Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic College
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| Motto |
असतो मा सद्गमय (asato mā sadgamaya) (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | From Ignorance Lead me to Truth |
| Type | College |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | Dr. M.M.Goyal (OSD-Principal) |
| Undergraduates | B. Tech, B.Sc, B.Com, B.A |
| Postgraduates | M.A, M.Com |
| Location |
 New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | PGDAV |
| Colors | |
| Nickname | DAV college |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | www.pgdavcollege.edu.in |
Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic (P.G.D.A.V.) is a college in Delhi. Established in 1957, it is one of the premier colleges of the University of Delhi and is a part of the South Campus. It is known for its high standards in teaching. It offers courses at the Undergraduate and Post Graduate levels in various subjects. Situated on a prime location in Nehru Nagar (near VIMHANS Hospital) on the Ring Road, it ensures easy connectivity from all parts of Delhi, Noida and Faridabad.
The expansion of P.G.D.A.V. is Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic.
It is well-known for excellence not only in academics but also in sports and other co-curricular activities. It has eleven teaching departments, offering undergraduate course of the University of Delhi in the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences. It also offers instructions in post graduate courses in four subjects, viz.
Commerce, Hindi, Maths and Political Science. Over the years the College has emerged as a centre of excellence under the stewardship of its highly qualified and experienced faculty. Many faculty members are associated with post graduate teaching, where they are guiding students at post graduate, M. Phil. and doctoral levels. Some of the faculty members have achieved accolades shifting to careers in administration (IAS etc.) and politics as well.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The college meets the requirement of modern educational institution. Some of the major facilities are as follows:
Classrooms
College has smart classrooms with ceiling mounted projectors and roll down screens to facilitate teaching beyond the traditional style. College recently has added new academic block which constitutes 16 big classrooms and 12 small rooms. Students Amenities Block contains Girls Common Room and Boys Common Room and separate rooms for student’s activities such as NSS, cultural etc.
Library
The college has more than 85,000 books, journals, periodicals and reference material on diverse fields.
Computer Centre
The college has state of art computer network. The entire campus is wifi enabled, possesses well equipped computer lab with access to internet and DU library system which is available on all working days to students and teachers.
Seminar Room
The college has modern state of art seminar room, fully air-conditioned, where various academic and cultural events are organized by the college.
Staff Room
A large and modern air-conditioned staff room for teaching faculty is available. It is one of the largest staff rooms of Delhi University and has a seating capacity of more than 150 people.
Power Backup
College has uninterrupted 24 X 7 power supply through its 400 KVA Electric Sub Station and 250 KW diesel generator.
Discipline
CCTVs have been installed throughout the college to ensure discipline and safety is maintained within the premises.
Lift
Lift facility is available for differently abled students and teachers.
Canteen
College has one of the largest canteens of Delhi University and can accommodate up to 200 people at single time. It offers variety of snacks, beverages and fresh fruits at reasonable rates.
RO Plant
The college has an RO Plant which provides RO water to its students, faculty as well as non teaching staff. Health of the staff and students is never compromised.
Bank
Central Bank of India branch is placed within the college premises, providing easy banking facilities to all staff and students.
Fire Fighting System
The college is equipped with a fire fighting system.
Parking
College has ample space to meet the parking requirements of the staff.
History
Commerce, Hindi, Maths and Political Science. Over the years the College has emerged as a centre of excellence under the stewardship of its highly qualified and experienced faculty. Many faculty members are associated with post graduate teaching, where they are guiding students at post graduate, M. Phil. and doctoral levels. Some of our faculty members have achieved accolades shifting to careers in administration (IAS etc.) and politics as well.
P.G.D.A.V. College was started in a modest way on 17 August 1957 by the D.A.V College Managing Committee, one of the biggest educational trust in the world. It started functioning in a small portion of D.A.V school on Chitragupta Road in Paharganj with a single digit number of teachers and double digit number of students. Progressing gradually in 1971, the college shifted to its own premises at a prime location between Lajpat Nagar and Ashram on the main ring road.
Courses
- B.Tech in Computer Science (Not anymore)
- B.Sc. (Hons) in Statistics, Computer Science
- B.Com. (Hons)
- B.Sc. (Gen) Mathematical Sciences
- B.Com. (Pass and programme)
- B.A. (Hons) in Mathematics, History, Economics, Political Science, English, Hindi, Sanskrit
Library
A well equipped computerized library, with more than 70,000 books, wide range of research journals and magazines along with internet facilities are available to all the students of the college.
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"
- 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.
- Western Music Society - "Conundrum" secured the first prize in the college band competition at Mood Indigo 2013 (IIT Bombay) apart from having won prizes at many other colleges including Kirori Mal College, Faculty of Law (Delhi), Dyal Singh College, SGND Khalsa College and JIMS (Rohini) the very same year.
- Indian Music Society - "Raagaa"
- Dance Society - "Diversity"
- 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.
- Pencraft(Creative Writing)
- Buzzer(Quiz Society)
- Kavyamrit(Poetry) - Poetry forum was started in the year 2011.
- Western Music Society - "Conundrum" Team saw its struggling days under Rijul Victor (famous drummer from Colossal Figure) and was established eventually by him.