The college, established in memory of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, the eminent academician, chemist and nationalist thinker, believes in the right to education for all. The college aims to ignite the flames of intellectual curiosity and devotion to sound knowledge needed for serving the cause of humankind through its applications. The college has a vision of providing opportunities of higher education to the students irrespective of their socio-economic, religious and linguistic status. Thus, in order to bring the young minds from the weaker section of the society within the ambit of formal higher education, the college maintains a fee structure within the reach of the financially challenged students. Also, the college has its distinctiveness in terms of its working hours, location and connectivity. Located in a very fashionable part of South Kolkata, easily accessible by frequently available railway services and other modes of public transport system from all parts of the city as well as suburbs, the college provides the opportunity of pursuing higher education to the students from the weaker section of the society who can follow their dreams by attending college during the evening while supporting their families by working during the day. It must also be highlighted that being a co-educational institution, the college extends the scope of higher education among the girl students coming from economically challenged families. The college takes pride in its endeavor to make the campus safe, secured, warm and friendly for all its students especially the girl students. Thus, the college encourages life-long learning to make the students confident, to take initiative, to develop awareness for human values, to become responsible citizens and ultimately help them to accomplish their desired goals