D.A.V. College

Motto	Tamso Ma
Established	1918;108 years ago (1918)
Principal	Rajesh Kumar
Location	Jalandhar 31°21′00″N75°33′30″E / 31.3499°N 75.5583°E / 31.3499; 75.5583
Website	www.davjalandhar.com

D.A.V. College is a private co-educational college based in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Founded in 1918 by Pt. Mehar Chand, the college offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and career-oriented programs under the purview of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Contents

• Academics and administration
• Alumni
• References

Academics and administration

The college offers various undergraduate and 14 postgraduate courses in sciences, humanities, and commerce streams. Additionally, there are seven career-oriented programs under the UGC Scheme. There are 22 departments in the college with well-qualified faculty.

The college also has a Senior Secondary wing for the 10+1 and 10+2 systems which runs under the ambit of PSEB Mohali. The college has a large, beautiful campus that houses a well-stocked library, an auditorium, seminar halls, and canteens. There is an open-air theatre for cultural activities. It also offers hostel facilities to both girls and boys. The college has a large ground lying a few hundred meters away from the campus. The college also boasts of its swimming pool as well.

Alumni

• Jagjit Singh
• Sukhwinder Singh
• Hans Raj Hans
• Sharat Sabharwal
• Harjit Singh Grewal
• Tufail Mohammad

References