Did You Know?

• Daly College was first opened in 1870 in the name of Residency School.

• Founder of the Daly College is General Sir Henry Daly.

• Mr Aberigh Mackay was the First Principal of the then Residency College

• The founding date for Daly College has been fixed at 1882.

• In 1902, the marble bust of Sir Henry Daly was presented by the Maharaja of Gwalior

• The pride of the Daly College is the Main Building. Conceived by Sir Hugh Daly, designed by Colonel Sir Swinton Jacob and built by the CPWD from unpolished marble obtained from the Udaipur quarries.

• The College Main building was formally declared open on 8th November 1912 by the Viceroy, Lord Hardinge.  

• The first Kumar to pass an examination of an Indian University was Shrimant  Madho Rao Kibe of Indore.

• Mr. Percy Hide has been the longest serving Principal of the Daly College from 1906 to 1926.

• Wilfrid Fanshawe encouraged the foundation of Old Boys' Association in 1928.

• The Maharaja of Panna was the First Prince to preside APG in 1934.

• In 1940 the College underwent a major change of policy and was converted into a full-fledged Public School. It thus became the first Chiefs’ College to throw open its doors to all, irrespective of caste, creed or social status. 

• Mr. R.N. Zutshi became the first ever Indian Principal of the Daly College in 1956

• Mr. M. L. Renjan was the first Principal to occupy Salter House where Principals have been residing ever since.