Shri Shikshayatan College

Shri Shikshayatan College
Type	Private
Established	8 July 1955;70 years ago
President	G. K. Khaitan
Principal	Dr. Tania Chakraborty
Address	11, Lord Sinha Road, Kolkata , West Bengal , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Calcutta
Website	shrishikshayatancollege.org

Last updated July 12, 2025

Shri Shikshayatan College is an undergraduate women's liberal arts college in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 July 1955.^[1] It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.^[2]

Courses

Post Graduate

Commerce
English
B. Ed

Notable alumni

Mamata Banerjee, 8th Chief Minister of West Bengal ^[3]
Usha Ganguly, theatre director^[4]
Gauri Ayyub, social worker, activist, writer and teacher
Trina Saha, actress^[5]
Jaya Kishori, a spiritual speaker

References

↑ "Shri Shikshayatan College Best Commerce Colleges 2014 India Today Survey". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
↑ "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
↑ Sanyal, Anindita (3 April 2016). "Mamata Banerjee And The Art Of Street Smart Politics". NDTV.com.
↑ "Change-makers to beat bias". The Telegraph (Kolkata) . 22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
↑ Ruman, Ganguly (16 March 2018). "I wanted to be a director, not an actress: Trina Saha - Times of India". The Times of India.

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[1] "Shri Shikshayatan College Best Commerce Colleges 2014 India Today Survey". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[2] "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.

[3] Sanyal, Anindita (3 April 2016). "Mamata Banerjee And The Art Of Street Smart Politics". NDTV.com.

[4] "Change-makers to beat bias". The Telegraph (Kolkata) . 22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.

[5] Ruman, Ganguly (16 March 2018). "I wanted to be a director, not an actress: Trina Saha - Times of India". The Times of India.

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