Akal University
{{Short description|It is sikh religion University}}
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|chancellor = Baba (Dr.) Davinder Singh ji
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|vice_chancellor = Dr. Gumail Singh
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|city = Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab
|state = Punjab
|country = India
|campus = Rural
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|website= [http://auts.ac.in/ Akal University](official)
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Akal University is a private university in Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, India.{{cite web |title = University|website = Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India|date = 18 July 2014|url = http://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=28&Unitype=3|accessdate = 7 August 2015}} It is set up by Kalgidhar Society.{{cite web | last=Service | first=Tribune News | title=Will move MP court for poppy husk ban: Dy CM | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/will-move-mp-court-for-poppy-husk-ban-dy-cm/108191.html | accessdate=7 August 2015}} It was established in 2015 under The Akal University Act, 2015 (Punjab Act No. 25 of 2015).{{cite web|title=Punjab Act no. 25 of 2015|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/14970/1/akal_university.pdf_new_one.pdf|accessdate=31 January 2021 }}
History
Akal University was approved by State Government in March 2015.{{cite web |last = Neel KamalNeel Kamal|first = TNN|title = Akal University gets cabinet nod|website = The Times of India|date = 15 March 2015|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Akal-University-gets-cabinet-nod/articleshow/46569687.cms|accessdate = 7 August 2015}} Inauguration of Akal University took place on 17 July 2015.{{cite web |author = TNN|title = Punjab to file PIL in MP high court for ban on poppy cultivation|website = The Times of India|date = 19 July 2015|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Punjab-to-file-PIL-in-MP-high-court-for-ban-on-poppy-cultivation/articleshow/48129557.cms|accessdate = 7 August 2015}}
Educational Programs
Akal University offers Bachelors as well as master's degree Honours programs{{cite web|last = Kalsi|first = Kulbir Singh|title = Guru ki Kashi - Divine Prophecy of Guru Gobind Singh Ji manifests with Akal University!|website = Punjab News Express|date = 17 July 2015|url = http://punjabnewsexpress.com/education/news/guru-ki-kashi-divine-prophecy-of-guru-gobind-singh-ji-manifests-with-akal-university-41751.aspx|accessdate = 7 August 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150720015855/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/education/news/guru-ki-kashi-divine-prophecy-of-guru-gobind-singh-ji-manifests-with-akal-university-41751.aspx|archive-date = 20 July 2015|url-status = dead}} in:
- Economics
- Political Science
- Commerce
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Botany
- Zoology
- English
- Punjabi
- Management
- Social Science
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Education
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150427234732/http://akaluniversity.in/ Official Website Akal University]
{{Universities and colleges in Punjab, India |state=expanded}}
Category:Universities in Punjab, India
Category:Private universities in India
Category:Education in Bathinda
Category:Universities and colleges established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Punjab, India
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