Academics

Akal School Of Biotechnology

The most exciting science in the 21st century is likely to evolve among, not within, traditional disciplines. Advances in basic biology at the molecular and cellular levels during recent decades have dramatically increased the foundational information available on mechanistic underpinnings of biological systems, where Biotechnology has begun to establish itself as an independent field and engineering discipline, at the boundary between biology and the physical sciences.

Akal College of Engineering & Technology

(Approved by AICTE)

The Akal College of Engineering & Technology was established in 2007 by the Kalgidhar Trust. The college aims at providing Value Based, latest scientific and technical education to the students, for achieving the highest level of professional competence, as per demand of modern industrial houses & government agencies.

Akal College of Nursing

The Akal College of Nursing was established in 2008 by the Kalgidhar Trust. This college was the first college established in Himachal and still remains one of its kind in the region. The College strives to provide value based scientific education and other related skills for achieving the highest level of professional competence as per the needs of modern hospitals all over the world.

Akal College of Arts and Sciences

The Akal College of Arts and Sciences offers a 3 year program leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The college was established in 2009 and offers B.A./B.Sc. degrees.

Akal College of Divine Music & Spiritualism

The Akal College of Divine Music and Spiritualism is one of the oldest and famous college of our university and offers a 1+3 years programme leading to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in: -

I. Gurmat Sangeet

II. Music Instrumental (String Instruments)

III. Music instrumental (Tabla/Pakhawaj)

Akal School of Post-graduate Studies

Akal School of Post-graduate Studies strives to inculcate disciplined living, honesty, integrity, high moral values and hard work so that these students may become good human beings and an asset to the nation. The School is committed to produce Scientists and technocrats who have balanced personalities with high character and disciplined life.

Akal School of Biotechnology

Akal School of Biotechnology (ASB) was established in September, 2010 for post-graduate (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) teaching & research and its first R&D lab became operational in Dec.2010. The ultimate goal of the ASB is to become a Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Research by employing multi-disciplinary approaches and fusing Biotechnology with other biological, chemical and physical sciences. Primary areas of our research focus will be on developing New Drug Delivery Systems using nano-particles and using Nano-Technology for better cancer diagnosis. Towards these objectives, we will employ latest tools and technologies from varied disciplines, such as:

Cell and Molecular Biology
Functional Genomics
Protein Biochemistry
Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology and Exploratory Toxicology

Akal School Of Economics

The School of Economics was established in 2009. Economics is the study of how individuals or societies allocate limited resources between competing claims on their current and future use. How much to save or invest? How much to spend on infrastructural development or in social sectors such as education and health? How much to use labour or capital in the production process?

Akal School of Chemistry

Akal School of Chemistry was started in 2009 and first batch of post-graduate students (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) was taken in Jan. 2010. A Green Chemistry Approach is employed for the development of Mini/Micro-reactors and standardizing the reaction conditions for unit operations for maximizing yields and minimizing the waste & by-products.

Akal School of Physics

Akal School of Physics is involved in both undergraduate & post-graduate teaching across various colleges and is actively pursuing various research programs in collaboration with Indian universities & research institutes. The research fellows and supervisors work in a multi-disciplinary environment and have active collaboration with the Akal School of Chemistry.

Akal School of Public Health

The Akal School of Public Health was established in 2010. Presently, this college offers dual degree program in conjunction with the Akal College of Nursing leading to a B.Sc.-Nursing & MPH in 5 years.

Akal School of Nutrition & Food Technology

The first intake of M.Sc. in Nutrition & Dietetics will start from August 2011. In addition, we plan to launch a dual degree; B.Sc.-Nursing and M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics, 5 year program from August 2011, subject to the approval by the UGC and Himachal Government.

Akal Institute of Applied Sciences

This institute was established by the Eternal University in 2010 with the aim of identifying active principles in herbal and ayurvedic plants and drugs. In addition, these active principles will be studied in vitro and in vivo models to establish its proof-of-concept.

Akal Institute of Renewable Energy Research

The Akal Institute of Renewable Energy Research was established in-keeping with serving the purpose of development and encouragement of eco-friendly technologies. The Institute was established with the vision of establishing linkages with Indian and International industries and institutes.

Akal School of Business Administration

Akal School of Business Administration was established in January 2011 with an aim to create a Centre of Academic Excellence in the field of Management.The first intake of MBA will start from August 2011.