St. Xavier's College is located in Kolkata, India, and is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who traveled to India. It is an autonomous college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It gained autonomy in July 2006, thus becoming the first autonomous college of West Bengal, India. Renowned for its heritage, St Xavier's College is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious institutions of India and has been ranked as the Best Commerce College in India. St. Xavier's has produced outstanding alumni in the fields of business, politics, literature, cinema and education. Amongst the 8 individual Olympic medal winners that India is credited with, Xavier's has produced 2 Olympic medal winners and in the field of business, the institution has produced 2 billionaires including the richest Indian and also produced Nepal's first graduate in 1906. The College was founded in 1860 under the leadership of Fr Depelchin. The Society of Jesus (whose members are known as Jesuits) is an all-male Catholic religious order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, along with his early companions (including St Francis Xavier), in 1540.