DAV College Managing Committee
AbbreviationDAVCMC
Formation1 June 1886 (137 years ago) (1886-06-01)
FounderMahatma Hansraj
TypePrivate
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Location
Area served
India, Fiji, Nepal, Mauritius, Singapore
Official language
Hindi, English and other regional languages
President
Punam Suri[1]
Key people
Lala Lajpat Rai, Rai Bahadur Lal Chand, Bhagat Ishwar Das, Mahatma Hansraj, Lala Dwarka Das, Rai Bahadur Durga Das
AffiliationsCBSE, ICSE, other regional boards and Arya Samaj
Employees
100000+
Websitewww.davcmc.net.in

The D.A.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVCMC, is a non-governmental educational organisation in India and overseas with over 900 schools,[2] 75 colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj. The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) education system also comprises colleges offering graduates and post-graduates degrees in areas of study all over India.

Founded in 1886 in Lahore, these schools are run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust (DAVCT) and Management Society, also commonly known as the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Education Society (DAVES).[3][4][5][citation needed] Today, institutional records of the D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society are part of the archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, at Teen Murti House, Delhi.[6]

English is the primary language of instruction, with students also receiving compulsory education in Hindi and Sanskrit or a regional language. The DAV movement has grown to become the single largest non-governmental educational society in the country, managing 750+ educational institutions, apart from D.A.V. Public Schools spread over the country and even in foreign lands, with an annual budget of more than INR ₹2 billion. It employs 50,000+ people and educates more than 20 lakh students every year.

In 2013, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India awarded 40 institutions for its contribution to quality education. ASSOCHAM awarded DAV College Managing Committee with 'Best Chain of Schools in India' award.[7]

History

Mahatma Hansraj was the founder of the national D.A.V. College Managing Committee.[8] In 1885 the first DAV School was established at Lahore which was subsequently upgraded to become the first DAV College. In 1886 the DAV College Trust and Management Society was established and registered.

List of presidents

The first inaugural holder for the post of President was Rai Bahadur Lal Chand whose term was from 1886 till 1894, from 1896 till 1899 and from 1900 till 1902. Other office holders were Bhagat Ishwar Dass, Lala Dwarka Dass, Mahatma Hansraj, Chief Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan, Padma Bhushan Suraj Bhan, Prof. Ved Vyasa, Darbari Lal, T. R. Tuli, G. P. Chopra and other. The current office holder is Padma Shri Dr. Punam Suri whose term is from 2011.[9]

No Name Term
1 Rai Bahadur Lal Chand 1886 - 1894
2 Bhagat Ishwar Dass 1895 - 1896
(1) Rai Bahadur Lal Chand 1896 - 1899
(2) Bhagat Ishwar Dass 1900 - 1902
(1) Rai Bahadur Lal Chand 1901 - 1902
(2) Bhagat Ishwar Dass 1903 - 1906
3 Lala Dwarka Dass 1907 - 1909
4 Mahatma Hansraj 1912 - 1918
5 Rai Bahadur Durga Dass 1919 - 1923
6 Dr Bakshi Sir Tek Chand 1924 - 1930
(4) Mahatma Hansraj 1931
7 Principal Sain Dass 1932
8 Rai Bahadur Mukund Lal Puri 1933 - 1935
9 Chief Justice Dr. Mehr Chand Mahajan 1936 - 1939
10 Principal Dewan Chand 1940 - 1943
11 Principal Mehr Chand 1945 - 1949
12 Lala Balraj 1950 - 1953
13 Master Nand Lal 1954
(9) Chief Justice Dr. Mehr Chand Mahajan 1955 - 1964
14 Dr. G. L. Dutta 1965 - 1971
15 Justice J. L. Kapur 1972 - 1974
16 Suraj Bhan 1975 - 1980
17 Prof. Ved Vyasa 1981 - 1991
18 Babu Darbari Lal 1995
19 Shri T. R. Tuli 1997 - 2000
20 Shri G. P. Chopra 2000 - 2011
21 Dr. Punam Suri 2011–present

University

Colleges

There are more than 75 colleges across India for graduate and post-graduate programmes.[12]

Professional colleges

Under DAV[13]

Aided schools

CAV High School at Hisar.

There are over 62 government-aided DAV schools across the country which are run by DAVCMC in co-operation with six states (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Orissa, and Punjab) and the Chandigarh union territory governments.[14]

Unaided schools

There are more than 900 not-for-profit charitable trust-run unaided DAV schools across India and several other countries for studies up to the higher secondary level.[15] In India, they are more in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.[16]

DAV institutes outside India

Colleges

Schools

Related educational institutes

These Arya Samaj educational institutes are not under the DAV College Managing Committee.

See also

References

  1. ^ "DAV CMC – the DAV College Trust and Management Society is the largest non-governmental educational organisation in India". Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Introduction". davuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ Gurukula Patrika, April–July, 1940-41, Ank 10, (12 June 1940), p.1.
  4. ^ Madalsa Ujjwal, 2008, Manish Negi Life and Ideas, Book Treasure Publications, Jodhpur, pp. 96-97.
  5. ^ Gunjun H. Shakshi, 1971, Social and Humanistic Life in India, Abhinav Publications, Delhi, pp. 122-124.
  6. ^ "Archives". Nehru Memorial Museum & Library. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Assocham honour 40 institutions for its contribution to Education". 17 April 2013.
  8. ^ Nation Remembers ‘Sher-E-Punjab’ Lala Lajpat Rai On His Birth Anniversary Archived 28 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Newsworldindia.in, 28 Jan 2019.
  9. ^ "DAVCMC". davcmc.net.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "DAV University, Jalandhar". davuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  11. ^ Khattar approves DAV Women's University.
  12. ^ "DAV CMC - the DAV College Trust and Management Society is the largest non-governmental educational organisation in India". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  13. ^ "DAV professional colleges". Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  14. ^ "DAV CMC - the DAV College Trust and Management Society is the largest non-governmental educational organisation in India". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ^ "DAV CMC - the DAV College Trust and Management Society is the largest non-governmental educational organisation in India". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  16. ^ "DAV Schools". davcmc.net.in. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. ^ "DAV College-Morc. St Andre". aryasabhamauritius.mu. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Dr. Juroo Seegobin DAV College - Port Louis". aryasabhamauritius.mu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  19. ^ "D.A.V. Hindi School". davschool.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  20. ^ Nepal, DAV School. "DAV Sushil Kedia Vishwa Bharati Higher Secondary School". davnepal.com.
  21. ^ [1]Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ^ "Arya Samaj (Vedic Mission) West Midlands". www.arya-samaj.org.
  23. ^ "DAV Montessori & Elementary School". DAV Montessori & Elementary School. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019.
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