St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil (SXCCE)

St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering (Autonomous) affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, is owned, administered and run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai, under the able leadership of the Bishop, Most. Rev. Dr. Albert Anastas, t ip of the Bishop, Most. Rev. Dr. Albert Anastas, the present Chairman of the college, from the bifurcation of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai from the Diocese of Kottar in December, 2014. SXCCE was started in 1998 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar, under the nurturing leadership of (the Late) Bishop, Most. Rev. Dr. Leon A. Tharmaraj, who coordinated the initiatives and efforts of the laity and the clergy of the diocese. To be an institution of eminence of optimal human development, excellent engineering education and pioneering research towards developing a technically-empowered humane society. To transform the (rural) youth into top class professionals and technocrats willing to serve local and global society with ethical integrity, by providing vibrant academic experience of learning, research and innovation and stimulating opportunities to develop personal maturity and professional skills, with inspiring and high caliber faculty in a quality and serene infrastructural environment. To transform our students into fully-functioning human persons and empowering leaders with autonomy and passion for continuous self-learning. To equip them with contemporary scientific and technical knowledge with student centered teaching methods. To animate them into pioneering researchers and investors. To train them to excel with cutting edge technical, entrepreneurial and managerial skills for a successful career. To expose them to challenging opportunities of self-discovery and to commit themselves to lead a value-based life of humane service. To recruit faculty who inspire the students with their passion for knowledge and transmit knowledge to the students by student-centered creative and innovative teaching and learning methods, lead them by example in high-end researchers, and edify the students with their life of integrity and ethics. To provide standard infrastructure, serene and stimulating environment that is most conducive to learning. To develop avenues of continuous and responsive collaboration with stakeholders for the optimal development of the students and institution. Attaining global eminence, by achieving excellence in all that we do, in life, education and service. ...view more