Dayalbagh Educational Institute or DEI is an educational institution located at Dayalbagh on the outskirts of the city of Agra, 200 kilometers from New Delhi. The institute has been given deemed university status by the University Grants Commission of India in 1981. Founded as a primary school in 1917, and becoming a technical college in 1927 for training in automobile, electrical and mechanical engineering, it later developed into a Deemed University. Dr. M.B. Lal Sahab, a former Vice Chancellor of the Lucknow University, founded the institution was also a director of DEI. The foundation of DEI goes back to 1917, with the foundation of Radhasoami Educational Institute. In 2002, Professor Sant Saran Bhojwani, a plant embryologist and plant tissue culturist, took over as the Director of DEI. The campus is situated in idyllic surroundings, away from the noise of the city, providing an excellent academic setting nestled between lush green fields, focusing on a simple, disciplined and scholarly life in harmony with nature.