We are proud to inform you that the postgraduate communication unit of our College (XIC) has been ranked very highly in recent popular publications. Outlook-ICARE magazine has ranked XIC No. 1 among the top 35 Private Institutes of Mass Communication in India. Education World too has ranked XIC No. 1 among India’s Private Mass Communication Institutes. India Today has ranked XIC No. 5 among the top 10 Colleges of Mass Communication in India. The Week too has ranked XIC No. 5 among Mass Communication Colleges in India. We congratulate the management, administration, teaching faculty, and non-teaching staff of XIC for this stellar performance.
“We believe in the media’s potential as a tool for integral development. This remains the guiding factor in our striving for professional excellence. We believe that mastering one’s craft is only one aspect of media training,” says Dr. (Fr.) Conrad Pesso, S.J., the Director of Xavier Institute of Communications.
Today, XIC is an autonomous curricular unit of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai of the most prestigious colleges, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. XIC provides a professional media education that emphasizes the values relevant to a unique cultural context, a pedagogy that is flexible, innovative, experiential, and encourages professional responsibility; in which the personal bond between teacher and student is respected and nourished; which is sensitive to socio-development needs; and responsive to secular values and human rights. Now, XIC is focusing its courses on Data Analytics for media and marketing, the widespread use of Artificial Intelligence and the growing power of social media.
We trust that they will collaboratively strive to elevate the benchmark of professional communication education and its diverse and specialized verticals. In solidarity with this spirit of excellence!
Dr. (Fr.) Keith D'Souza, S.J.