DAV University at Jalandhar traces its roots to the legacy that has been reforming and redefining India's educational scenario for 127 years. The university is the culmination of the movement that started with the founding of the first DAV institute to propagate the ideals of the religious and social reformer Swami Dayanand Saraswati in Lahore on June 1, 1886. Lala Hansraj was its first Honorary Headmaster.
Now, the DAV movement has grown to become the single largest non-governmental educational society in the country managing 780 institutions and shaping the careers of youth in India. It employs over 50,000 people and educates more than 20 lakh students every year.
DAV University is a multi-disciplinary institution, home to faculties of teaching excellence in subjects from engineering technology to languages and history to life sciences. The university encourages interdisciplinary study and believes that all areas of study can inform and enrich each other.
Since DAV University aims academic excellence, its curriculum conforms to that of the world's very best universities. This institution is set to become a global hub in education, research and placement of the students.