Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College is one of the oldest constituent colleges of the top ranking University of Delhi. Established in 1957, it offers various courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate level and open schooling. P.G.D.A.V. College was started in a modest way on 17 August 1957 by the D.A.V College Managing Committee. Progressing gradually in 1971, the college shifted to its own premises at a location between Lajpat Nagar and Ashram on the Main Ring Road. It has two sessions of classes, in Morning and in Evening.It draws its traditions of excellence and learning from two eminent institutions of higher education in India, the University of Delhi and the DAV Education Trust, the world's largest NGO in the field of education, with over 900 schools and colleges, and a university, not just within the country, but also around the world. The College is situated in Nehru Nagar, near Lajpat Nagar, in New Delhi. The College complex has two seminar halls, a Computer Centre, a Bank, a library, laboratories, and playgrounds for Cricket, Football, Badminton and Volleyball.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Courses
B.A. Programme
B.Com. Programme
B.Com.
B.A. Economics
B.A. English
B.A. History
B.A. Hindi
B.A. Political Science
B.A. Sanskrit
B.Sc. Mathematics
B.Sc. Statistics
B.Sc. Computer Science
B.Sc. Mathematical Science
Postgraduate Courses
M.A./M.Sc.Maths
M.A. Hindi
M.Com.
M.A. Political Science
Departments
The college has twelve Departments which conduct B.Sc. / B.A. / B.Com. Honors as well as B.Sc. / B.A. / B.Com. Programme Courses. List of Departments:
The N.S.S. Unit of P.G.D.A.V. College has been the top 3 active unit of whole Delhi University. It works for the society providing various facilities and services. Few of the events that N.S.S. organises are:
Clothes Collection Drive
Medicine Collection Drive
Blood Donation Camp
Cleanliness Drive
Sevaarth
N.S.S. organises its orientation program on 26 August every year. In the 2018, Laxmi Agarwal was the chief guest of their annual event. She is an acid attack survivor and now works with other survivors to help live a better life. Past leaders include former Regional Ambassador to India for United Nations Environmental Program - Tunza, Basu and others.
Cultural Societies
The College has a very active cultural society named Hyperion. It resembles the cultural diversity in its structure, being composed of multiple different societies.
Information Technology Society - "Tech-Wiz" was established in year 2013. Members of Tech-Wiz deals with all technical projects for P.G.D.A.V. College.
The Photography Society - "IRIS"
Best society in world
"'The Theatre and Film Making Society"' - "Navrang" has been awarded with the P.G.D.A.V Society of the year award for its amazing performance during the year 2016-17. Its most famous play "JAN-E-MAN" won 32 awards in total across delhi and also won 1st prize at Mood Indigo -The annual cultural fest of IIT Bombay. It also won best production award at Sahitya Kala Parishad's annual theatre fest. The society has been doing great since 2011 when it was founded by one of the students of our college Mr. KAMAL KISHOR who is now a reputed director in theatre field.
Dramatics Society - "Rudra" with its famous street play "YEH GANDI BAAT HAI" won the prize for the best play at 2012 IIT MUMBAI festival - Mood Indigo, second best play at Kamla Nehru college, 3rd best play at Dyal Singh evening college, best play at Jamia Millia Islamia and second best play at Faculty of Management Studies. The Society came into controversy with its play 'Dilli Desh Hai' in 2011 pointing out the flaw in federal structure of India, which focused on metros and big cities at cost of smaller cities and towns. Money which is extracted from mines, resources of these places are being diverted to 'elite' cities of the nation, that too without guilt.
"Rapbeats"-"The Hip Hop Music Society"-is the only Hip Hop Music Society in the whole of Delhi University. That being said, it's the one and only platform for all the rappers, beatboxers,DJs and music producers in DU.
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.
Impressions -the fine arts society
this society is responsible for decoration in all the events held within the College major or minor be it the cultural fest or freshers talent hunt. whole college is decorated with colourful and meaningful themes which fills the College campus with Euphoria. impressions has conducted various exhibitions which showcased their art and won several awards and mementos for this reason.
Western Music Society - "Conundrum" secured the first prize in the college band competition at Mood Indigo 2013 apart from having won prizes at many other colleges including Kirori Mal College, Faculty of Law, Dyal Singh College, SGND Khalsa College and JIMS the very same year.
Indian Music Society - "Raagaa"
Dance Society - “SPUNK” - morning “HIP HOP DUDES” - evening
Intellectual Society - "Chanakya" The Intellectual Society is one of the prominent societies of Hyperion, which in itself holds 4 different societies, named:
The Grey Matter - Debating Society As the name resembles it means matters which cannot be classified under the stereotyped 'black' or white and holds debatable aspects
Buzzer
Qaafiya - Poetry forum was started in the year 2011.
Western Music Society - "Conundrum" Team saw its struggling days under Rijul Victor and was established eventually by him.
