PGDAV College: Courses, Fees, Facilities

Debasree Banerjee

Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PGDAV) College was established as a public college as a constituent of the University of Delhi in the year 1957. The campus of PGDAV College is located on the ring road in the Nehru Nagar area of New Delhi and  has an area of 7.12 acres. PGDAV College offers undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in the fields of arts, commerce and science. Since PGDAV College is affiliated to the University of Delhi, admissions into all the programmes offered by the college are also done through the central undergraduate and postgraduate admission portals of the university. PGDAV College will be accepting the CUET scores. CUET UG 2023 exam will be held from May 21 to May 31, 2023. CUET PG 2023 exam will be held from June 1 to June 10, 2023. The application form for the exam will be released in mid-March 2023.

Table of Contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose PGDAV College?
• Courses
• Eligibility Criteria
• Departments
• Admission
• Cut Off
• Campus
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Alumni

PGDAV College Highlights

Some of the key highlights of PGDAV College are given below, including the courses and their programme levels offered, type of institute, recognitions, infrastructure etc.

Why Choose PGDAV College?

The candidates wanting to pursue courses in different fields may choose PGDAV College over its alternatives for the following reasons.

• A number of scholarships are available for the meritorious and needy students at PGDAV College.
• The placement cell prepares the students of PGDAV College for their recruitment processes and also takes care of their recruitments.
• A good amount of infrastructure facilities are provided for the holistic development of the students of PGDAV College.

PGDAV College Courses

PGDAV College offers undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in the fields of arts, commerce and science. The major programmes on offer at PGDAV College and their specializations are given below.

PGDAV College Science Courses

PGDAV College Arts Courses

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PGDAV College Eligibility Criteria

The following eligibility criteria must be fulfilled by candidates before applying for admission into programmes offered at PGDAV College.

PGDAV College BA/ B.Com (Hons.)/ B.Sc/ BA (Hons.)/ B.Sc (Hons.)/ B.Com Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET).
• Candidates must have 45% marks in 12th standard.

PGDAV College MA Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for DUET.
• Candidates must have 50% marks in their bachelor’s degree. Students with a BA degree are preferred.

PGDAV College M.Sc Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for DUET.
• Candidates must have 50% marks in their bachelor’s degree. Students with a B.Sc degree are preferred.

PGDAV College M.Com Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for DUET.
• Candidates must have 50% marks in their bachelor’s degree. Students with a B.Com degree are preferred.

PGDAV College Departments

All the academic activities at PGDAV College are separated on the basis of the following departments.

PGDAV College Admission

Candidates seeking admission into programmes offered by PGDAV college must get themselves registered on the official website of University of Delhi and stay updated about the dates mentioned in the information bulletin for admissions on the website. Thereafter, the students need to submit the application form online along with the supporting documents like marksheets, ID proof and certificates. Then the students must submit the application fee. Later, the students will be admitted into their courses of interest based on the merit list prepared from the marks of entrance exam and/ or qualifying exam.

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PGDAV College Cut Off

All the undergraduate and postgraduate level programmes offered at PGDAV College have varying sets of cut offs that are dependent on number of seats in the programmes offered, total number of applicants of a particular programme in a given year, difficulty level of the entrance exam, number of applicants clearing the entrance exam, category of the applicant, class 12th scores of the students, past academic record of the applicants, cut offs of previous years, etc.

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PGDAV College Campus

The campus of PGDAV College is located on the ring road in the Nehru Nagar area of New Delhi. The campus has an area of 7.12 acres and it sports all the infrastructure facilities required for the students of various disciplines to learn and grow ideally. The campus of PGDAV College is enabled with wi-fi and lets its users connect to the internet. The college campus also hosts all the extracurricular activities that are conducted by the students of the college.

PGDAV College Infrastructure

PGDAV College offers a good amount of infrastructure facilities so that the students find the place to be a well-equipped learning and living environment. For instance, the library of PGDAV College has a rich collection of books on various disciplines in print and electronic formats. It has around 1 lacs books, 70 periodicals, 19 Newspapers 4300 bound volumes of Journals, Laptops and Notebooks for faculty members and students. A braille magazine named ‘White Print’ is also produced by the library consisting of articles about sports, politics, culture, fashion, technology, inspiring stories of the common man, short stories etc. Other facilities at PGDAV College are mentioned below.

• Classrooms
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Gym
• Medical center
• Cafeteria
• Sports facilities

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PGDAV College Placements

PGDAV College Placement Cell invites many players from the corporate world to the campus of PGDAV College for providing the best opportunities for the final placement and internships of its students. Moreover, the placement cell oversees the entire recruitment process, and also emphasizes on improving the Personality and Group Discussion skills of students in order to make them employable professionals. Names of some of the many recruiters at PGDAV College are mentioned below.

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PGDAV College Scholarships

There are many scholarship schemes for the benefit of the deserving students and those with low family incomes studying at PGDAV College. The central government, state government and many other institutes are providing scholarships for supporting the students’ education. Names of some of the scholarships on offer at PGDAV College are given below.

• E-District Delhi Scholarship
• National Scholarship
• Scholarships of the Rotary Club of Delhi, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
• South Campus Endowment Scholarships
• Centrally Sector Schemes/ Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
• 2021 Commonwealth Master's Scholarship
• Scholarship for Delhi Resident

PGDAV College Alumni

PGDAV College Alumni Association was set up by the college to provide a formal platform for the passed out students of PGDAV College to network and interact with the institute as well as with one another. The association consists of an executive team that has 20 members who are selected through voting by life members of the association (members having completed 7 years of passing out). For improving the alumni-institute relations, the association along with the college conducts various events like freshers welcome, lecture sessions, general meetings etc.