East Calcutta Girls' College was formally established and inaugurated in September 1992, the result of 14 years of dedicated planning and effort. The journey began in 1978 when the Government of West Bengal acquired land adjacent to Lake Town Government Sponsored School, mainly through the initiative of Late Shri Amiya Sen, IAS, then Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal. A committee of experts—including civil servants, industrialists, lawyers, educationists, and retired government officers, with Mr. G. S. Pradhan as secretary—was formed to oversee the construction and establishment of the college.
Generous funding and support came from Ingrid Thorn and Philip Hoodney of Molde, a women's welfare institution in Norway, and their Indian agency, the Lutheran World Service Organisation. The foreign funds were managed locally by the Society for Health, Welfare and Education, headed by Mrs. Geeti Sen, wife of Shri Amiya Sen. The committee and society were entrusted with the responsibility of establishing this undergraduate college exclusively for girls. Local philanthropists, businessmen, and industrialists also contributed to the realization of this vision.
The college was inaugurated on 27th September 1992 by the then Education Minister, with only five subjects and a small group of students, teaching, and non-teaching staff. Over time, East Calcutta Girls' College has grown significantly, thanks to the active involvement of dedicated individuals and well-wishers.