DAV University
| DAV University | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 2013 |
| Type | Private |
| Chancellor | Shri Punam Suri |
| Location | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Campus | Village Sarmastpur, Jalandhar - Pathankot National Highway (NH 44), Jalandhar - 144012, Punjab, India |
| Website |
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DAV University is a private university in Jalandhar, Punjab. Founded in 2013. DAV University is a multidisciplinary institution, home to faculties of sciences, engineering, commerce, management, languages and physical education. The University encourages interdisciplinary study and believes that all areas of study can synergistically enrich each other. DAV University at Jalandhar traces its roots to the legacy of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System that has been reforming and redefining India's educational scenario for 128 years. The University is the culmination of the movement that started with the foundation of the first DAV institute to propagate the ideals of the religious and social reformer Swami Dayanand Saraswati in Lahore on June 1, 1886. Presently, the DAV movement has grown to become the single largest non-governmental educational society in the country managing over 800 institutions and shaping the careers of youth in India. It employs over 50,000 people and educates more than 20 lakh students every year.
Campus
The roughly 80-acre campus is on the outskirts of Jalandhar in the Punjab province. It includes capacity for its own water supply, on-campus canteens and parking in the basement. The campus also includes a number of playing fields. The Institutional amenities on the campus include:[1]
- Wi-Fi connected buildings
- Library
- Engineering Workshops
- Medical Facilities
- Bus Transport
- Bank (State Bank of India)
- Canteen
- Hostels for Boys and Girls
Departments
All departments offer courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and are actively involved in their specific research areas and fields.
- Agriculture
- Biochemistry
- Bio-Technology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- English
- Environmental Science
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Zoology
Admissions
The university admits students either based on marks of the last qualifying examination or it may conduct own entrance test for admission in various streams.
News
DAV University, Jalandhar is holding its first ever National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Host-Microbe Interactions” (ETHMI) on April 17-18, 2015. The Conference is aimed at sharing cutting-edge research outcomes in the area of host-microbe interactions and its ramifications in various disciplines, viz., human infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and plant-pathogen interactions. [2]
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