THE DAV SOCIETY as a whole is a symbol of national resistance against the menace of illiteracy and has attended a iconic status not just in India but across the continents. The DAV Movement continued to surge ahead under the dynamic and motivating leadership of Sh. Mehr Chand, Lala Balraj, Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan, Dr.G.L.Dutta, Lala Suraj Bhan, Prof Ved Vyas, Sh. Darbari Lal , Sh. T.R. Tuli and Sh G P Chopra It was their missionary consciousness that fostered the growth of many more institutions across the country and lead DAV to newer heights.DAV COLLEGE MANAGING COMMITTEE is the largest non-government organization in the field of education in India today. It has a glorious past steeped in the history of India, our great nation. DAV College Managing Committee has contributed to nation building by pioneering private initiative in education. In more than 124 years long career span, DAV students have emerged as leaders in their chosen fields as Nobel laureates, Prime Ministers, scientists, sports persons, defense personnel, movie actors, media persons, CEO's, making meaningful contributions to the economic and social development of India.
INDIAN SOCIETY was in cultural, social and political chaos when Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was born in 1824. He grew up in an environment of political subjugation, where he witnessed extreme casteism, superstition and wide spread illiteracy and inequality. During his lifetime he openly stood against evils such as discrimination on the grounds of caste, creed, sex, economic status and social bigotry. Unfortunately, the task of social resurgence was too vast to be completed during his lifetime and when Maharishi attained Samadhi in 1883, the Indian society was only partially reformed, with the onus of completing this unfinished task falling on his followers.In 1885 the first DAV SCHOOL was established at Lahore, which was subsequently upgraded to become the first DAV College and in 1886 the DAV College Trust and Management Society was established and registered and since then there was no turning back. It is not surprising, therefore, that in a very short span of time over 586 Public schools have come up in a various parts of the country and abroad under the management of the DAV College Managing Committee.