Dav College
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About Dav College
Dav College is a government college in Chandigarh. It is approved by AICTE.
It offers 25 programs, including MA (5), M.Sc (5), B.Sc (4), Bba (2), Integrated or Dual degree. Together these have 860 approved seats.
Dav College is a government-run college in Sector 10, Chandigarh, with AICTE approval and an 'A' grade accreditation from NAAC1. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and Ph.D programmes across arts, commerce, science, management and computer applications.
The programme list includes BA B Ed 4 Year Integrated with 50 seats, Bachelor of Arts (Under NEP 2020) with 1000 seats and Bachelor of Commerce (Under NEP 2020) with 280 seats. Bachelor of Computer Application (Under NEP 2020) has 120 seats, and Bachelor of Business Administration (Under NEP 2020) also has 120 seats. At the postgraduate level, seats are listed for subjects such as Economics, English, Psychology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
Admission to all undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on marks obtained in the lower qualifying exam2. For the BA B Ed 4 Year Integrated course, counselling is based on marks in the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) conducted by the National Testing Agency3. For M.Sc. Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Bio-technology, 50% weightage is given to the OCET exam conducted by Panjab University4.
The college lists more than 8000 students and 258+ regular and visiting faculty56. Its postal address is DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, pin 16001178. Campus facilities include a library, a hostel, a gymnasium and a medical facility9101112.
Courses offered
Courses and fees
Dav College lists 35 programmes in all, covering undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and doctoral study. At the undergraduate level you will find Bachelor of Arts (Under NEP 2020) with 1000 seats, Bachelor of Commerce (Under NEP 2020) with 280 seats, and BA B Ed 4 Year Integrated with 50 seats. The Bachelor of Business Administration is listed with 160 seats and a duration of 36 months. Computer-related options include Bachelor of Computer Application (Under NEP 2020) with 120 seats and Bca with 120 seats.
Science and vocational options include Bachelor of Science Biotechnology Hons (Under NEP 2020) with 30 seats, B Voc Food Science and Technology (Under NEP 2020) with 50 seats, and B Voc Degree in Medical Lab Technology (Under NEP 2020) with 50 seats. A Diploma in Cosmetology and Beauty Care is offered with 50 seats.
At the postgraduate level, Master of Arts programmes are listed in Economics, English, Public Administration and Sociology with 60 seats each, and Psychology with 40 seats. Master of Science programmes include Mathematics with 60 seats, and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology with 40 seats each. Post Graduate Diplomas in Computer Application, Marketing Management and Mass Communication have 60 seats each. Ph.D courses are also listed. For current fee details, check the college's official admission notice.
Admission
Admission to all undergraduate courses at Dav College is based on the marks obtained in the lower qualifying exam, and the same applies to postgraduate courses1. For first-year BBA, BCA and B.Com., centralized admissions are done through the DHE portal, and the process is common for all colleges2.
For the BA B Ed 4 Year Integrated programme, counselling is done on the basis of marks obtained in the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) conducted by the National Testing Agency for the four year ITEP34. For M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Chemistry, M.Sc. Zoology and M.Sc. Bio-technology, 50% weightage is given to the OCET exam conducted by Panjab University5.
You can contact the college enquiry office on 0172-2754400 or at info@davchd.ac.in for current dates and procedures67.
Admission and cutoffs
Official counselling results with closing ranks for Dav College are not published in the rounds we cover yet.
Colleges in Chandigarh usually admit through the state entrance test and centralised counselling, or on Class 12 marks for some courses, plus a management quota. The college's admission notice states the route for each course.
Placements
Dav College has not published an official placement report that we could verify yet.
Colleges that take part in NIRF publish students placed, higher studies and median salary for the last three batches in their NIRF data on their own website. Ask the placement cell for the latest report by course, with the number of students placed and the median, not only the highest, package.
Contact and location
- Address
- SECTOR 10
- District
- Chandigarh
- State
- Chandigarh
- Official website
- davchd.ac.in
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Government
- AICTE ID
- 1-44671777368
How to reach
Campus and hostel
The campus has a library that houses more than 80000+ books, along with the Lal Chand Research Library, where manuscripts are being digitised123. Departments run their own facilities, such as a GIS Lab in Geography, a Zoology Museum, a Botanical Garden and a Central Instrumentation Laboratory in Chemistry4567. The Biotechnology department has a Research Centre approved by Panjab University8.
On campus you will also find a gymnasium, a coffee shop, a juice bar, a milk bar, a stationery shop, photocopying and an ATM9101112131415. A doctor is available during college hours and a nurse 24×7, RO water purifiers are installed across the campus, and CCTV cameras are placed at specific points161718. The college also has a Cricket Academy19.
A hostel is available, with an air conditioned mess serving vegetarian food, and a library with more than 1,00,000 books for residents202122. Common rooms are equipped with TV sets, newspapers, magazines and indoor games23.
Is this college genuine?
AICTE approval for Dav College is marked valid, and its AICTE record is for the academic year 2025. The college holds an 'A' grade accreditation from NAAC1. It does not appear on the UGC list of fake universities.
To verify these yourself, search for the college on the AICTE approved institutes dashboard for the relevant year and check that the approval status is valid. For NAAC, look up the college on the NAAC website and confirm the grade and its validity period. To check the fake-list status, read the list of fake universities published by UGC. You can also confirm details directly with the college enquiry office on 0172-27544002.