Bijoy Krishna Girls' College, Howrah formerly known as Howrah Girls' College was established on 1st August 1947. The college named after the founder member the famous noble educationalist Late Bijoy Krishna Bhattacharya.  This college is the largest Girl's College in the Country. It was Honourable founder Sri Bijoy Krishna Bhattacharya who arranged to get the affiliation for Bengali (Inter mediate level) under the University of Calcutta from the very inception of the College on 1st August 1947. Thereafter, got the affiliation for Bengali General Course (Undergraduate Level) from the University of Calcutta in the year 1949 and got the affiliation for Bengali Honours Course (Undergraduate Level) from the University of Calcutta in the year 1959.