Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System

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Location
DAV
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Asato Maa Sadgamaya Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya
IND
Information
Affiliation(s)	ICSE / CBSE / various universities,
Type	Private
Grades	Class 1 - 12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate
Established	1886
Homepage	[1]

1 General
2 Affiliated Colleges
3 Other DAV Colleges and Schools
4 DAV Colleges outside India
5 External links
6 References

[edit] General

The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System, also familiarly known as the D.A.V. Public Schools System is the single largest non-governmental education society in India^{[citation needed]}. It is based on the ideals of the Hindu spiritual leader, Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

The DAV system also comprises colleges offering graduate and post-graduate degrees in various areas of study all over India.

Formed in 1886, in Lahore by Maharishi Hansraj, it manages 667 institutions today, 461 of which are high school level institutions, with an annual budget of more than 2 billion rupees. It is active primarily in Northern India.

These schools are run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society, also commonly known as the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Education Society^{[citation needed]}.

It holds the record for producing the largest number of CBSE ( class Xth and XIIth) toppers as a single institution in the last 10 years^{[citation needed]}.

English is the primary language of instruction, with students also receiving compulsory education in Hindi and Sanskrit. Students are ultimately placed in one of three tracks: Medical Science, Non-Medical Science, Commerce and Textile Design.