( ) ARHAM DHARIWAL / vii Student securing highest Marks in B. C om (Morning) Semester I & I I ( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 33 ROCHIT CHURIWAL / ASHUTOSH SIROHIA / SANSKAR / NAMAN DALMIA / MOHIT SARDA / NITIN KAGAJI / ARHAM DHARIWAL / AMAN GULGULIA / ASHISH PATODIA / A CHANDRA MOHAAN ROY / viii Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Morning) Semester I - VI ( ) ABHINAV SHARMA SIDDHANT BANTHIA

12 x Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Morning) Semester I - II ( ) ii ANURAG JAIN CECIL ANTHONY D'SOUZA CHANDRA MOHAAN ROY XIII B. COM (Evening) Department St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata ix Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Morning) Semester I - IV ( ) TONOY DEY i Student securing highest Marks in B. C om ( Evening) Semester I- VI ( ) ADVIKA JALAN / Students securing highest Marks in Specialisation Papers in B. COM. (Evening) Semester V & VI ( ) SPECIALISATION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE NIDHI CHANDAK / MARKETING MANAGEMENT ADITI AGARWAL / iii Student securing highest Marks in B. Com (Evening) Semester I-IV ( ) iv NAVNEET KAUR / Students securing highest Marks in B. Com (Evening) Semester III & IV ( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 16 ANWESH DAS / SUBHI SINGHANIA / SHAILJA CHOWDHARY / NIKITA KHAITAN / TANYA JHUNJHUNWALA / v Students securing highest Marks in B. Com ( Evening ) Semester I & II ( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 10 PURVI MALANI / TANSU PRITHANI / KAVITA DESAI / NIDHI TIBREWAL / DIVYANI DATTA /

13 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 vi Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Evening) Semester I - VI ( ) VATSAL CHIRIMAR PREETI A SOREN DIMPLE PERIWAL vii Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Evening) Semester I - IV ( ) NISHA K viii Student securing highest attendance in B. Com (Evening) Semester I - II ( ) AANCHAL AGARWAL XIV Department of Business Administration (BBA) i Student securing highest Marks in BBA, Semester III & IV ( ) SIMRAN KEJRIWAL / ii Student securing highest Marks in BBA, Semester I & II ( ) XV Raghabpur Campus SAKSHI SAHA / i i Student s securing highest Marks in B. A. General, Semester I - VI ( ) ARINDAM MONDAL / ii i Student s securing highest Marks in Semester III & IV ( ) HONOURS B COM SANGITA GHOSH / BENGALI SONALI BAG / HISTORY BONI MONDAL / B.A.GENERAL PRIYANKA BAG / iii Students securing highest Marks in Semester I & II ( ) HONOURS B COM PRITHA CHOWDHURY / BENGALI LATIKA MONDAL / HISTORY PUJA PAILAN /

14 iv Students securing highest attendance in Semester I - VI ( ) St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Kolkata HONOURS B COM SOUVIK GHOSH BENGALI DIPA BAG B.A.GENERAL SOUMEN CHOWDHURI v Students securing highest attendance in Semester I - I V ( ) HONOURS B COM RESHMI MALICK BENGALI PRAVAKAR BAG B.A.GENERAL SANTANU BAG HISTORY SONALI SINGH vi Students securing highest attendance in Semester I & II ( ) HONOURS B COM ARIJIT PANJA BENGALI LIPIKA SARDAR HISTORY TUHINA MONDAL HISTORY ANINDITA NASKAR XVI St. Lawrence Campus I Students securing highest Marks in B. Com Semester III & IV( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 1 AKANKSHA / DEBOSMITA CHATTERJEE / VINAYAK DHANDHANIA / ii Students securing highest Marks in B. Com Semester I & II ( ) [Roomwise] ROOM 5 SAMRIDHI SINGHANIA / RAJDEEP GHOSH / KRITIKA AGARWAL / iii Student securing highest attendance in B. Com, Semester III & IV ( ) KRITIKA AGARWAL iv Student securing highest attendance in B. Com, Semester I & II ( ) AYUSH GUPTA

15 11th Convocation & Valedictory, 2018 XVII Gold Medal Award for Best Sports Person of the year : SWAGATA DEY. (B. A. Bengali) XVIII Gold Medal Award for the Best NCC Performance of the year: Ÿ TAMANNA SULTANA (B. Sc. Chemistry) Ÿ ABHIMANYU SHARMA (B. A. English) Ÿ MONICA GOGOI (B. A. Political Sc.) Ÿ SUBHAJIT DAS (B. Com, Raghabpur) Ÿ DHIRAAJ MUKHERJEE (B. A. Sociology) Ÿ ASPRIHA MANDAL (B. Sc. Mass Communication) Ÿ ROSHMITA DASGUPTA (B. A. Sociology) Ÿ RITU SHARMA (B. Sc. Mathematics) We fondly remember: R I P 1. Prof. Ratna Mukherjee, (Retd.) Professor of Hindi 2. Pro. Parimal Bhusan Ghosh, (Retd.) Professor of Chemistry 3. Fr. Aelred Gomes, S.J. former Provincial 4. Fr. Mark Robson S J. 5. Fr. Christian Mignon, S J. 6. Dr. Dilip Kumar Ghosh,(Retd.) former Head of the Department of Economics, May their souls rest in peace! We express our deep condolences to their family members. 15

16 Nihil Ultra Award of Excellence Awarded to Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj,S.J. CITATION Words can in no way acknowledge or appreciate Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj's dedicated contribution in making St. Xavier's College, what it is today. Born in Poolangudi, in Ramnad District in Tamil Nadu in 1956, Father Felix Raj joined the Society of Jesus in He graduated with Economics from Loyola College, Chennai in During his studies at Chennai, he involved himself in the activities of All India Catholic University Federation, a University Student Movement. He represented the AICUF in the Conference of Asian Catholic Students Federation held in Penang in He has been in this University Student Movement for more than 35 years. In 1989 he took over as the West Bengal State Adviser to the AICUF. Father completed his Masters in Economics at St. Joseph's College, Trichy in He secured the first rank and was awarded a gold medal. He completed his Philosophy studies from Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV), Pune in He then studied a three-year Theology course from Vidya Jothi College, Delhi in 1989 and was ordained as a priest in Trichy on 23 April He joined the Economics department of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata as faculty in An administrator par excellence, Fr. Felix Raj brought discipline and commitment, fairness and tolerance to the daily running of the College. He was appointed Rector of St. Xavier's in He then took over as Vice-Principal of the Commerce Department of the College in In 2009, he was appointed Principal of the College. His education initiatives include setting up St. Xavier's College, Asansol in 2015 and St. Xavier's University, Kolkata In February 16, 2017 He is the first Vice-Chancellor of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata. Father Felix Raj initiated the expansion of the College academically and infrastructurally which includes the Raghabpur Campus, the rural face of St. Xaviers and also the St. Lawrence Campus. Under his committed leadership and democratic governance, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata has secured a score of 3.53 out of 4 (A+) in the NAAC accreditation 2011, College of Excellence" by UGC in 2014, the status of Heritage College by UGC in 2015 and the highest score of 3.77 CGPA out of 4 (A++) in the NAAC accreditation He is the recipient of prestigious awards like Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Memorial Award, Banga Bibhushan Award in 2014 and Siksha Ratna Award in Father, you truly shine as an exemplary model of abiding inspiration. In recognition of your long and dedicated service to the College and as a mark of gratitude, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata is honoured to offer, a humble and respectful token of appreciation the Nihil Ultra Award of Honour on this day, the 16th of January, of the year of the Lord 2018.