Mrs. Anita Makkar, is a lady of extraordinary virtues and versatility. An alumnus of Hans Raj College, she excelled as a teacher (PGT Mathematics) in Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. Her perseverance, diligence and conscientiousness, besides her charismatic nature, brought her into limelight and her career graph bounced when she was judiciously and aptly made, the Principal of DAV Gurgaon.

Today, a person to be reckoned with, she has won the hearts of not only the Management but also of the students and their parents. As an able administrator her acumen enabled her to leave no stone unturned to make this School a model School in India. Difficult exigencies and trying circumstances did not waver her undaunted spirit. Rendering help unflinchingly, she has made DAV Gurgaon, a platform, where students imbibe values, morals ,a strong sense of India and the roots of the Indian culture.

Mrs. Anita Makkar has the distinction of being selected, as one of the Principals who went to Europe, Japan and U.S.A., through a Cultural Exchange Programme. Her creative instinct made her adopt, a few salient points of the Schools of the above nations, in order to help Indian students understand and assimilate the best of other schools, in their curricula. She has also achieved the coveted award of "The Woman of the Year" at the hands of Shri Sahib Singh Verma, the former CM of Delhi. Mrs. Makkar has also received outstanding recognition by Shri Bhajan Lal, the erstwhile Chief Minister of Haryana. Today she has carved a niche for herself, due to her foresight, determination and courage of convictions.

With the perennial support and guidance of the School Management and committed staff members she earned another feather in the cap - the ISO 9001-2000 Certification of the School. In yet another educational venture the Sector 10A branch of the School has become operational since Aug'03 and is blooming with budding geniuses.

Apart from these facets of her personality, she is also sensitive to the social needs of that part of society which requires special emphasis. In this direction a school for mentally challenged  was  set up in the year 2004. With qualified educators catering to their special needs, we foresee a never before independence for them. She has also arranged for regular evening classes in the School for the underprivileged children.

it was under her able guidance that the school was honoured with the Computer Literacy Excellence Award, in 2004, which was conferred by the then President of Indian republic, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Her commitment towards excellence was further recognised when she was bestowed with DAV President's Gold Medal by late Sh. Sunil Dutt(erstwhile Union Minister Of Sports And Youth Affairs). Another proud achievement for her was the coveted "CBSE Award To Teachers", 2004, which she received from the Hon'ble Minister of HRD, Govt. of India, Sh. Arjun Singh. The latest addition to the kitty of this dedicated and dynamic steward is the National Award To Teachers 2008, which was conferred by the Hon'ble Vice President of india, at Vigyan bhavan, New Delhi on 5 September 2009.

She is not only an administrator but a lady to be epitomized who believes in empowering her staff with  personal involvement in the affairs of the School.