Campus size of Maulana Azad College, Kolkata is five acres. It is a co- ed college, which is affiliated to the University of calcutta. It is a government institute. Maulana Azad College, Kolkata was established in 1924 and founded by Lord Lytton, the contemporary Governor of Bengal with the sole motive of promoting Islamic learning and general education among the Muslim population. Maulana Azad College, Kolkata is affiliated to the University of Calcutta .