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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = D.A.V. College, Kanpur<br />
|type = Public<br />
|image = Dav logokanpur.gif<br />
|motto = <br />
|established = {{start date and years ago|1919|df=yes}}<br />
|principal = Manas pandey<br />
|location = Civil Lines [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
|affiliations = *[[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]] (formerly Kanpur University) [1968–present]<br /><br />
*[[Agra University]] [1919–1968]<br />
|website = [http://www.davcollegekanpur.ac.in davcollegekanpur.com]<br />
|city =<br />
}}<br />
'''Dayanand Anglo Vaidik Mahavidyalaya (D.A-V. College)''' is a college in [[Kanpur]], [[India]], established 1919 by Lala Diwan Chand, is the second oldest [[college]] in the city. The college is situated in Civil Lines, opposite the [[Green Park Stadium]].<ref name="History"/> It is affiliated with [[Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University]] (formerly [[Kanpur University]]), formerly with the [[University of Agra]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Affiliated colleges|url=http://www.kanpuruniversity.org/affiliated_colleges_kanpur.htm |date= |publisher=Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University}}</ref> The college is accredited by the Indian NAAC. Manas pandey is present principal of this college.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.davcollegekanpur.ac.in/principal/ |title=Principal |work=DAV College, Kanpur |date= |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref> It is managed by the [[Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society]] (DAV)<br />
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==History==<br />
DAV College has contributed immensely to the [[Indian independence movement]]. The college hostel is nerve center of patriotic activities. In 1928, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited here. [[President of India|Incumbent President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] and [[Prime Minister of India|former Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] are notable alumni of the college.<ref name="History">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.davcollegekanpur.ac.in/history/ |title=History |work=DAV College, Kanpur |date= |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
Some notable alumni of this college are the following:<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/DAV-basks-in-glory-of-its-illustrious-student/articleshow/45634029.cms |title=DAV basks in glory of its illustrious student |newspaper= [[Times of India]] |date=24 December 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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*[[Atal Vihari Bajpayee]], former Prime Minister of India<br />
*[[Ram Nath Kovind]], incumbent President of India<br />
*[[Vierendrra Lalit]], cinematographer and film director<br />
*[[Jaidev Kapoor]]<br />
*[[Vallabhdas Aidan Mohta]], former Chief Justice of [[Orissa High Court]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Arya Samaj]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.davcollegekanpur.org/}}<br />
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