Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram was established in 1864 as Sircar Girl’s School by the Royal family of Travancore but came into existence in 1920 and managed under the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala.

It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone on the part of progress.

The college is affiliated with University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956.

It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade (CGPA Score 3.28 on a 4 Point Scale in 1st Cycle) on 3rd March 2013.

The aim of the college is to provide women with a modern, liberal education and thus transform society and the nation also committed to the ideas of liberal education and recognizes the fact that times have changed that it must adapt and evolve to keep up with the rapidly changing world.

It is a women's government Institute, providing a regular course in which is located in the rural part of Thiruvananthapuram played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.

The Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram is one of the leading educational institutions in Kerala. It was started as the Sircar Girl’s School, in 1864 by the Royal family of Travancore.

In 1897 during the reign of Sree Moolam Thirunal (1885–1924), this institution was upgraded as a second-grade college and re-designated as The Maharaja’s College for Girls and affiliated to the Madras University, Madras.

It was elevated to the status of a first-grade college and was renamed as H.H. The Maharaja’s College for Women in 1920. In 1923 the college was shifted to its present location.

In 1937, during the reign of Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (1931–1949), the University of Travancore was founded and the college was affiliated to this university.

In 1952, degree courses were introduced in Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Philosophy, Malayalam, and Sanskrit. From the early 1970s, the college embarked on a phase of expansion.

New courses were introduced regularly and departments upgraded to P.G departments. Today the College has 24 teaching departments that conduct 17 U.G. courses and 18 P.G. courses. 11 of the departments are identified as research departments. The college has over 2400 regular students.

The college had received many awards and accolades at a city, state and national level for their educational advancements also received the numbers of achievements awards in the field of sports and curricular activities under the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

The college offers three years undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, and Science streams and two years of postgraduate course in Arts stream with various specializations under the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. It also offers the Ph.D. course.

University examinations of different courses, examinations conducted by the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, and various other examinations are held in the college premises.

Vision:

• Provide a sound education in basic science and humanities
• Inculcate high values through liberal education
• Promote research and learning at the PG level and beyond
• Provide a broad range of non-formal educational services
• Transform society through the empowerment of women
• Provide inexpensive educational services to the weaker sections of the society and reinvent itself in response to the changing demands of society
• Develop responsible women leaders for the future

Mission:

• To provide quality higher education to girl students to enable them to face the challenges of the world with courage and confidence and mold them to be socially responsible citizens
• To create an environment to excel in all activities
• To impart knowledge and create intellectual power among the needy and deserving community
• To transform the student into a balanced personality through a wide variety of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
• To impart ethical values for ensuring the harmonious functioning of the society
• To develop courage, confidence, and competitiveness in the changing global scenario
• To imbibe and adopt successful governance practices for evolving sustained academia-industry linkage in order to match with the dynamic markets
• To develop socially responsible, sensitive and committed citizens capable of delivering value-added services to the society at large
• To motivate the faculty members in academic research and extension activities so as to equip the students with the sophisticated techniques and help them to find solutions to the current problems of the society