DAV Post Graduate College was established by its mother establishment, Arya Vidya Sabha, Kashi. the thought behind its institution was to open an establishment within the heart of town and underneath the umbrella of Banaras Hindu University, to cater to the requirement of the worth and ability-based mostly education to the scholars.

Two disciples of Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Jemaah Islamiyah, viz. Pt. Ram Narayan Mishra and Shri Gauri Ravi Shankar Prasad were instrumental in establishing the school. {the faculty|the school|the faculty} was established in 1938 as Associate in Nursing Intermediate college recognized by Banaras Hindu University. It got degree standing from the University in 1947 and permanent affiliation in 1954. the {faculty} started running collegian courses within the faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, and in 2008 the University allowed the school to start out pH.D. analysis and Post Graduate courses in four subjects particularly, Commerce, Sociology, social science and History. the school is job with distinction not solely to the requirements of the scholars of the jap districts of U.P. however conjointly the connected states too. due to this, the University has allowed the school to start out PG and pH.D Courses in 3 additional subjects viz. Psychology, politics & English from the session 2010-11. within the year 2014-15 the school conjointly incorporated each PG and pH.D. analysis within the Departments of Hindi, and AIHC .