Kolkata, Dec 10 (PTI) St Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) plans to set up a School of Nursing and a medical college soon, a top varsity official said.

Vice Chancellor Father Felix Raj said the School of Nursing will start first.

"We will seek land from the government for the project. Be it a nursing school or a medical college, you must have healthcare facilities and infrastructure. Or tie-up with a hospital," he said on Tuesday.

Two years back, the university had sought 10 acres of land from the state for expansion of the campus, but that is yet to materialise, he said.

Raj said the 7th Convocation ceremony is scheduled on February 21, 2026, at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town.

"Rev Dr Arturo Sosa, S.J., Superior General of the Jesuits based in Rome, Italy, has given h

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