DAV Post Graduate College

DAV Post Graduate College
दयानन्द महाविद्यालय
Location
DAV Post Graduate College
दयानन्द महाविद्यालय

College location on Varanasi district map

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates 25°19′22″N 83°00′33″E / 25.322777°N 83.009109°E / 25.322777; 83.009109
Information
Type College
Motto धियो योनः प्रचोदयात्
Established 1 May 1938 (1938-05-01)
Principal Dr. S.D. Singh
Faculty Principal
Professor
Reader
Sr. Grade Lecturer
Lecturer
Grades Percentage System
Enrollment 850
Website Official website

DAV Post Graduate College (Hindi: दयानन्द महाविद्यालय) also known as DAV degree college is a college in Varanasi (India), affiliated with Benaras Hindu University and recognised by University Grants Commission. It was established in 1938 by Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra and Shri Gauri Shankar Prasad.[1][2][3]

History

DAV Post Graduate College started in 1938 as Intermediate college. From 1938 to 1947, DAV was recognised by Benaras Hindu University. In 1947, BHU accorded degree status to DAV and in 1954 a permanent affiliation for DAV. It was in the same year, that DAV commenced undergraduate courses in Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce. In 2008, after permission from BHU, the DAV college introduced postgraduate degrees in select subjects and also PhD course.[2][4]

Courses

The college offers the following courses:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "DAV". College website. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  2. 1 2 Us "About DAV" Check |url= value (help). College website. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  3. "DAV Info". Colleges in U.P. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  4. "DAV degree college". Varanasi city website. Retrieved Mar 2015.
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