B.Sc. in Chemistry 

at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Mahapalika Marg

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 General category is 45%, while for reserved, it is 40%. Though the admission is merit-based, the process is stringent and the college is not easy to get into.

BSc selection process at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, depends on your selected major. For General BSc programs, admission is based on your class 12 marks. For self-financed professional courses like the BSc in IT, a separate entrance test, XET, is conducted and your selection is going to depend on how you perform in the test.

The total expenditure for a three-year BSc at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai typically falls between INR 1.26 Lakhs and INR 3.75 Lakhs.

• Government-Aided: General BSc courses are more affordable, with first year fees of INR 14,771

• Self-Financed: Specialized BSc tracks like IT or AI cost more as they don't receive grants.

It is important to check the specific BSc specialisation at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai to plan your budget effectively.

BSc admission cycle at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai follows below timeline:

• May: Pre-registration starts on the Mumbai University portal.

• Late May/June: The St. Xavier's College, Mumbai internal application portal opens.

The process begins right after the Class 12 board results are declared. Students must act fast as the BSc application window is usually very short.

Yes! St. Xavier's College, Mumbai offers a specialised BSc Economics (Honours) programme. To be eligible for this specific BSc course, students must have completed their Class 12 with Mathematics as a core subject with a minimum of 60% maks. BSc Economics at St. Xavier's College is a very popular course, so just meeting the minimum criteria is not sufficient; you must have scored high percentages to make it to the merit list.

St. Xaviers Mumbai cutoff released in the form of merit list for admisison to several undergraduate courses. During the St. Xavier's first merit list 2025, the cutoff percentage ranged between 65 to 98 for the UG programmes. Basis the cutoff list, B.A. in Psychology and English was the most competitive with the highest cutoff percentage among the General AI category students. The lowest cutoff percentage was for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) course. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the first round of St. Xavier's Mumbai merit list for all the UG courses offered for the General category students in the AII India quota: 

Yes, one can get direct admissions at St Xavier's College Mumbai through either their Management quota which usually covers 15% of available seats or through the special reservation for Christian Minority students which covers 50% of the remaining 85% seats. For the Christian Minority reservations must submit documentation such as a Baptism certificate.

During the 2024 placements, 210 UG 3-year and 42 PG 2-year students were placed. The median salary offered to UG 3-year students during St. Xavier's College, Mumbai placements 2024 was INR 6 LPA. For PG 2-year courses, the median salary stood at INR 3.60 LPA.

The placement rate has not been released. However, the total strength and number of students placed in UG and PG courses has been disclosed in the NIRF report 2025. Check the table below to know the details:

The 2024 batch of UG 3-year courses had 834 students. Out of these 210 were placed in diverse sectors. Furthermore, 42 out of 246 PG 2-year students were placed during the St. Xavier's College placements 2024.