St. Xavier's College of Engineering

St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering is an Autonomous institution which is owned, administered and run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai. Rev. Dr. M. Maria William is the current Correspondent of the college. It was established in 1998 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar. It is located 5 km west of main town Nagercoil. The college is approved by the government of Tamil Nadu and is recognized by AICTE, New Delhi. The college is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai.

The college is situated in the lap of the Western Ghats at Chunkankadai in Kanyakumari District, overlooking the highway, NH 47. In June 2002, the institution was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate by STQC certification services. The institution has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade. All UG Programs of the institution, except B.Tech.(AI&DS), are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and all courses are permanently affiliated by Anna University, Chennai. The college is recognized under 2f&12B of the UGC act, 1956.

This is the first College in Kanyakumari District to get accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade and all UG Programmes (except B.Tech.(AI&DS)) accredited by NBA.The college has seven Research centers which are consisting of Thirty Six research supervisors of Anna University, Chennai, among the total of Sixty Four doctoral degree holders of various disciplines from this institution.

This college became an Autonomous Institution on its Silver Jubilee year( ie, 25th year) in 2022.