MCM DAV College - MCMDAVC Kangra - MCMDAVC

MCM DAV College Kangra is a strong link in the chain of DAV institutions that have come to serve the cause of education and social upliftment not only in our country but also in many foreign countries like USA, UK, Japan, Mauritius, Nepal etc. After the reorganization of states, a need for an institution of higher education was felt in this area, as the entire Kangra district had only one Government College. In 1975 DAV College Kangra was established. It was later renamed as MCM DAV College in memory of the great jurist from the area -Sh Mehar Chand Mahajan. The College was established in an area which was then educationally and economically backward. In the last four decades of service the College can proudly claim to have substantially changed the education scenario. Our pass outs have excelled in every field – academics, bureaucracy, armed forces, sports, business, private sector, and even in politics and governance. An educational institution does not need any testimonials other than students who excel, and are productive citizens. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, one of the greatest spiritual Luminaries and social reformers of the world, espoused in 19th century to return to society persons imbued with highest Vedic ideals and nationalism. He considered education to be the only means to achieve this goal. It was for this reason only that after the demise this great path maker, a group of his followers decided in 1885 to start an educational institution in his memory. After the establishment of DAV College Trust and Management Society, DAV School, Lahore, the first institution came into existence which soon grew into DAV College, Lahore, under the visionary leadership of Mahatma Hans Raj. DAV College Kangra was started in 1976 when DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, came forward to start a degree college at Kangra and a long cherished desire of public was fulfilled. Ever since its inception this college has redeemed its pledge of providing quality education besides inculcating in the minds of young entrants the values of trustfulness, duty, purpose and righteousness. It has been our aim to prepare young men and women who could distinctively prove to be a meaningful human resource, bubbling with high character and ideals of nationalism and morality.