St. Xavier's College, Thumba, was founded by the

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in 1964, and is affiliated with the

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

. It awards nine undergraduate degrees and two postgraduate degree.

History

Founded in 1964, in 1965 the College was shifted to its present site in Thumba, a suburb of

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which is the capital of

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. The College was upgraded in 1977 when co-education began. In 2005 it became a Post Graduate College with the addition of an M.Sc. in physics.Kerela U.

Academics

* Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and Botany & Biotechnology * Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in economics, history, Malayalam with mass communication and English with Media Studies * Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) * Master of Commerce * Master of Science (M.Sc.) in physics.

Notable alumni

* Prem Kumar, Actor *

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Director General of Police of

* S R Nair, Entrepreneur

References

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Academics

Notable alumni

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