[2] In July 1956, one government order was issued to establish five colleges under the aegis of the Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation.

This is mostly to meet the growing educational need due to the influx of displaced people after the partition.

The name of this college commemorates the legacy of Sir Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta.

[3] The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates and postgraduates of upper-, lower- and middle-class people of Kolkata and its adjoining areas.

[1] It was re-accredited and awarded B grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).