Kidderpore College, a government-aided co-educational college, was founded in the year 1966 by Sri Jitendranath Bandyopadhyay. Kidderpore Academy is a school adjacent to the present college building. His vision was to open up the doors of higher education to the wards of the poor residents of the locality. The college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Along with the Bengali-speaking students, some students speak Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Oriya. This area occupies a special position in the cultural map of Kolkata. Kidderpore was the residence of three notable nineteenth-century Bengali poets — Michael Madhusudan Dutta, Hemchandra Bandyopadhyay, and Rangalal Bandyopadhyay.
The annual fees at Kidderpore College, Kolkata range from ₹0.5 lakh to ₹5.0 lakh depending on the programme.
Kidderpore College, Kolkata offers Mass Communications, Commerce, Arts, Science.
Kidderpore College, Kolkata is accredited by UGC Approved.
