The DAV Post Graduate College was established in 1938. Its affiliated to Banaras Hindu University.

The college is managed by its mother institution, Arya Vidya Sabha, Kashi. The idea behind its establishment was to start an institution as an extension of the various academic programmes under Banaras Hindu University in the heart of the City. Two disciples of Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Ji, Pt. Ram Narayan Mishra and Gauri Shankar Prasad were instrumental in establishing the College. The College was established in 1938 as an Intermediate College recognized by Banaras Hindu University. It got degree status from the University in 1947 and permanent affiliation in 1954. The College started running undergraduate courses in the faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, and in 2008 the University allowed the College to start Ph.D. Research and Post Graduate courses in four subjects namely, Commerce, Sociology, Economics and History. The College is catering with distinction not only to the needs of the students of the eastern districts of U.P. but also the adjoining States too.

The University has allowed the college to start PG and Ph.D Courses in three more subjects viz. Psychology, Political Science & English from the session 2010-11. In the year 2014-2015 the college also incorporated both PG and Ph.D. Research in the Departments of Hindi, and AIHC & Archaeology.

DAV PG College has been awarded the grade 'A+' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore in 2017. In pursuance of the NAAC, IQAC of the College has been formed under the Chairmanshhip of Dr. S.D. Singh, Principal, DAV Post Graduate College and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sen, Coordinator of IQAC.

OBJECTIVE :

The DAV PG College, through Centre of UGDCA (Under Graduate Diploma in Computer Application) ensures that the basic knowledge, skills and the required training to all the registered students of various fields are provided on  a continuous basis.

The diploma course runs simultaneously with their regular graduation, thus adding to extra time-burden to our students.