Vidyasagar College For Women was established in the year of 1960 as a separate identity to the Vidyasagar College in the same premises during the morning hours. From the very outset the Philosophy Department gained a a good reputation. It was among the first 10 Departments that started its Honours courses. The Department had 3 sanctioned posts. At that time the department had Professor Sukumar Mukherjee and Professor Sefali Ghosh. After a few days Professor Amitava Banerjee joined. After Professor Sukumar Mukherjee became the Principal of the college, Professor Sandhya Sengupta joined the department. At present the department has 2 full time Associate Professors with the Ph.D degree and 2 Assistant Professors who are persuing their PhD. Most importantly the present Principal of the college is from the department of Philosophy. The teachers are always concerned about the betterment of the students and are ready to extend their helpful hand at the times of need.