Established in 1958 as Loreto Degree College, it was taken over by the Avadh Educational Society in 1975 from Loreto Convent. In 1975-76, Avadh Girls' Degree College was handed over in totality by the Government to Avadh Educational Society with Begum Hamida Habibullah as President, Late Mrs. Kamla Bhargava as Manager and Late Mrs. B.C. Sharma as its Principal.

The colleges in affiliated to University of Lucknow, Lucknow and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).

Under her principalship, the institution, with its new name, continued its march with eleven faculty members, one librarian, one office staff and four fourth class employees. With the concerted efforts of an excellent and dedicated staff, the college steered through the changeover smoothly.

It is a matter of great pride that many of them have carved out a niche for themselves in a wide variety of areas, especially the Indian Administrative, Allied Services, Banking, CA, CS, and other top managerial Positions.

The college lays equal emphasis on curricular and extracurricular activities. The Dean of Studies and the Dean of Students coordinate and take care of the academic and extra-academic activities of the students.

At present, the college offers three years undergraduate courses in Arts and Commerce stream with various optional specializations.

UG courses are under Choice Based Credit and Semester System (CBCSS). Therefore, the students should have to choose one honor (core) subject with two or more as subsidiary (elective) subjects for the specific undergraduate streams.