Dayanand college


Dayanand College, Hisar is a public funded UGC recognized college, previously affiliated to Kurukshetra University and now affiliated with Guru Jambheswar University Hisar, located in Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a conventional Degree college running all contemporary degree courses. The college is mainly famous for its Science stream.

History

On 1 June 1950, the college was founded at Hisar by the not-for-profit private trust, by the efforts of its first principal and notable Arya Samaji Lala Gian Chand Mahajan, under the umbrella of D.A.V. College Managing Committee on 24 acres land, with 4 acres for the main campus and another 20 acres few hundred meters away for other facilities, such as hostels, staff quarters, sports ground and indoor sports complex. In 1951, the college qualified for and started to receive UGC grants and aid.
In 1997, the college won the award of best college by the Department of Higher Education, Haryana.
Between 2006-12, the college won the Zonal Youth Festival Championship five times.
During last 26 years, the college has been University Yoga Champion for 23 years in the annual competitions.
In 2016, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council graded and accredited the college as A class institute.

Facilities

The college has 8625.76 sqm built-up area over 4 acres of the main campus and 12000.26 sqm built-up area for the hostels. The college also has 35 laboratories, library with 90000 books and 100 journals, computer center with 10 computers, wifi internet connection, 400 meters athletics track, a cricket stadium, hockey ground, basketball court, multipurpose indoor sports complex, dispensary and health center, separate boys and girls hostels, separate residential quarters for 26 staff and cafeteria. Out of 159 permanent, temporary and casual teaching staff, a total of 37 have PhD qualifications.

Details

The college offers the various undergraduate and post-graduate courses in arts, science, commerce, business, computer and electronics. As of, the college as 6,000, with 4,300 male and 1,700 female student.
29 Undergraduate courses - three years full time courses with 43 subject combinations:
6 Postgraduate courses - two years full time courses:
PhD and research courses - two years full time courses:
Vocational courses, 3 month certificate, month diploma and one year advanced diploma in the following:
The college has produced several thousand notable politicians, achievers, sports person, businessmen.