Vivekananda College for Women (VCFW), Kolkata was established in 1961. Its affiliated to University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

is a renowned college in Kolkata. The college was named after Swami Vivekananda, the great social reformer. The college is involved to prepare young women for the greater challenges of life.

The college inculcates Economic independence, self-reliance, moral values and confidence to the students. Prime objective of the institution is the dissemination of knowledge in tune with the academic prescriptions of the University through imparting formal and informal education intended to develop creativity, critical thinking and social commitment.

The college is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The college offers a wide choice of undergraduate courses both at honours and general level in disciplines of Arts and Science.

The college has state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure. The college is affiliated to the Calcutta University. It is the oldest of the modern universities in India. It was established in 1857 during the administration of Lord Canning, the Governor General of India.

It is the only university in India which produced four Nobel laureates and has ranked consistently amongst the first five hundred universities in the world. It was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

It has been declared as a "Five Star University" and a "Centre with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

MISSION

The college aims at the academic, intellectual, moral and economic uplift of students. Mental alertness, cultural exposure, physical fitness, secular outlook, crisis management and intellectual resourcefulness are some of the qualities it seeks to imbue in students. The outreach programmes of the college try to ensure that enterprising and career-minded students find keys to future self-advancement and economic self-sufficiency.

VISION

Named after Swami Vivekananada, the great social reformer, the college sees itself as preparing young women for the greater challenges of life.

Vivekananda College of Women plays a vital role in the expansion of higher education among the Indian women following the philosophy of Swamiji. The thrust area of the College is to ensure barrier-free higher education to the desering girl students. Our initiatives are guided mainly by goal of equitable access which inculdes Equality. Quality and Excellence. Relevance and Value-based Education.

OBJECTIVES

Our objectives include dissemination of knowledge in tune with the academic prescriptions of the University, development of creativity, critical thinking and social commitment, fulfillment of inclusive growth by catering of the first generation learners and enabling students with knowledge and skill beftting the job market.