St. Xavier’s College is owned and managed by the Diocese of Calicut, which was founded on 12nd June 1923 by the Jesuit missionaries who were the pioneers in modern education. They provided the real footing for the educational requirement of the people of Malabar region. The commitment was basically focused on the empowerment and uplift of people of all regions through education irrespective of caste, creed and gender. In the new Millennium, perceiving the changing times and its requisites, the diocese felt the need to enter into the field of higher education. Keeping this aspiration, Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, the then Bishop of Calicut initiated the formation of an Educational and Charitable Trust. St. Xavier’s Arts and Science College thus turned to be the primeval overture of this Trust.

Milestones on the Path of Progress
2011 September 1: St. Xavier’s Arts and Science College was sanctioned by the Kerala Govt.
2011 September 1: Rev. Dr. Joseph Mathew SJ was appointed as the first Principal of the College
2011 Rev. Dr. Joseph Kalathiparambil is the founder Patron of the College Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent Arackal, the administrator of the Diocese, is the founder Manager of the College
2011 September 20: University sanctioned affiliation to the College
2011 September 25: The College was inaugurated
2011 September 28: Started functioning with its first batch of BCA students
2012 May 19: Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Kalathiparambil laid the foundation stone of the new college building
2012 June 10: Rt. Rev. Dr. Varghese Chakkalackal assumed office as the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Calicut and Patron of the College.
2012 BCom Computer Applications commenced
2012 BA Functional English commenced
2014 MCom programme commenced
2015 Msgr. Dr. Thomas Panakkal assumed office as the Manager of the college MA (English), BBA, and BSc (Mathematics) programmes commenced.
2016 Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent Arackal assumed office as the Manager of the College.
2017 June 1: Rev. Dr. Charles Leon appointed as the Principal of the College.
2019 June 6: Dr. V. V. Georgekutty, Vandalakunnel Ottalankal appointed as the Principal of the College. 2020 June 12: Prof. Varghese Mathew appointed as the Principal of the College.