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International Nurses day cum 2nd Annual Florence Nightingale Knowledge Quest

Akal College of Nursing celebrated International Nurses Day cum 2nd Annual Florence Nightingale Knowledge quest on 12th May, 2014 in the Campus auditorium. On this occasion of International Nurses Day, the International Council for Nurses called for focusing on the global workforce as a key provision in achieving better health care for all.

The chief guest on this occasion was Registrar HPNRC, Shimla – Mrs. Kaushyala Chaudhary who through her motivational speech encouraged the young nurses to excel in quality care without discrimination. The event was also graced by Honourable Vice Chancellor, Eternal University, Baru Sahib – Dr. H.S Dhaliwal.

Principal Akal College of Nursing – Mrs. Ranjit Kaur welcomed the chief guest and all the participants and audience with a warm welcome speech. The theme of – A force for change- Vital resource for health was unveiled by Dr. Neelam Kaur, Dean Faculty Of Health Science, Eternal University, Baru Sahib.

On this occasion students of Bsc (N) 1st year and 2nd year took nurses pledge. Students exhibited their talent in cultural event in the form of choreography, skit, Mime and devotional song singing which was followed by distribution of Prizes for academic achievement and sports meet.

2nd Annual Florence Nightingale Knowledge Quest was also conducted for Bsc nursing students at regional level. Participants from different colleges participated in the event. Akal College of Nursing has qualified as first but being the host institution the cash prize of Rs.20,000  was awarded to Murari Lal Memorial College of Nursing, Solan; followed by Amar Professional Institute of Nursing, Zirakpur at second and was awarded Rs 15,000 and HK College of Nursing, Firozpur at 3rd was awarded 10,000 cash award.

Professor Sujana Chakarwarty proposed the vote of thanks to the chief guests and the other dignitaries for gracing the occasion and making it a success!

Join us in this drive of Rural Transformation and help enlighten rural life here…

~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 14th May ’14

Education in the Valley of Baru Sahib

To find an environment conducive of registering excellence in research through academic education, the Parents of Himachal will need to swoop their heads in Sirmaur District’s Baru Sahib. Here, the semester of excellent education is observed and a strong foundation of values, giving meaning to the lives of the students, can be witnessed.

Starting out of a small campaign, Baru Sahib today is such heritage of Social, National, Human, Cultural and Religious values where the childhood blooms and a youth’s mind becomes a symbolic image of talent emerging through the mirror of endless possibilities. Solidifying the relation of the service with the society, The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib is imbibing Human Values to around 5500 students in its lap and around 65,000 students studying in 129 Akal Academies across North India.

Education in the Valley of Baru SahibWe believe that if anyone in Himachal is looking for a way to polish the personality of their children, especially girls, then there is only one choice – Akal Academy, Baru Sahib. This is because – over here neither the curriculum frustrates nor do the classrooms frighten.

Following the discipline & life values derived from Indian Societies, one of the running schools follows CBSE Hindi Curriculum whereas another is an international level school representing International Baccalaureate (IB) module. The students of the schools defy all knowledge barriers at the 40,000+ books large library at the campus. Over here the curiosity does not remain limited to curriculum; available material covers a variety of subjects & topic related to various interests of the students from around the world. The students infuse life into the campus through their interest in Games and creativity in Music and Art.

Outside the schooling division, the student community floor discovers new skies every now and then through the Eternal University. The special thing is that the girls only B.Tech, Nursing & B.Ed Campuses represent the account of their dedication. The whole atmosphere turns into such family that entire Himachal feels proud about this educational institution. This is also because of the opportunities visible after education. Hypothesis is visible through the campus. Student Community, Teachers’ Division, Administration and all the Supporters together make strength of around 7000 people; a strong feeling of fraternity & oneness prevails amongst all.

Describing the picture of Social Harmony and Human Uplift, several messages and guiding principles compliment the entire environment. Himachal’s largest solar energy power plant creates a great impression with its presence whereas on the other hand several cities of Himachal gain vital knowledge from the water purification plant that is installed here. Miscellaneous dimensions are deployed in the practice of all-round development of the students. With arrangements better than any hostel in Himachal and high standards of food makes Baru Sahib’s Academic Environment Ranked at No.1. It can be said that in a private way, a Trust, absorbing into its cover the incomprehensibility of Sirmaur, has given birth to the piousness of Human Uplift. If such institutes are nurtured in all four directions of the nation, then, no doubt the youth will find the motive to progress and the path for it.

The irony is that Baru Sahib is teaching India the lesson of winning the world, but outside – the roads of Sirmaur are taking us towards extreme hopelessness. Can’t we even build good roads between Solan-Rajgarh to Baru Sahib or Naahan to Baru Sahib? Because of the goodness of such institutes, Himachal can very well have the branding of being a prosperous state, provided the government understands the importance of these things!

Read about quality education being imparted at Baru sahib and other 129 Aka Academies running across Northern India – http://barusahib.org/our-programs/rural-education-revolution/

Rocky Rocks – a passionate educator and an exceptional teacher at Akal College of Nursing – Baru Sahib!

The Drexel team has put the Akal College of Nursing at Baru Sahib on the world map in context by bringing latest innovation in Nursing Education (Nursing Informatics, Global Nursing and now Simulation) ,at the doorstep of this remote, deep rural pocket nestled in the North West Himalayas.

The pillar of this remarkable and unique beautiful relationship is Dr. Jill Derstine who has been persistently visiting Akal College of Nursing along with experts from various nursing specialties to teach the students and introduce new trends in field of nursing education through conferences and workshops three times ayear.

Dr. Rocky, the ultimate in simulation is a passionate educator and an exceptional teacher. He demonstrated how technology and education can be wed and students can learn to address critical clinical bed side situations amicably and efficiently. The sim man (mechanized mannequin with computerized function) was brought for demonstration by Laerdal medical. Two birthing units (to show case how deliveries can be conducted) have been donated by Drexel University USA to Eternal University. We are grateful for this warm gesture. I am sure this facility will go a long way to train the nurses to battle with the challenge of high Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) & Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in India because of the gap in providing obstetrics services in the rural belt of North India. Akal College of Nursing has taken up community nursing in villages around Baru Sahib to impact health care in this Himalayan region. The students take up one family and impart Health Education during their four years of stay at Akal College of Nursing.

I submit my thanks to Prof. Marylou the evergreen Nursing Educator who has been constant companion to Prof. Jill to establish Akal College of Nursing, the first Nursing College of Himachal Pradesh which is to offering B.Sc. & M.Sc. programme. Not to leave Prof. & Dean Gloria F. Donnelly who has been generous and magmanimous to serve the cause of Nursing Education to facilitate Drexel faculty to visit Nursing Colleges around the slobe for creatins world class slobal nurses.

~ Dr. Neelam Kaur – Principal, Akal Academy, Baru Sahib
~ New Delhi, 18th April ’14

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Engineering the Future at Infosys – Jaskirat Singh

I am Jaskirat Singh Mann from Muktsar, I did my entire schooling from the Muktsar Akal Academy and completed my 12th in the year 2008; it’s the most memorable time of my life as I topped in the medical stream amongst all Akal Academies during that year. They say that anything that reaches its peak […]

I am Jaskirat Singh Mann from Muktsar, I did my entire schooling from the Muktsar Akal Academy and completed my 12th in the year 2008; it’s the most memorable time of my life as I topped in the medical stream amongst all Akal Academies during that year.

They say that anything that reaches its peak is bound to hit the opposite; my most memorable time too was followed by the most difficult phase of my life – in the year 2009 my father passed away. Coming from a typical middle class family life could’ve gotten very difficult if it wasn’t for my mother who happens to be in a Govt. Teaching Job; with grace of almighty, the bad phase was soon over and I soon joined Eternal University’s Akal College of Engineering & Technology at Baru Sahib where the same hybrid mix of spiritual & scientific education module, as followed at the Akal Academy, continued.

I pursued my B.Tech from ACET and with ‘Rab di Meher’, the very first Job offer that I got came from the prestigious Infosys, Mysore in February 2014 where I am presently recruited at the post of System Engineer, currently doing my practice under training phase.

I have spent a major part of my life with Baru Sahib’s Akal Academy and Akal College of Engineering & Technology and I would want to say that the school doing a great job in infusing the spiritual element alongside worldly education in the students, which is missing elsewhere.

On the career front, though I have not achieved or proved much in my life yet but I would still wish to convey to the fellow students that no matter where you come from or where you live, if you are on the righteous path and if you are dreaming big then there’s nothing that can stop you, any dream is achievable, if we keep our thinking limitless.

On the education from, in general I wish the gender gap between Boys and Girls soon reduces further and the quality of education, especially in the Rural and Remote regions, improves.

I also wish to pay my special regards to Baldev Sir at school, he taught us the laws of Physics in an exceptionally nice way, I believe he is remembered by every alumni of Muktsar Academy, besides I wish more progression & enhancements for Akal Academies and Colleges in the coming years and convey all the best to everyone connected to The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib for speedy achievement of their goal of reaching 500 Schools. Gur-Fateh!

Jaskirat Singh Mann
System Engineer – Infosys.

My ‘Soft Skills’ were programmed by Eternal University

Today is a special day for me; my day of promotion at my current job at ‘Accenture-Gurgaon’, after completing my first year of service as a ‘Software Developer’ today. Perhaps the reason I decided to pen down this letter of regard & honor to my University – Eternal University Baru Sahib. In the previous months […]

Today is a special day for me; my day of promotion at my current job at ‘Accenture-Gurgaon’, after completing my first year of service as a ‘Software Developer’ today. Perhaps the reason I decided to pen down this letter of regard & honor to my University – Eternal University Baru Sahib.

In the previous months I have been reading about Akal Academies & their alumni; though I didn’t get a chance to be at one of the Academies but I could well relate my experience at the Eternal University Baru Sahib with that of the Academy Alumnus.

I originally belong to Rohtak & passed out from Akal College of Engg. & Tech. under Eternal University in July 2012. The experience of being there, the blissful life and the time spent there. Never in my life I have had such an experience of living, the way I had at Baru Sahib. Besides polishing my software development skills I learned a lot about life from Baru Sahib – I learnt about human values & the core of spiritualism; it was at Baru Sahib that I got Baptized into Sikhism by taking up ‘Amrit’, I could feel the positive vibes all around and inside myself. The serene environment & the spirituality provide great help on the academic front, which is backed by an excellent faculty which leads by example.

I am indebted to each person there, the Teachers, the Principal, the staff members, who gave me all that I possess now alongside an unparallel motivation that will continue to propel my life & career till the end of time. On the career front, the experience began right from University – we were given guidance to ourselves coordinate with the companies to arrange for campus placements, I remember how great it felt to visit companies like HCL to align placement programs. Luckily, I myself got picked up by ‘Pyramid Consulting’ alongside 5 others right after we completed our software engineering.

About my parents – My Dad works as a cashier at Canara Bank & my mother was an Ex-Supervisor at PGIMS, Rohtak; she passed away last year – it was a difficult time for me, especially to handle things at both personal & professional end at the same time, but through courage & strength I received from Baru Sahib, in the form of ‘Amrit’, I was able to put myself together bounce back.

In the society, I feel the spiritual & human-values element is missing from Education & Medics; I realized this especially when I saw the medics at the hospital while my mother was under treatment; I realized the relevance of Human values & spiritual element through this entire episode in my life. I am hopeful that in the coming times more organizations will start following education module similar to the Kalgidhar Trust & its Academies to fulfill the gap of Human Values & Spirituality which lack in our societies in the prevailing times.

About my Career – In the upcoming times, after gaining the required experience, I plan to start my own software company. Before & alongside my job I have done several freelance projects as a developer in Java & PHP language.

My messages to fellow students – whatever you do in life, do it with patience and full confidence; always remember to be yourself.

Gur-fateh.
~Jaspreet Singh Gulati

We’re Hiring! Associate Professor – Engineering…

Experience: 4 to 6 yrs. Opening(s): 1 Job Description – Min.Qualification – PhD in the respective subject Experience as per UGC norms Excellent Communication skills Salary: As per UGC Norma Industry: Education / Teaching / Training Role Category: University Level Role: Lecturer/Professor Desired Candidate Profile – Education:UG – Any Graduate – Any Specialization PG – Any Postgraduate – Any Specialization Doctorate – Doctorate Not Required […]

Experience: 4 to 6 yrs.
Opening(s): 1

Job Description –

Min.Qualification – PhD in the respective subject
Experience as per UGC norms
Excellent Communication skills
Salary: As per UGC Norma

Industry: Education / Teaching / Training

Role Category: University Level

Role: Lecturer/Professor

Desired Candidate Profile –

Education:UG – Any Graduate – Any Specialization
PG – Any Postgraduate – Any Specialization
Doctorate – Doctorate Not Required

Location of Job: Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh.

Company Profile – Eternal University

Eternal University ,Baru Sahib (Himachal Pradesh)
(Recognised by UGC,AICTE,INC,DSIR and DRDO )

Send your resumes here – hr1@barusahib.org

The exuberating Divine environment charges everything that resides at Baru Sahib

I would like to start my introduction with lots of love to everyone connected to Baru Sahib…I am Gaurav Pandey, an alumni of Akal College of Engineering & Technology, Batch 2012, currently working as a Business Development Executive with a Mohali Based company named “Smart Data” ever since after completion of my B.Tech in Computer […]

I would like to start my introduction with lots of love to everyone connected to Baru Sahib…I am Gaurav Pandey, an alumni of Akal College of Engineering & Technology, Batch 2012, currently working as a Business Development Executive with a Mohali Based company named “Smart Data” ever since after completion of my B.Tech in Computer Science from the Eternal University, Baru Sahib.

Being a person belonging to a simple family of Varanasi, my experience with Baru Sahib has been extraordinary & incredibly transformative; my father works as a senior auditor at Allahabad Bank & my mother is a housewife, so my career, beyond my admission to a good college, was dependent solely on my own self & the choices I make. Luckily, this was the time Baru Sahib came into picture & I got admitted there for my B.Tech.

At Akal college, the life is entirely different from the outside world, it’s exclusive; the experience in terms of ambience, environment, the routines followed, the serenity infused by the presence of the temple & the unique transformative system of learning that beautifully blends academics with spirituality is exuberating, it’s appears as if the whole environment charges everything that resides in itself in the sensitizing valley of Baru Sahib.

I feel deeply transformed & inspired by the incredible vision & excellence of the teachers & the staff members at the university who lead students by example, showing them the true path towards leading a virtuous & successful life.

On the career front, I currently plan to gain more experience at job so I can later be in a position initiate my own business. Towards the society, I feel currently there’s need to save the environment & planting trees can be of much help, hence I would appeal everyone to do their bit on this front.

For fellow students, I would like to share that it’s important to stay focused in life, hence stay focused to get what you want or trying to get & one day you will surely reach there.

~ Gaurav Pandey, Alumni of Akal College of Engineering & Technology

Kabir – A Financial Consultant with KPMG looks back

Through the medium of this letter, I, Kabir Nanda wish to pay my homage to my school at Baru Sahib – the Akal Academy, where I spent the most crucial years of my schooling whilst receiving my 10th & 12th grade education. To quickly introduce myself – I belong to Chandigarh and I am currently […]

Through the medium of this letter, I, Kabir Nanda wish to pay my homage to my school at Baru Sahib – the Akal Academy, where I spent the most crucial years of my schooling whilst receiving my 10th & 12th grade education.

To quickly introduce myself – I belong to Chandigarh and I am currently working with KPMG in the IT advisory as a consultant with the responsibility of looking after company audits; I cleared my 12th in 2009 from Baru Sahib with a score of 85% before completing my Engineering in Computer Science from Chitkara University in Badi.

My father is into computer education business running a publishing house while my mother contributes to the business through her writing; ever since I was a child(in 5th standard) my father would often visit Baru Sahib for promotion of books & ever since then we had a desire for sending myself to Baru Sahib Akal Academy for Schooling – but this couldn’t happen until my 9th grade schooling due to feasibility issues. Fortunately, even though for a couple of years, I was finally admitted there for my 10th grade schooling.

At Baru Sahib, the experience was sensitizing; the environment was free of distractions, it helped students develop immense focus & with focus came the discipline; I still remember how it affected my performance, I scored a record breaking 92 in Hindi during my 10th board examination, which still remains a record supposedly. I could easily sense & compare the difference, the difference between all those years of city schooling to what I was getting now at Baru Sahib – just about everything was contributing towards quality of education at Baru Sahib, be it the distraction free environment; the spirituality factor; or the carefully mastered routines that students are made to follow.

Besides all of the above, I still remember No Pocket-Money Concept – I know it sounds a bit awkward, but if you ask any of the students including myself, it was a blessing in disguise, it too helped us to be focused & disciplined; the concept would only allow us to shop once every month with an assigned budget during a picnic that was organized by the academy; no random buying was allowed otherwise.

Another reason for me writing this letter has been some amount of criticism that I too have come across on certain occasions; more often than usual, people do show their negative concerns about disciplined regime followed at the Academy, so to all fellow students & anyone who wishes to know the real fact – the truth is that anyone who has been or is at the academy loves being there, there’s absolutely no parallel to the environment being offered there for the students. I would recommend it to everyone & would tell everyone there to enjoy the exclusivity which they really going to miss once they pass out.

As of now, I am planning to do my masters from abroad after gaining some work experience for a while. In the distant future, I am inspired from Baru Sahib to open up an old age home for neglected parents because I feel with the growing urbanization & modernization this problem has been increasing manifolds.

~Love & Regards Kabir Nanda.

Better Humans Better Future ~ Eternal University Baru Sahib

Eternal University

The first private University under The Kalgidhar Trust – Baru Sahib, HP in the interior Himalayan region of Sirmaur (one of the most backward districts) was established in 2008. Presently imparting 42 streams offering higher educational opportunities to our rural students, ushering the rural transformation.

College of Engineering & Technology (All Girls College)

You educate a man, you educate a man. You educate a woman, you educate a generation!. The college promises to create ‘Better Engineers for Better Future’ with emphasis on academic technological excellence. Research and innovation is the main focus.

College of Nursing

The College of Nursing Studies was the first nursing college in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The college trains to provide necessary para-medical workforce, including Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Laboratory Technologists & Health Care Professionals in general.

Teacher’s Training Institute

This unique free program for ETT (elementary level teachers) training now has 500 girls belonging to the lower strata of society from remote rural areas of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. They are given intensive training in English language and communication skills, modern teaching methodology and computer education and further given employment in schools. This ensures that the girl child is not a burden but an earning hand, not only for the family but also contributes to the GDP.

3rd International Conference on “Innovative Trends in Community Health Nursing”

Baru Sahib, October 5th 2013 – An international conference on “Innovative trends in community health nursing” commenced today at AKAL college of nursing , Eternal University, Baru Sahib. The two day conference is being held on October 5th & 6th, 2013. Eternal University is located in a 450 acre campus, 110 km from Shimla in the Himalayas at Baru Sahib. Besides the University, the Baru Sahib campus has an international Akal Academy, multi-specialty charitable Hospital and Gurudwara. A Research driven model has been adopted to achieve excellence in various fields including Bio Technology, Public health, Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Renewable Energy.

3rd International Conference on “Innovative Trends in Community Health Nursing” The Akal College of Nursing established in 2008, is the first Nursing College in the state. The College strives to provide scientific education for achieving the highest level of professional competence as per the needs of modern hospitals and Nursing Education all over the world. The college also strives hard to blend modern scientific education with the spiritual rejuvenation of the human mind thus creating angels of healing (spiritual Nursing). Akal College of Nursing Baru sahib has a collaborative relationship with Drexel University Philadelphia, USA. The faculty visits and teaches three times in a year.

The theme of the conference is Innovative Trends in Community Health Nursing and the sub themes are Community health nursing in context of Globalization, Innovative Community Health Nursing and Research, Partnership to expand community based initiatives and Significant challenges and issues in Community Health Nursing. This theme was selected because of the impact it can have on Public Health programme and to reduce inequalities in health while ensuring the best health for the greatest numbers.

The chief guest of the conference was Ms Meera Mohanty (IAS), Director of town and country planning . Eminent Indian Nursing Professionals like Dr. Inderjit Walia, Dr. Satwant Baltej and Dr Sandhya Ghai and the international dignitaries Dr. Jill Derstine, Professor, Drexel University, USA and her team of legends in Nursing Dr. Mary Lou Mchugh, Prof. Sandra Friedman, Dr. Donna Sabella and Dr. Mimie Avance are the main participants who would be giving their contributions to this 3rd international conference. More than 300 enthusiastic delegates are participating in professional deliberation from various parts of India including Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, DMC Ludhiana, PGI Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala in Punjab and New Delhi. Honorable Baba Iqbal Singh ji, President, Kalgidhar Trust who is also the chancellor of Eternal University will be blessing the conference with his esteemed presence.

The conference started with the recitation of Divine hymns on Indian classical stringed music by students of Akal College of Divine Music and spirituality Baru Sahib. Later the chief guest Ms Meera Mohanty (IAS) along with Dr. Inderjit Walia, Dr. Satwant Baltej and the visiting international faculty dignitary Dr. Jill Derstine lit the lamp. Ms Mohanty in her inaugural speech stressed on the need to work for the community which is prime. Dr Davinder Singh, Secreatry Kalgidhar Trust gave a glimpse of mission and vision of the Trust. Dr Neelam Kaur , Dean Faculty of Health Sciences, Eternal University gave a welcome speech. Ms Shanti Chouhan, Registrar HPNRC, spoke on the role of community Health Nursing in the present society. She stressed that adaption of community and continuous awareness by approaching the same would definitely bring about awareness and change as regards to health consciousness. The keynote address was given by Dr Jill Derstine , clinical professor , Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA and Dr mala, Professor and dean of Manipal College of Nursing Bangalore. After tea break the conference went into Plenary session i.e. Community Health Nursing in context of Globalisation and free paper presentation (concurrently).

The other topics to be deliberated are Need for Community Health improvement by Dr. Sushma K. 1. Saini (Lecturer, NINE, PGIMER, Chandigarh)

Promoting utilization of Community resources by Dr. Jane (Drexel University)

Socio-economic disparities across the globe by Dr. Rekha Ogle (Principal, Sinhagad College of Nursing, Pune)

A wide coverage and dissemination of information will be a great benefit to the society at large.

(Dr. Neelam Kaur)
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences
Eternal University Baru Sahib