St. Xavier's Institute of Education (Autonomous), Mumbai is the oldest Government aided, Christian minority Teacher Education College for the course of B.Ed., affiliated to the University of Mumbai and recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (N.C.T.E.). Besides, it has various courses and extension services for students, teachers and the society. St. Xavier's Institute of Education is a Christian minority College, established and administered by the Jesuit Mumbai Province of the Society of Jesus. The College is under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mumbai. Jesuit education has a special character. It is inspired by the vision of man drawn from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ based on the principles of character formation elaborated by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. The goals and aspirations of St. Xavier's Institute of Education  are inspired by the lives and teachings of St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola.