Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE) was established in the year 2005 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuit fathers). It is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, recognized by the Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra and affiliated to University of Mumbai.
XIE offers the following 4 year degree courses in Engineering
Leading to Bachelor of Engineering from University of Mumbai
To nurture the Joy of Excellence in a world of High Technology.
To strive to match global standards in Technical Education by Interaction with Industry, Continuous Staff training and Development of quality of life.
Cura Personalis
Like most Latin phrases, it is very succinct. It points to the role of an educator, not to be concerned merely with cerebral development, but with every aspect of a student’s life, ranging from the physical to everything else of the mind and spirit. The supervision involved is not parental, but what emanates from concern and friendship, and the reward of the effort is that the student feels self-fulfilled, respectful, responsible, and fully human.
Magis
This Latin word is taken from the Jesuit motto, whose acronym is AMDG, declaring that all that is to be done is for the greater glory of God. Doing things “greater” or “more” for God, never satisfied with what’s done, but always wanting to do more and more for Him, can lead to self-absorption and to the psychological aberration of perfectionism. Rather, it is the effort to do what is always joyfully fulfilling and productive, the self-giving never without the accompaniment of cheerfulness.
A Human Being for Others
We cannot but live in society, not only because we depend on or like each other’s company, but simply because we cannot exist without relating to or communicating with each other. A person with an ego that always considers itself the centre of not only its own story but even that of others might as well live on a deserted island. When the goal of desires and actions is the welfare of others, the success and contentment of others is the surest sign of the meeting of that goal. In other words, the best way of living is by living for others.
Unity of Mind and Heart
A human being is made up of body, soul, and spirit, and it functions through a variety of faculties and of innate qualities. This could give the impression that it made up of divided selves, each with its own pulls and claims. But a moment’s reflection is enough to prove that it is not so, and that a mature human being is equally responsible for all that it says and does. It has feelings through which it is in touch with the reality around; and it has thoughts that analyze the situation one is in and that give suggestions to deal with it; and finally one has the power to decide on which suggestion to act upon, and bear full responsibility for it. Body, soul, and spirit are each different from one another, but they function not separately but in unison with each other for the welfare of the whole person.
Contemplatives in Action
In the Sciences, through reason, experiment, and verification, we arrive at the facts, and the proved facts must be accepted by all; if there is any dispute about them, the matter can be decided in the lab or through the application of universally accepted laws like those of gravity. But what do those proved facts “mean”? Here, we enter into the realm of the Arts where the truth of the facts cannot be established, and that too tentatively, through the sharing of ideas and feelings. The process is called dialogue, and the truth established cannot be universal, but it can only be vouched for by the one who expresses it. It can also be called contemplative, for the truth and goodness and beauty of anything is a result a variety of feelings and thoughts, and all these “a priori” qualities have the same features of the divine: they are incomprehensible, infinite, and ineffable. It is the realization, with Hopkins, that “the world is charged with the grandeur of God.”
Finding God in All Things
It follows from the above that in every object or activity the divine can be found. Everything around me is created by God as a gift to me; and He does not only give them to me but is in them; and He does not merely exist in them but through them He works for me; and finally the realization comes that all things, even the ability to do good and be merciful and kind and generous comes from Him. All human existence and activity flows out ultimately from God.
Nishkama Karma:
It is a truism in all religions that the cause of all human problems is what each one cherishes, protects, and enhances: the ego. It is only when one is devoid of it, the greatest fallacy in human life, when one is “unselfed of the self,” that one gains total liberation. Surprisingly, when one tries to do away with the ego, through asceticism and self-denial, the ego enters sort of by the back-door, and every spiritual striving then is ultimately self-regarding. It is only when one, called to do anything, does it for its own sake, the ego is forgotten; in “desire-less action” the purity of the action is maintained. The ideals and goals of Jesuit education are great, but they are not achieved by the Jesuits. If they are, in a big or small way, they are all due to the sheer grace of God.