Founded in 1946 by Prof. Amiya Rao – the woman emancipator and an ardent advocate of individual liberty, and her husband Mr. B.G. Rao (ICS), the then District collector of Murshidabad – Berhampore Girls’ College, an institution of inestimable pride with its robust academic traditions and cultural values has emerged as one of the premier institutions of West Bengal. This is one of the oldest government-sponsored girls’ colleges in the state. The college is situated in the heart of the district town, Berhampore.