Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya is a degree college located in the Indian state of West Bengal. The institution is named in memory of Pritilata Waddedar, the Bengali revolutionary associated with the Chittagong armoury raid who led the 1932 attack on the Pahartali European Club.
| Name | Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya |
|---|---|
| Type | College (mahavidyalaya) |
| State | West Bengal, India |
| Named after | Pritilata Waddedar (1911–1932) |
As a mahavidyalaya, the college functions within the framework of higher education in West Bengal, where such institutions typically offer undergraduate programmes in arts, science and/or commerce streams and are affiliated to a state university. Colleges in West Bengal generally operate under regulatory oversight from the University Grants Commission and the state Department of Higher Education.
The college's name commemorates Pritilata Waddedar, who is widely regarded as one of the earliest women revolutionaries to have given her life in the armed phase of the Indian independence movement. Several educational and civic institutions in Bengal have been named after her, reflecting her place in the regional cultural and political memory.