Welcome to D.A-V. College, Kanpur

Welcome to D.A-V. College, Kanpur

Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College is the second oldest heritage college in Kanpur, India. It is situated opposite Green Park Stadium in the civil lines locality of the city. Founded by Lala Diwan Chand in 1919, it is the preeminent seat of higher learning in the region which takes pride in having given to the nation a Prime Minister (Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee) and a President (Sri Ramnath Kovind Ji) along with many civil servants, scientists, officers to the armed forces of the country, police officers and eminent politicians who adorn institution's glittering list of alumni. Starting as an affiliate college of Agra University, currently it is affiliated with Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. The college has been accredited B++ by the Indian NAAC. Prof Arun Kumar Dixit is the serving principal of this college currently. The college is leaping ahead with quality and grandeur under the dextrous management of the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society (DAV). The college had been closely associated with Indian National Movement since its inception and had served as clandestine operational base of many revolutionary secret societies. The college provided shelter to revolutionary leaders like Chandra Shekhar Azad and played host to the father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, during his visit to the city in 1928 at the peak of national movement.