The Year 1892 witnessed the transfer of an Arya Samaj eveninig school from Meerut to the valley of Dehradun. That sapling grew and developed as D.A.V. School. Gradually growing, extending its branch it turned as Dayanand Anglo Vedic Post Graduate College, Dehradun in 1948 with the help of people like Thakur Puran Singh Negi who donated his entire immovable property to this educational institution.
It nurtured well on the principles laid by Swami Dayanand and was also influenced by Anglo Education System. It has now emerged as one of the most famous premier institution of Northern India after independence and the biggest college of Uttarakhand State having all the five faculties viz. ARTS, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, B.Ed & LAW comprising twenty one disciplines.
| Course | Coordinator | Contact No. |
| Vedic Mathematics Click Here for more details /td> | Deependra Nigam | 9456544490 |
| Vermicompost Technologies | Prof. Shashi Kiran Solanki | 9412918833 |
| E Filing of GST | Dr. Akhilesh Bajpai | 9412003842 |
| Ethics, Attitude and Emotional Intelligence | Dr. Onima Sharma | 9997109503 |
| Introduction of Western music | Dr.Anupama Saxena | 9412051249 |
| Creative learning and skill development | Prof. Reena Chandra | 8755453591 |
| Development of Work Readiness Capacities | Prof. Savita Rawat | 9760975309 |
| Hindi Content Writing in Media, New Media, Film & TheatreClick Here for more details | Dr. Rakhi Upadhyay | 9412409418 |
| Edible Fungi as Agri Business budding entrepreneurs | Prof. (Dr.) S. P. Joshi | 7060732729 |
| Applied Photography & Holography | Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma | 9456205245 |
| सर्वांगीण विकास हेतु यौगिक प्रक्रिया Sarvaangeen Vikas Hetu Yogic Prakriya | Dr. Sukhda Solanki | 8979402350 |
| Ornamental Fish Production & Management | Dr. J.V.S. Rauthan | 9410150500 |
| Electronic Devices & their Fabrication | Dr. Gunjan Purohit | 9412964514 |
| Spot Light on You | Dr. Jharana Banerjee | 9411726648 |
| Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi : Myth Reading & Thoughts | Prof. Ranjana | 9411531934 |
| Crafted Conversation: Polished Proficiency in English Speaking &Corporate Interview Skills in English & Hindi | Prof. Meeta Shukla & Prof. Rakhi Upadhayay | 9837827268, 941172664 |
TAMSO MA JYOTIRGAMAYH: Andhkar se Prakash ke Aur (FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT) i.e. from Ignorance to Knowledge, the principle propounded by Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati has been adopted as the vision of the college. The college has a vision to impart holistic education so that the students can develop a comprehensive worldview. The vision of the college is to inculcate among students a sense of understanding, commitment and contribution for the betterment of society.
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (Post-Graduate) College, Dehradun is one of the oldest and the largest academic institution of North India. The mission of the college is to impart quality education to its students and to make them qualified, committed and compensate individuals. D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Dehradun has the mission to expose its students to latest information at the national and international levels so that they are aware of national and global developments in their relevant academic fields. The mission of the college may be briefly summarized as follows:
| Course | Eligibility | Coordinator | Contact No. |
| PGDJMC (Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication - 1 Year | Graduation 40% | Dr. R.S.Dixit | 9837318301 |
| MA Mass Communication | Graduation 40% | Dr. R.S.Dixit | 9837318301 |
| B.Sc. IT (3 Year Degree Course) | 10+2 (from any stream) 45% | Dr. Amita Raizada | 9149184698 |
