The P.G.D.A.V. College commenced in a modest way on August 17, 1957. Founder of the leading business hhouseouse of Delhi of that time, Pannalal Girdharlal (presently having corporates such as Victor Cables Corporation Ltd, Pannalal Girdharlal Ltd, etc.) along with DAV Management & Trust, established the Pannalal Girdharlal DAV College within a small premises on Chitragupta Road, New Delhi with a few teachers and a small group of students.
The evening classes of P.G.D.A.V. College started on July 18, 1958 with the primary objective of imparting education in higher studies to working students. Till 1972, the college functioned in a portion of previously existing school. It was then temporarily shifted to Mandir Marg and remained there for a little over three years. Post that it was shifted to its own building in Nehru Nagar, where it presently stands.
The college is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Being on the Ring Road, it has an easy reach and connectivity. Its premises comprises of a spacious building, well-kept and sprawling lawns, play grounds, computerized library, offices, staff room, lecture rooms and computer laboratory and is thus, well equipped for all academic, sports, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities throughout the year.