Shirakole Mahavidyalaya was established in the year 2007, at Shirakole, Usthi, 24 Parganas South. The college is the lone centre of higher education at Margrahat I (Paschim) catering largely to the minority section who forms a bulk of the total population of the area.
At its humble beginning the college functioned in the school building of Yudhistir Nanilal High School. From 2007 till 2012 it was a morning college offering general courses in only a handful of subjects. In the year 2010 the college received the privilege of starting its first honours course in the subject Education.

In 2012 the college shifted to its own building. At present the college offers honours course in Education, History, and Bengali. The college also offers general courses in Education, History, Political Science, Bengali, English, Philosophy, Geography, and B.Com. In future the Governing Body of the college envisages introducing Post-Graduate courses in distance mode

The founding members of the college started the college in the remote area of Shirakole with the vision of empowering youth from the backward section of the society with knowledge and information not only to earn their own livelihood but also to become efficient citizens of the country. Till date most of the students of the college are first generation learners from BPL income group. The mission of the college is to enlighten these young unprivileged minds and empower them with knowledge to face the ever changing and challenging modern day society. To achieve this mission equal emphasis is placed on both academics and co-curricular activities. In 2013 the NSS unit was started in the college. Emphasis is also laid on value based education as it is the only means that can unite human beings in the present society which is torn by disquiet, disorder and disintegration.