D.A.V. College of Education for Women, formerly known as Saraswati Training College for Women was founded in 1956 by Lala Balak Ram Kapoor. In 1993, D.A.V. College Managing Committee, Chitra Gupta Road, New Delhi, took over the administration and financial control of the institution.The College is affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University for its B.Ed. and M.Ed. as well as P.G.D.C.A. (Teacher Education) courses. This is one of the premier Teacher Education Institutes in Northern India. The college provides facilities for research in education upto Ph.D. level.