Well planned journey to reach University status and beyond

1917 Founding of 'REI', Radhasoami Educational Institute, comprising a Middle School (became Degree College in 1947)

1927 Established Technical School (now a college)

1930 Established Prem Vidyalaya - Girls School (now an Intermediate College)

1947 Established Women's Training College.

1950 Established Engineering College.

1973 Registered Dayalbagh Educational Institute.

1981 'Deemed University' status conferred by Ministry of Education & Culture under the UGC Act 3 of 1956

2004 Established Women's Polytechnic and start of Distance Education Programme

2008 Established DEI-ICT Distance Education Centre at MTV Puram, Tamil Nadu & Soami Nagar, New Delhi

2009 Established DEI-ICT Distance Education Centre at Rajaborari-Timarni, District Harda, MP

2010 Established the Quantum-Nano Systems Centre : Research and Technology Park

2011 Established DEI-ICT Distance Education Centre at Bangalore and the Centre for Consciousness Studies at DEI