Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic College
college in Delhi
Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (P.G.D.A.V.) College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1957, it offers various courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate level and open schooling. As per NIRF 2025 Rankings, P.G.D.A.V. College ranks amongst the top 100 colleges of the country.
P.G.D.A.V College is a part of the South Campus of Delhi University. The College is situated in Nehru Nagar, near Vinobapuri metro station, in New Delhi. The College complex has two seminar halls, three Computer Centres, a Bank, a library, laboratories for various departments, and playgrounds for Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Girls common room, medical room and also a gymnasium. The college is named after Pannalal Girdharlal who extended financial support and land to D.A.V. College Managing Committee for establishment of the college.
About Principal of the College:
Prof. (Dr.) Darvinder Kumar is currently serving as the Principal and a Professor of Statistics at P.G.D.A.V. College, a prominent institution affiliated with the University of Delhi. He assumed the role of Principal on May 1, 2025, after briefly serving as the college's Vice-Principal.
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