History

When the glorious past and the national pride of India was subdued by the rising sun of the British empire, a teacher named Pt. GauriDuttji resigned from a mission-school to serve and promote Devnagri and Hindi languages. He founded a Devnagri Pathshala or a primary-school on a platform of of his house with only 2-3 students in 1882 and donated all his wealth to sustain the school. Who would have imagined at that time that the school will be known as Devnagri College, Meerut in future and have a contribution as an important educational institution in independent India.

On 14th Nov,1883, with the attempts of late Mr. LalaTrivani Sahaiji, the primary school was shifted to a house in Vaidwada,Meerut. In 1913, it became a High School and got its own building in 1937, at Railway Road, Meerut. Due to its academic reputation and the needs of education, it was recognized as an Intermediate College in Arts in 1939, and in Science and Commerce in 1945./p>

It is a great honour of the institution that the great men like Mahatma Gandhiji, J.L. Nehru, Sardar Patel, the governers and the ambassadors have visited the college campus at several times.

The College is a staunch supports of hindi and national patriotism. It is a tradition of the College to educate the students through Hindi-medium. Not only this, the aim of the college is to impart physical, cultural, mental and moral education to the students also. The motto of the founder, "A life of ideals and its use in behaviour", is always followed in the college.

A number of industrialists and honourable citizens provide their services as the president and the honorary secretary in the management-committee of the college. At present, the renowned industrialist and ex-district Panchayat President Mr. Seth DayanandGuptaji is patronizing the college as the honorary Secretary.

To provide primary medical help to the students and others, there is a good arrangement of Red Cross in the College.

» Laboratories : There is are separate laboratories of Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the college. All the laboratories are well equipped and maintained with apparatuses.

» The Library : The college has a well-arranged library full of text-books, magazines and newspapers. A number of students use the facility of the library hall.

» Computer-Teaching : The state-govt. has issued a directive to provide the computer education to the students of Classes 9th to 12th. The college has a good computer laboratory and impart the computer training to the students under the able guidance of the teachers.

» Recognised Subjects in Inter Classes:
a) Humanities : Hindi, English, Drawing, Geography, Civics, Economics, History, and Sanskrit.
b) Commerce Subjects : General Hindi, English, Business organization, Accounts, Banking, Commercial Maths and Commercial Economics and Geography.
c) Science Subjects : General Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

» The Timings of the college
Summer : 07:30 AM to 12:40 PM for all the classes 6th to 12th.
Winter : 09:30 AM to 03:40 PM for all the classes 6th to 12th.

» The Examinations :
a) Half-Yearly Examination : It will be held mostly in December.
b) Pre-Board Examination : In the first week of February, there shall be a pre-board examination for the class 10th to 12th.
c) Annual Examination : The programme of the annual examination will be finalized in accordance with Board Examination

Several educationalists have guided the college as principals. Today, multi-talented, sincere and honorable Mr. Sushil Kumar Singhji is working as the principal of the college. He is trying his best to make the multi-dimensionaldevelopment of the college with all his might, intelligence and abilities. All the well-qualified teachers and the non-teaching staff of the college are working under the able guidance of the principal, Mr. Sk Singh.