Since pre-independence, the district of South 24 Parganas has suffered from a lack of access to education. In 1983, when VSSU started its education program, the illiteracy level of the total population was nearly 48%. Hence, in order to disseminate knowledge, VSSU has been successfully implementing crèche and primary and secondary education programs. We also aim to establish one Bachelor of Education college in 2010. Throughout these years, due to joint efforts of the Indian Government and several NGOs, VSSU has helped decrease the illiteracy level of the total population in the district to an astonishing 30% (Census 2001).