D.A.V. College Managing Committee

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The D.A.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVCMC, is a non-governmental educational organisation in India and overseas with over 900 schools,[2] 75 colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj. The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) education system also comprises colleges offering graduates and post-graduates degrees in areas of study all over India.

DAV College Managing Committee
AbbreviationDAVCMC
Formation1 June 1886 (137 years ago) (1886-06-01)
FounderMahatma Hansraj
TypePrivate
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Location
Area served
India, Fiji, Nepal, Mauritius, Singapore
Official language
Hindi, English and other regional languages
President
Punam Suri[1]
Key people
Lala Lajpat Rai, Rai Bahadur Lal Chand, Bhagat Ishwar Das, Mahatma Hansraj, Lala Dwarka Das, Rai Bahadur Durga Das
AffiliationsCBSE, ICSE, other regional boards and Arya Samaj
Employees
100000+
Websitewww.davcmc.net.in

Founded in 1886 in Lahore, these schools are run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust (DAVCT) and Management Society, also commonly known as the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Education Society (DAVES).[3][4][5][citation needed] Today, institutional records of the D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society are part of the archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, at Teen Murti House, Delhi.[6]

English is the primary language of instruction, with students also receiving compulsory education in Hindi and Sanskrit or a regional language. The DAV movement has grown to become the single largest non-governmental educational society in the country, managing 750+ educational institutions, apart from D.A.V. Public Schools spread over the country and even in foreign lands, with an annual budget of more than INR ₹2 billion. It employs 50,000+ people and educates more than 20 lakh students every year.

In 2013, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India awarded 40 institutions for its contribution to quality education. ASSOCHAM awarded DAV College Managing Committee with 'Best Chain of Schools in India' award.[7]

History

Mahatma Hansraj was the founder of the national D.A.V. College Managing Committee.[8] In 1999

the first DAV School was established at Lahore which was subsequently upgraded to become the first DAV College. In 1886 the DAV College Trust and Management Society was established and registered.

List of presidents

The first inaugural holder for the post of President was Rai Bahadur Lal Chand whose term was from 1886 till 1894, from 1896 till 1899 and from 1900 till 1902. Other office holders were Bhagat Ishwar Dass, Lala Dwarka Dass, Mahatma Hansraj, Chief Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan, Padma Bhushan Suraj Bhan, Prof. Ved Vyasa, Darbari Lal, T. R. Tuli, G. P. Chopra and other. The current office holder is Padma Shri Dr. Punam Suri whose term is from 2011.[9]

NoNameTerm
1Rai Bahadur Lal Chand1886 - 1894
2Bhagat Ishwar Dass1895 - 1896
(1)Rai Bahadur Lal Chand1896 - 1899
(2)Bhagat Ishwar Dass1900 - 1902
(1)Rai Bahadur Lal Chand1901 - 1902
(2)Bhagat Ishwar Dass1903 - 1906
3Lala Dwarka Dass1907 - 1909
4Mahatma Hansraj1912 - 1918
5Rai Bahadur Durga Dass1919 - 1923
6Dr Bakshi Sir Tek Chand1924 - 1930
(4)Mahatma Hansraj1931
7Principal Sain Dass1932
8Rai Bahadur Mukund Lal Puri1933 - 1935
9Chief Justice Dr. Mehr Chand Mahajan1936 - 1939
10Principal Dewan Chand1940 - 1943
11Principal Mehr Chand1945 - 1949
12Lala Balraj1950 - 1953
13Master Nand Lal1954
(9)Chief Justice Dr. Mehr Chand Mahajan1955 - 1964
14Dr. G. L. Dutta1965 - 1971
15Justice J. L. Kapur1972 - 1974
16Suraj Bhan1975 - 1980
17Prof. Ved Vyasa1981 - 1991
18Babu Darbari Lal1995
19Shri T. R. Tuli1997 - 2000
20Shri G. P. Chopra2000 - 2011
21Dr. Punam Suri2011–present

University

Colleges

There are more than 75 colleges across India for graduate and post-graduate programmes.[12]

Professional colleges

Under DAV[13]

  • University of Delhi
  • College of Education
    • Sohan Lal DAV College of Education, Ambala, Haryana
    • Dr.Ganesh Dass DAV college of Education for Women, Karnal, Haryana
    • BN Saha DAV Teacher's Training College, Giridih, Jharkhand
    • DPB Dayanand College of Education, Solapur, Maharashtra
    • DAV College of Education, Abohar, Punjab
    • DAV College of Education for Women, outside Beri Gate, Amritsar, Punjab
    • Jialal B.Ed College, Ramganj, Beawer Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan
    • MCM DAV college, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
  • Law
    • Damani Gopabai Bhairuratan (D.G.B.) Dayanand Law College, Solapur, Maharashtra
  • Medical, Ayurveda, Dental, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy
    • DAV Edwardganj Hospital, Malout, Punjab
    • Dayanand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar, GT Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • Mahatma Hans Raj DAV Institute of Nursing, Mahatma Hans Raj Marg, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • JN Kapoor DAV Centenary Dental College, Model Town, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
    • MN DAV Dental College, Tatul, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
    • TDTR DAV Institute of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Professor Colony, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
    • DAV Institute of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, GT Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • Km. Vimla Memorial DAV Physio Centre & Gym, Chheharta, Amritsar, Punjab
    • DAV Pharmacy College, Mahatma Hans GT Road, Jalandhar City, Punjab
  • Management
    • DAV Institute of Management, NH-III, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana
    • DAV Centre for Management Development in Agriculture & Environment, N-4/16, Civil Township, Rourkela, Odisha
    • DAV School of Business Management, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
    • DAV Institute of Management Studies & Research, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Engineering and Technology
    • NMDC DAV Polytechnic, Old Central School Building, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
    • DAV College of Engg. & Technology, Kanina, Mohindergarh, Haryana
    • DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology Betla Road, Medininagar, Daltonganj, Palamau, Jharkhand
    • DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kabir Nagar, Mahatma Hans Raj Marg, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • Mehr Chand Polytechnic College, Dayanand Nagar, GT Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • Mehr Chand Technical Institute, Dayanand Nagar, GT Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
    • Dayanand Junior Technical School, Dayanad Nagar, GT Road, Jalandhar, Punjab
  • Industrial Training
    • NMDC Ltd. DAV Industrial Training Center, Bhansi, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
    • NMDC - DAV ITC Nagarnagar, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
    • Dayanand Industrial Training Institute Katra Sher Singh, Amritsar, Punjab

Aided schools

CAV High School at Hisar.

There are over 62 government-aided DAV schools across the country which are run by DAVCMC in co-operation with six states (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Orissa, and Punjab) and the Chandigarh union territory governments.[14]

Unaided schools

There are more than 900 not-for-profit charitable trust-run unaided DAV schools across India and several other countries for studies up to the higher secondary level.[15] In India, they are more in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.[16]

DAV institutes outside India

Colleges

Schools

Related educational institutes

These Arya Samaj educational institutes are not under the DAV College Managing Committee.

See also

References