Charuchandra College, Kolkata was established in 1947.

Its affiliated to University of Kolkata.

after the late Charuchandra Chattopadhyay, a notable Indian nationalist.

It has its history embedded in the country's post-partition scenario, when Dr. Satyendra Nath Roy and some other eminent academicians of Dacca University and its affiliated colleges initiated to establish a college in south Kolkata to cater the needs of migrant refugees from erstwhile east Pakistan.

This co-educational college started with courses in intermediate Arts and Science and degree arts.