Our History
KWC- A Centr for empowering Women through Education.
Krishnagar Women’s College, founded in 1958, owes its inception to the influx of women from erstwhile East Pakistan who were in need of education after India wins back its freedom.The urge felt by the educated circle of Krishnagar led to the establishment of this one and only College for women in the disrict that initially started its academic journey in Krishnagar Government College and then shifted to an old building located in Basanta Chatterjee Lane. Soon, the construction of the present College building started with the financial assistance from West Bengal Government under the able leadership of its first founder Principal, Professor Dipti Bose. Since then the College is marching forward with the sole intention to impart quality education to a cross-section of women most of whom are first-generation learners and hail from the marginalized section of society.The College was first affiliated to Calcutta University and it came under the aegis of Kalyani University in 2000.The College has been accredited by NAAC first with a grade of B++ and with a B+ in its second cycle.
The Institution has a number of infrastructural facilities to offer to the students---an eco-friendly beautiful green campus of 3.9 acre in the heart of the city , medicinal plant garden and dedicated teachers, a well-stocked automated Library with e-journals and OPAC facility, well equipped Science Laboratories, Classes with ICT tools, Computer Laboratory, Cheap Canteen providing hygienic food, safe and pure drinking water, cycle stand, toilet for differently abled persons, clean Hostel for students, expansive playground and attractive sports facilities.The students can avail free internet facility for academic purpose under the guidance of their teachers.The College office is aimed to provide easy, automated services to the students. They find the non-teaching employees very supportive and helpful. The whole College campus is under 24×7 CCT surveillance. Students coming from distant parts of the district as well as from outside the district can find accommodation in the College Hostel located inside the campus at a cheap rate. It is completely safe and secure with three full time Hostel employees and other staff to take care of the boarders.
The Institution offers Honours Courses in ten subjects at undergraduate level in the faculty of Science ( Chemistry and Mathematics, Geography, Economics ), Literature ( Bengali, English and Sanskrit) and Humanities & Social Sciences (History, Political Science and Philosophy ) respectively. It emphasizes on regular class teaching complemented with special lectures by eminent faculty members and inter-departmental lectures throughout the year. A variety of add-on certificate courses, Study tours, Seminars and workshops are offered to the students to add extra edge to their domain of knowledge. As an outcome of the discipline and regular theoretical and practical classes, class tests ,the students do fairly well in University examinations, sometimes scoring highest marks in some subjects.
The College has a vibrant career counseling and placement cell to empower students in their journey towards career growth. The cell arranges various training programmes, mostly free of cost, to enhance communicative skill and ICT skill of the students. We also offer few regular courses for skill enhancement and capacity building of our students. Currently, we are running an app based certificate course on communicative English, offered by British Council Library. This year we have planned to introduce a certificate course on Computer offered by WEBEL. The College also maintains an online job portal to prepare students for competitive examinations.
To encourage students from the marginalized sections of society, various scholarships like Kanyasree , OASIS , SVMCM, Aikyashree, The Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Relief Fund are available for the students. They are also assisted to avail scholarship provided from NSP, Priyangbada Devi Birla Memorial fund, Department of Armed Forces and from few other organizations. Students get all the supportive help from the dedicated staff while applying for the scholarships and Students Credit Card through online portal.
Ragging is strictly prohibited in the College and the hostel. Besides, College has set an Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) where students may lodge any complaint if they have any and it is addressed with extreme care.
The College is committed to imparting a holistic development of the students by encouraging them to take part in various co-curricular and extension activities and their achievements in this field are recognized in the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony. A variety of programmes organized by the Cultural and Magazine Sub-Committee, like observation of days of National and International importance are a regular feature of the institution.Publication of departmental wall magazines and College magazine helps the students to see their own writings in print for the first time.
We also take care of mental and physical health of our students. They can avail free of cost treatment and medicine from Students Health Home centre near our College. We also arrange health check up camps in the campus.
NSS unit of the College monitors our environment-friendly campus and provides students with the ambience necessary at a centre for teaching and learning. TheNSS Volunteers are actively engaged in outreach programmes viz. adopting slum area, conducting survey in the surrounding villages, organizing seminars ,distributing essentials among the children of the adopted village and organizing a health-check up camp for them.
Office of the Krishnagar Women’s College is aimed to provide easy, automated and hassle free services to its students with several wings of the office. Students can access their college related data, can pay fees online and can send their application for University registration/ Examination through ‘Student Portal’ with their student ID and own password.
The College has the legacy of having eminent academicians and renowned personalities at its helm to frame policy for overall academic and infrastructural development of the College. At present the College is run by a Governing Body headed by an acclaimed academician, Sri Siddhartha Majumdar, Associate Professor, City College, Kolkata. The Principal, Dr.Natasa Dasgupta, a renowned academician and an accomplished social personality, is empowered to implement the decisions taken by the Governing Body. Apart from the Governing Body, IQAC plays an important role in working closely with the faculties to create an effective teaching-learning environment with a view to reach the goal of the institution. The College has signed MoU with few neighbouring Colleges and is engaged in various collaborative research and training projects.
Krishnagar Women’s College, once established to cater to the need of the post -partition displaced girls is now serving as a multifaceted centre for empowerment of girls. Projects like installation of solar panel, Water ATM under Sajal Dhara Prakalpo, and introduction of two new courses are in the pipeline. Challenges are many and in spite of that, we envisage to take this only Women’s College in the district to a new era of emancipation , academic and creative excellence.