Accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC in January 2014, DAV College has, over the decades, carved a niche for itself in the fields of Academics, Sports and Extra-Curricular activities. Established in 1926, a grant-in-aid institution, it is affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. Situated on Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road, the college was established by the trust, whose aim was to promote and spread education in the rural heartland of Punjab in pre-partition days. The institution was recognized by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) in April 1956. It offers a wide range of courses and programmes in Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) classes. It offers seven UG programmes in B.A., B.Com., B.Com. with E-Commerce, B.Sc.(Non-Medical), B.Sc.(Medical), B.Sc.(Computer Science) and B.C.A. B.Sc(Agriculture) besides three PG Programs in M.A.(Political Science, Punjabi and History), M.Com. and M.Sc. in Information Technology. The college also offers vocational courses in Computer Science and Applications at the UG level. The college functions under the guidance of DAV College Managing Committee, Hoshiarpur.