Columbia Convent was established in the year 1991 by the Founder Chairman, Late Shri Virendra Singh Tyagi. It is a co-educational English medium, Senior Secondary school, affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi and managed by Columbia Educational Society. It enjoys to be located in a pollution free zone, away from the city with lush green surroundings, calm and peaceful environment, ideal for an educational institution

Set in the foothills of the Dhaula Dhar Ranges of the Himalayan Mountains and at the altitude of 7,000 feet, Dalhousie is one of the most charming hill resorts in India. Originally founded by the British Army as a retreat for soldiers, it has now grown into a small self - sufficient student township, where in its serene surroundings and crystalline air, young minds flourish. Dalhousie Public School,  founded over three decades ago, is a residential co-educational school. It comprises of 1250 students, ranging from age 4(Kindergarten) to age 16(tenth grade), of which 1000 are boarders and the rest day scholars. The teaching staff consists of approximately 60 trained teachers most of whom live on campus. Both students and teachers are selected from different parts of India and also from other parts of the world thus providing an atmosphere of cultural diversity.

The new building was inaugurated on November 14, 1885 by the Viceroy, Lord Dufferin. By 1891 the Holkars of lndore and the Scindias of Gwalior donated the two student houses.

In 1905 Sir Henry's Son, Sir Hugh Daly, was appointed Agent at lndore, to the position previously occupied by his father. He Took great interest in the Daly College and flourished as a Chiefs College The Holkars then donated 118 acres east of the old campus and various Chiefs contributed to build on the newly acquired land. Construction started in 1906 on two student houses, a temple, a mosque and the Principal's residence. The main building was constructed out of marble from the Udaipur quarries and was designed in the Indo Sarascenic style by Col. Sir Swinton Jacob. The main building was officially inaugurated on November 8,1912 by the Viceroy, Lord Hardinge and the old campus was given up. For the, next 28 years the College was open exclusively to the sons of the Chiefs of Central India. In 1940, showing great vision, the Board of Governors decided to prepare students for a modern and free India. The Daly College came together with a few other institutions and started the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC) its doors were thrown open to admissions on merit, regardless of caste or creed. Since then the Daly College has grown in strength and reputation and now offers the most modern of education - in a heritage setting. In 2005 it became a member of the Round Square.