Motto | असतो मा सद्गमय (asato mā sadgamaya) (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English
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From Ignorance Lead me to Truth |
Type | College |
Established | 1957 |
Principal | Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal(Acting Principal) |
Undergraduates | B. Tech, B.Sc, B.Com, B.A |
Postgraduates | M.A, M.Com |
Location | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Campus | Urban |
Acronym | PGDAV |
Colors | |
Nickname | DAV college |
Affiliations | University of Delhi |
Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic (P.G.D.A.V.) is a college in Delhi. Established in 1957, it is one of the prestigious colleges of the University of Delhi and is a part of the South Campus. It offers courses at the Undergraduate and Post Graduate levels in various subjects.
The expansion of P.G.D.A.V. is Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic.
P.G.D.A.V. College was started in a modest way on 17 August 1957 by the D.A.V College Managing Committee, one of the biggest educational trust in the world. It started functioning in a small portion of D.A.V school on Chitragupta Road in Paharganj with a single digit number of teachers and double digit number of students. Progressing gradually in 1971, the college shifted to its own premises at a location between Lajpat Nagar and Ashram on the main ring road.
The College has a very active cultural society named Hyperion. It resembles the cultural diversity in its structure, being composed of multiple different societies.
Shivai ,or Rave and Crave as he's known on the stage will be playing as a DJ in the prestigious international event, Tomorrowland,in Belgium in September,2017.
this society is responsible for decoration in all the events held within the College major or minor be it the cultural fest or freshers tallent hunt. whole college is decorated with colourful and meaningful themes which fills the College campus with Euphoria . impressions has conducted various exhibitions which show cased there art and won several awards and momentos for this reason.
Commercium is one of the largest societies of this college. It provides a platform to students to hone their academic as well as extracurricular skills through various activities such as seminars, intellectual quizzes and various fun events.