St. Xavier's Mumbai Admission 2026: Dates, Fees, Cutoff, Eligibility and Application Process

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai is one of the famous college in Mumbai for courses like BA, BCOM, BSc, etc. It can be challenging for the students to get into the college due to the competition level. During the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai cutoff 2026 in the last round, the cutoff percentage was 98.5 for General AI category students. Of all the courses, the one that had the highest cutoff was BA Psychology and English followed by B.A. in Economics and Statistics with the last round cutoff percentage of 97.6. 

Does St. Xavier's College, Mumbai offer merit-based and entrance-based admission depending upon the course. The college considers scores of XET exam. For selection students, 60% weightage is given to entrance-exam scores and 40% weightage is given to Class 12 scores for UG programmes.  

To apply for St. Xavier's College BSc course, you must have passed Class 12 or equivalent exam from any recognised board. For most BSc courses, it is necessary to have had a Science background at class 12 level. Minimum marks requirement for BSc at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai is: 

• BSc IT: At least 45% aggregate in class 12 examination of the Maharashtra State Board or its equivalent with Mathematics as one of the subjects. 
• BSc Biotechnology and Computational Biology: class 12 with science stream
  (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics/ IT).
• BSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence:  class 12 with Mathematics as one of the subjects.

Yes, you can get into St. Xavier's College, with a percentile of 60 if you belong to the General AI quota. St. Xavier's College cutoff 2026 was released up to 4 rounds. For this category, the cutoff ranged from 53.8 to 98.5.

Students can see the table below to know which courses can be availed with the attained percentile in the second round. 

_{Other categories will have different cutoffs.}

The BA programme at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai offers different tiers of support for SC students based on their family's annual earnings.

• Full Scholarship: Available for BA students at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai if the family income is below INR 2.5 Lakhs.

• Freeship: SC students in the BA course at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai whose family income exceeds this limit can still apply for a "Freeship."

• No Upper Limit: The Freeship option ensures that all SC students at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai receive some financial relief regardless of income.

To ensure transparency in scholarship allotment, St. Xavier's College Mumbai requires:

• Caste certificate

• Income certificate

• Non-creamy layer certificate 

These certificates apply for NT, VJ, SBC, ST, and OBC students.  It is mandatory for the verification of the eligibility criteria as per government regulations and enables students to qualify for the financial aid based on the actual eligibility criteria.

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai BSc academic year usually starts in early July. Here is the usual schedule:

• Orientation: A mandatory session held in the first week of July.

• Lectures: Regular classes begin immediately after orientation.

This marks the formal start of your three-year BSc journey at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, introducing you to the campus culture and your professors.

St. Xavier's has transitioned to a Multidisciplinary Framework. The BSc syllabus is divided into several specific credit-earning categories: 

• Major (Core): The primary subject of study (e.g., Physics, Zoology, Microbiology). This forms the maximum portion of the credits.

• Minor: A secondary subject to add more value to your degree. For example, a Geology Major can take a Minor in Chemistry.

• Open Electives (OE): This is where "well-rounded" learning happens. Science students can pick credits from the Arts or Commerce streams, such as Psychology, Economics, or Political Science.