Nadia Raj Srishchandra Roy and Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi from Cossimbazar estate donated the land for it.

The first principal was David Lester Richardson, famous educationist, ex-principal of the Presidency College, Calcutta.

Notable personalities of the national freedom struggle, activists of political and social movements, academics, and intellectuals came out from the college.

Abdul Hai, Bishnu Dey, Subodh Chandra Sengupta, Khudiram Das, Sudhir Chakravarti were among the notable faculty members of the college.

[6] Krishnagar Government College was awarded an A (CGPA: 3.17, 2015) grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).