Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women's College - MUCWC Burdwan - MUCWC

MUC Women's College is a Government Sponsored constituent college of the University of Burdwan. It is the first of the affiliated colleges to be accredited by NAAC. In 2012 the college was reaccredited with Grade B and CGPA 2.72. Its teacher evaluation system has also been cited as a model (p 38) in the State-wise Analysis of Accreditation Report: West Bengal, December 2004 (7) published by NAAC. Socio-economic developmental ideals cannot be achieved without ensuring participation of women, cutting across social barriers, in Higher Education. Eminent educationists and social reformers of Burdwan felt this truth way back in the 50's. Since the conservative guardians of the time were hesitant to send their female wards to a co-educational college for higher education, they founded M.U.C. Women's College on 28 July 1955 even prior to the establishment of the University of Burdwan to which the college is affiliated. The college is housed in the palace gifted by Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Mahatab. Later on, a portion of Anjuman Kachhari attached to the palace was also gifted to the College. As a mark of gratitude the institution has been named after the former Raja of Burdwan, Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Mahatab. It has the rare honour of being visited by Hon'ble Ms Padmaja Naidu, the first woman Governor of the state of West Bengal and by Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of the great architects of modern Bengal.The venture was in keeping with the demand of the time when graduation was a dream among women and studies in Humanities were rated high enough. Subsequently when the dedication and endeavour of the teachers of the time succeeded in creating avid interest among literate females of the locality for higher studies, the college introduced Honours Course in various Arts subjects within a few years of its establishment. This was probably because of the pride of place of an Honours Course which is still looked upon as intellectually more challenging and has with better career opening.