Dayanand Academy of Management Studies (DAMS) was established in 1989 and is a part of Dr. Virendra Swarup Educational Foundation (VSEF). It is accredited by AICTE and affiliated with Gautam Buddha University. It offers MBA, BCA, and BBA courses at the UG and PG levels.

DAMS Kanpur offers an MBA as its flagship course. To be eligible for admission, candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks (45% in the case of the reserved categories) in Graduation from a recognized university. The final selection will be based on the CUET entrance exam, followed by the UPTAC counseling. The DAMS cutoff rank for UPTAC 2024 for the All India category for MBA Admission was 7112 in Round 1. DAMS fee for MBA is INR 1.53 lakhs.

DAMS Kanpur Placement 2022 witnessed many companies visiting the campus for recruitment including 99 Acres.com, Amazon Digital, Cloudshope, Geojit Financial Services, ICICI Prudential, Marcadeo Enterprises, etc.