DAV University

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DAV University

असतो मा सद्गमय (Lead us from darkness to light)
Type	Private
Established	2013 (2013)
Parent institution	D.A.V College Managing Committee
Chancellor	Shri Punam Suri
Location	Jalandhar , Punjab , India
Campus	Village Sarmastpur, Jalandhar - Pathankot National Highway (NH 44), Jalandhar - 144012, Punjab, India
Website	www.davuniversity.org

DAV University is a private university in Jalandhar, Punjab, founded in 2013 under the aegis of DAV Trust. 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 1 June 1886. The university has adopted 5 surrounding villages and doing many works of public welfare there. The university is in the process of getting National Assessment and Accreditation Council and Indian Council of Agricultural Research accreditation.^{[citation needed]}