College Rules

Class Hours

The Commerce classes begin at 6.45 a.m. and end at 9.55 a.m. The Arts and Science classes run from 10.00 a.m. to 3.45 p.m.The Evening Section classes are conducted from 2.10 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The first bell for the class is rung five minutes before the commencement of the forenoon session and second bell at the commencement of the class. A bell is given at the end of each period

At the first bell before each session the students shall go to their respective classes and take their seats so as to be present when the teacher enters. No student shall leave the classroom during the lecture without the permission of the teacher.

Admission

At the time of admission into Degree first year each student must pay the full fees at the beginning of the academic session itself. No partial payment is allowed, unless otherwise directed.

For Degree second and third year admission, every student must pay at least part of the fees at the beginning of the academic session itself failing which his name will not be entered in the admission and attendance registers.

The students of Degree Vocational Courses are allowed to pay the fees in two instalments. However, if a student leaves the course in the middle of three-year duration, he/she will have to pay full fees of all the one-year. The College Leaving Certificate will not be given unless this condition is fulfilled.

Students who have passed the Intermediate courses in this college cannot demand admission into Degree classes as a matter of right.

Request for transfer from Evening Section to Day Section WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

Once a Honours subject is granted no change is allowed.

Campus Discipline

Students attending classes, meetings or other gatherings within the college campus are expected to be presentably dressed in accordance with the approved etiquette dress code.

When a student meets a member of the staff for the first time in the day, he/she must greet him/her appropriately.

Students are forbidden to smoke in the college premises or near the gate, to write or make any mark on the walls or desks, throw paper or ink about the floors of the classrooms or corridors.

Students are not allowed to loiter or stand about the verandahs or corridors of the college during class hours.

Students are forbidden to gather near the gate of the college or in the entrance premises between the gate and the hall.

Chewing pan or eating pan parag and smoking is strictly forbidden in the college campus. Such students may be fined if they are caught.

The College reserves the right to dismiss at any time a student for serious indiscipline.

Students are not allowed to keep their cell phones and walkman on switch on mode when the classes are going on. Defaulters’ set will be confiscated if they are caught.

Ragging

In 2009, in the wake of Aman Kachroo's death, University Grants Commission (UGC) passed UGC REGULATION ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009.[16] These regulation mandate every college responsibilities to curb the menace of ragging, including strict pre-emptive measures, like lodging freshers in a separate hostel, surprise raids especially at nights by the anti-ragging squad and submission of affidavits by all senior students and their parents taking oath not to indulge in ragging.Ragging is strictly prohibited and is a punishable offense (crime) by law.

Rules of Decency

St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi promotes dignity and respect to every human person. Dignity and respect comes when one decently presents himself/herself through the dress he/she wears as well as one presents himself/herself through behavior and speech. In this regard attention of the students to the following points is drawn:

Students are strongly recommended not to wear Trousers with more than four pockets and tight T-shirt, round collar T-shirt, dark glasses.

Girl students are recommended to tie their hair properly and not to come with flowing hair.

Girl students are requested not to wear sleeveless dress, short tops & Tight Jeans and capries.

Students are directed:

• Not to use sunglasses and caps when they are in classes.
To use decent language and to have concern for others
• Not to loiter in the corridor and disturb classes.
• Not to use cell phone in the classrooms and corridors. Cell phone can be confiscated by any professor/authorities if misuse is detected.
• Not to use recorded music from mobile phone while sitting on the stage, shade and Quadrangle or any where in the college premises.
• Not to smoke inside the college campus.