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St. Xavier's Students Excel
In the recently concluded T.Y. Goa University exams, students of St.
Xavier's College have excelled in the Arts, Science and Commerce streams.
In the T.Y.B.A. examination 53% of the distinctions in Goa were
bagged by Xavierites. The total number of Goa University distinctions
is 86 and St. Xavier's obtained 46 distinctions. The first four
students who secured the highest number of marks in Goa are Ms. Maria
Muriel Barros (Psychology), Ms. Farrel Erica de Souza (English), Mr.
Audric Agnelo D'Mello (English and History) and Ms. Amanda Jean
Alphonso (Psychology). Students will be awarded ranks only after
revaluation. Last year Ms. Tanvi S. Narvekar, student of Mass
Communication and Videography had stood first in Goa.
In the T.Y.B.Sc. examination too, the first four students who
obtained the highest number of marks in Goa are Xavierites, namely
Mr. Siddesh Menon (Microbiology), Ms. Celita Dias Sapeco
(Microbiology), Mr. Amit Rajan Patil (Chemistry) and Ms. Sneha
Lotlikar (Chemistry). Though the share of Science Xavierites in the
University is only 20.76%, the distinctions bagged by them are to the
tune of 24.71%.
In the T.Y.B.Com examination the overall passing percentage at
Xavier's is 97.16% while the University percentage is 86.22%. Though
the percentage of Xavierites in the University is only 9.73%, its
share of distinctions amounts to 31.06%, which means that out of 103
distinctions of Goa University, St. Xavier's secured 32
distinctions. In addition one third of 18 IMS (Goa) students who
secured final admission for the year 2008-10 in top Business Schools
(MBA) in India, are also Xavierites.
