Mukherjee is joint secretary of the Jadavpur University Teachers' Association (JUTA) and an active member of the West Bengal College and University Teachers' Association (WBCUTA). She was an elected teacher's representative in the executive council of Jadavpur University. Mukherjee is involved in the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA). She is a state secretariat member of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO).