Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur


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The result was merge to St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.  Sandstein  19:49, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur

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Fails WP:GNG, promo. Part of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (see: here) with insufficient notability for a separate article The Banner talk 18:46, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge with St. Xavier's College, Kolkata - not notable on its own, but may be worth mentioning in the aforementioned article as a section. Kirbanzo (talk) 18:53, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 13:05, 24 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Merge [was "Keep", tentatively, but "Merge" might possibly be okay instead.] Certainly not "Delete" outright.  The article seems to describe a significant, separate campus, but it is not immediately easy to see if these are as distinct as state schools in different U.S. locations, such as, say, Cal State San Bernardino vs. Cal State Fullerton. One of the Hindu Times articles states that it is awarding masters degrees. Any school from secondary on up, definitely any distinct university/college granting degrees, is Wikipedia-notable. It would be very relevant to confirm whether the degrees awarded state "St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur" (as opposed to "St. Xavier's College" or "St. Xavier's College, Kolkata". Also, FYI, per this Google maps search, Raghabpur is 21 kilometers (48 minutes by quickest route) from Kolkata, both within the state of West Bengal. --Doncram (talk) 18:57, 18 September 2018 (UTC)  revised to Merge --08:12, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete I just removed a web forum used as a source, and a one-line event announcement used for the claim that they are bringing higher education seminars to the area. Another inflated Jesuit article concoctions by the COI article author Jzsj. What is left are basic mentions. Might be notable in a few years, but as it just opened three years ago, let's wait and see.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 03:08, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
 * But why not at least Merge or Redirect. It is clearly associated/part of the St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.  ThatMontrealIP suggests it may be notable in their view in a few years, so it is a Redirect with possibilities for conversion back to an article.  No reason to outright delete. --Doncram (talk) 08:12, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I mostly vote delete rather than merge on these JZsj articles because the articles only exist because of very pervasive COI and are almost always created out of a concoction of minor mentions and weak or irrelevant sources. I figure that if the places really are notable, someone without a COI would have created them. I have gone through so many of his concoctions that I'm fed up with keeping and fixing them. It's my version of TNT.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 22:36, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:17, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment St. Xavier's College, Kolkata was started in 1860 and has a great history of over 158 years and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta as per AFFILIATED COLLEGES UNDER THE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA  .While the St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur is affiliated to the St. Xavier's University, Kolkata .Hence do not a think merge is appropriate as they are affiliated to different Universities.
 * St Xavier's College Raghabpur campus to come up with hostels Millennium Post
 * Xavier’s University chalks out extension and development plan for 2025 The Times of India.
 * Xavier's success story in Raghabpur Telegraph
 * See the link given in de nomination: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata has started a rural campus at Raghapur. The Banner talk 22:24, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * St. Xavier's College, Kolkata have started a rural campus but they are affiliated to different Universities through the management is the same.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:34, 21 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Hmm, those sources do not increase my appreciation. They tend to make me think this is NOT a different school, i.e. it is NOT offering degrees specific to itself.  That would be impossible in fact;  one source mentions there being 126 students.  This is just like opening another building in the main campus, but sited far away, which holds some classes.  I get the impression you could take a combination of classes from any branch, and you will get a St. Xavier's College degree.  There is no mention of any distinct requirements for a degree from this place.  For U.S.-based colleges, we don't care if they offer a course on-line or a course at a different-than-usual location, like at a private company which wants its employees to more conveniently get MBAs.  So, I reaffirm my !vote above to Merge rather than Keep. --Doncram (talk) 02:39, 22 September 2018 (UTC)


 * St. Xavier's College, Kolkata students get degrees from the University of Calcutta  to which is it is affiliated ,historically colleges do not have degree issuing authority in India ,it is issued in the University's name .It does not issue its own degrees. While   St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur students get there degree from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 06:09, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge as above to St. Xavier's College, Kolkata or to St. Xavier's University, Kolkata. the Times of India article favors the University, while the Telegraph article favors the College: "Many of the students studying on the Raghabpur campus, 75 per cent of whom are women, would perhaps not have had college education if they did not have a campus close to their village," said Father Felix Raj, the principal of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.The Raghabpur campus, which is an outcome of the "College to Village, Village to College" project, known as PRAYAS, initiated by Felix Raj in 2006, has 126 students now and offers three courses - BCom (honours), Bengali (honours) and BA (general). The medium of instruction is Bengali. The syllabus is the same as that of the Calcutta campus. Teachers from the Calcutta campus act as visiting faculty."  Syllabus is the same? That sounds like they are under the same organization. Whatever article it merges to should have coverage about its expansion plans for multiple campuses/schools/colleges/universities  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:23, 25 September 2018 (UTC)


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