St. Xavier’s College was founded on 2 January 1869 in Bombay by German Jesuits with just two students. St. Xavier’s College, is a top liberal arts college in India. The college is built in the Indo-Gothic style of architecture, and has been recognized as a heritage structure by the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. The library has a carved cabinet, card index of books, and a computerized database of books. The campus also has a leisure space known as the “The Woods” which includes a couple of large trees. The college runs a small hostel on campus for male students of the senior college. Above it, on the left side is the emblem of the Society of Jesus, which consists of the first three Greek initials for “Jesus” set in a sun; on the right is a chequered moon, taken from the arms of the house of Xavier.