Lady Brabourne College, with its lush green lawns and gardens opposite the Park Circus Maidan is one of the premier Institutions for women's education in India. Established by the Government of Bengal in July 1939 and named after the wife of Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bengal till February 1939, the college made a humble beginning with 35 Muslim students and 9 faculty members in a rented house in Park Circus. The foundation stone of the building in which it is presently housed was laid on 26th August 1939 by Sir J. Woodhead the then Governor of Bengal. Ever since the college has expanded structurally and academically earning the reputation of having an excellent academic environment.

The college has a dedicated and sincere faculty for whom the academic interests of the students are of utmost importance and can boast of consistently excellent results in the University examinations, far surpassing the University average. So while no compromises are made in so far as teaching is concerned the teachers are always ready to support and encourage the students in other activities as well. A cordial yet informal teacher-student relationship exists creating an atmosphere conducive to all-round progress while also laying emphasis on overall personality development.

Seminars and Workshops are an integral part of the departmental activities and renowned academicians and statesmen have found it pleasurable to associate themselves with the proceedings of this college. Most of the teachers are engaged in research work at the doctoral and post- doctoral levels furthering their own education simultaneously. At present several U.G.C. sponsored research projects are underway in different departments. In the Geography, Microbiology, Zoology, Physics and Bengali departments research scholars are employed in Ph.D programs under the guidance of faculty members.

VISION & MISSION

The vision of the Institution is Empowerment and Emancipation of its women student. The Institution aims at nurturing a student who enters its Portals in adolescence and guiding her through her Undergraduate years to a sense of maturation and self-belief. It watches over the flowering of their personalities to further refinement in the Post Graduate years in ten of its PG departments. The road towards emancipation and empowerment is inclusive and holistic. The Institution makes an effort to develop value- based mindset, intellectual perception, social and environmental sensitivity, health awareness through varied meaningful and participative programmes which goes far beyond the pure academic pursuits of designated syllabus.