St. Xavier's College Kolkata

St Xavier's College offers both stand alone B.Sc in Biotechnology programme and integrated B.Sc plus MSc in Biotechnology programs depending on the specific campus for example St Xavier's College Mumbai has introduced a new 4 year BSc in Biotechnology and Computational Biology while St Xavier's College Kolkata offers and indicated B.Sc + MSc in biotechnology.

While St Xavier College Kolkata does not offer BSc Honours in microbiology mathematics it does offer BSc Honours in microbiology with chemistry and B.Sc Honours in mathematics for BSC Honours in microbiology the eligibility required 60% in 10 + 2 with Biology biotechnology and Chemistry as the core subject

St. Xavier College Mumbai is the only institute in India, which offers a B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Computational Biology, a 3-year undergraduate course (which is currently changing to 4 years course from June 2025 under NEP) and a 2-year post graduate course by name MSc in Biotechnology. They do not only provide a combined B.Sc.+M.Sc. course in Biotechnology. One can even do B.Sc., then on successful qualification become a candidate of the M.Sc. program.

Yes, Calcutta University entrance exam is needed for admission to B.Sc in Microbiology or Biotechnology in Xavier's College although it is not the only entrance exam accepted but they also conducts their own entrance exam XET for admission to B.Sc course and more. Candidates must qualify one of these entrance exam because Admission is primarily based on entrance exam scores. For more information you can visit the official website of college.

I recently got my bachelor's, and I have friends who attended all of the above-mentioned colleges, and with that, I'm telling you don't opt for any of them. Try to get into a tier 2 or tier 1 college. If you still are not able to do that, then go for St. Xavier's (Autonomous); don't opt for St. Xavier's University—it's not as great as it seems; the placement system is lucrative. And whatever you do, wherever you go, just for God's sake, don't go to Techno India.

The most recent cutoff information for St. Xavier's College Kolkata's B.A. (Hons.) English (Journalism) is not explicitly stated, but it is generally understood to be around 85% in the 12th-grade exam,  according to shiksha . However, this is a competitive program, so percentage may exceed. 

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs with varying fee structures. Here's a detailed overview of the fees for the academic session 2025–2026