About Us | Akal College Of Nursing

Akal College of Nursing is the 1st nursing college established in the year 2008 by the ‘KALGIDHAR TRUST’, in the valley of divine peace ‘BARU SAHIB’ situated in the shadows of the great Himalaya in the Northern part of India the well-known land of Gods and Goddess, thus called “Dev-Bhoomi” Himachal Pradesh. Akal College of Nursing, the first college in Himachal Pradesh was accredited by the Indian Nursing council, New Delhi vide Resolution No. 138/02/August/2008 of Dated 14th October 2008 & approved by H.P. Registration Council. The Akal College of Nursing offers B. Sc. Nursing course (2008), M. Sc. Nursing (2015) & P. hD. (2021) Course/programme approved/ affiliated by Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC) and Indian Nursing Council (INC).

The college admits 60 students annually for Bachelors and 25 students for Masters in Nursing and 5 P.hD. scholars. For Master’s programme in nursing the college have seats in Medical Surgical Nursing, Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Community Health Nursing with super speciality in Oncology, Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Nursing. The college has its goal to train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, imbued with the spirit of service to humanity at large and capable of facing various challenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The journey of students in Akal College of Nursing is shaped by a variety of experiences, including academic studies, volunteer work, extracurricular activities and value based education.

Aim

To inculcate the qualities of:
Disciplined living
Honesty
Integrity
Hard work
Dedication
We strive to help students become outstanding nurses and global citizens with nerves of steel and compassionate heart
We also strive to make our students spiritually awakened to help them believe in universal brotherhood and peace

Mission

To train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, embedded with the spirit of service to humanity and capable of facing various challenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Objectives

Academic Excellence
Strong communication skills
Value based education
Spiritual nursing
Global standards in Nursing

Infrastructure unique features

Huge lush green university campus spread over 200 acres of land
Well-equipped and spacious laboratories for various departments
Class rooms with all modern amenities required for effective teaching and learning process
Library with 2500 books of National and International authors, 38 journals, magazines, National and Regional dailies.
E-journals introduced this year
Safe and secure, well-furnished Hostel with modern kitchen serving, variety of cuisine and attached canteen.
Fully powered semi-automatic laundry available
Gym, Playground and Auditorium
Drug free, smoking free and liquor free environment
Shopping arena, Banking, ATM and Postal facility available on the campus
No ragging zone

Why ACN

Rich academic environment
100% academic result with distinctions
Well qualified and experienced faculty
Week recalling session: Monday MCQs tests
Platform for exchange of innovative practices and pedagogical skills
Learning Management System: Flipped Classroom
Peer Review and student feedback on teaching and learning process on daily basis
Career Counselling Guidance
Research and Development
Nursing professionals beyond borders (Global Nursing)
Evaluation is based on Bloom’s taxonomy

Faculty Collaboration with Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA)

Various sessions for teachers and students in collaboration with Drexel Faculty on topics as follows:

Simulations
Evidence Based Practices and Critical thinking
Faculty teaching
Conferences

Enriched clinical experience for students
Akal Charitable hospital (parent hospital) is a 120 bedded Hospital providing health care services round the clock to the ailing humanity.
Multi-specialty medical-surgical camps four times a year by voluntary team of medical fraternity across the globe
Enriched clinical experience from different Hospitals

IGMC, Shimla (H.P.)
Vidhya Sagar Mental Institute, Amritsar (Punjab)
Columbia Asia Hospital (New Delhi)
Ivy Hospital, Mohali
Shri Balaji Hospital (New Delhi)
KNH (Shimla)
Akal De-Addiction Cum Rehabilitation centre and personality services, Cheema sahib, Sangrur (P.B)

Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities
Florence Nightingale annual quiz competition (Inter-college) during Nurses week in May
Faculty development programme
Students are exposed and encouraged to hone their presentation skills in the form of group discussions, debates, seminars, extempore and panel discussion etc. in Saturday events through clubs