[1] The name commemorates the legacy of Brahmo social reformer Sivanath Sastri.

It shares premises with Heramba Chandra College (popularly known as South City Day) and Prafulla Chandra College (popularly known as South City Evening).

The central library provides a large reading room capable of accommodating more than 70 readers at a time.

Other facilities include the UGC book bank for needy students, access to the internet is also provided to the users at the central library.

Readers have access to UGC INFLIBNET's N-LIST e-resource consortia for full text journals and e-books.