Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System
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| Abbreviation | DAVCMC |
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| Formation | 1 June 1886 |
| Founder | Mahatma Hansraj |
| Type | Private |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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Area served
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India, Fiji, Nepal, Mauritius, Singapore |
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Official language
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Hindi, English & Other Regional Languages |
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President
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Punam Suri |
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Key people
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Mahatma Hansraj, Rai Bahadur Lal Chand, Bhagat Ishwar Das , Lala Dwarka Das, Rai Bahadur Durga Das |
| Affiliations | CBSE, ICSE,Other Regional Boards & Arya Samaj |
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Employees
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50,000+ |
| Website | www |
The D.A.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVCMC is a non-governmental educational organisation in India and overseas with over 800+ schools, 75+ colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of the religious and social reformer, Swami Dayanand Saraswati. The Dayand Anglo-Vedic education system also comprises colleges offering graduate and post-graduate degrees in various areas of study all over India.
Founded in 1886 in Lahore by the efforts of Mahatma Hansraj. These schools are run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society, also commonly known as the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Education Society. It holds the record for producing the largest number of CBSE (class Xth and XIIth) toppers as a single institution in the last 10 years. 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.
English is the primary language of instruction, with students also receiving compulsory education in Hindi and Sanskrit or a regional language. Presently, 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 land with an annual budget of more than INR ₹2 billion. It employs 50,000+ people and educates more than 20 lakh students every year.
There are over 75+ colleges across the country for graduate and post-graduate programmes.
There are over 62 aided schools across the country which are being run by DAVCMC in co-operation with various state and the union government.
There are around 800+ schools across the nation for studies up to higher secondary level.
Freedom fighter Sardar Bhagat Singh and Hindi film actress Kangana Ranaut have been students of DAV.
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