Akal Degree College for Women, Sangrur was established in 1970 by a group of public spirited and enlightened philanthropists whose dominant impulse was to create awareness among the ladies of Malwa Region of Punjab who were then considered as the most educationally backward lot. The college was intended to feed the rural population in particular, although it was located in the city of Sangrur. Affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) the college is situated in the district town of Sangrur which formerly was the capital of erstwhile Jind state. The college owes its existence to the generosity and vision of S. Gurbaksh Singh Sibia. The opening ceremony of the college was perfomed by Late Lt. General Harbaksh Singh Ji. The foundation stone of the new college-building was laid in 1980. For inspiration the college looks towards His Holiness late Sant Attat Singh who was the first to lanch movement for the spread of female education in the Malwa region in the Punjab.

            The college is spread over an area of 3.5 acres and has its own spacious building. Commensurate with the goals and ambitions with which  the college was started, it has grown very rapidly over the years. It has a big hostel with a living-in capacity of 200 students belonging to far-off places. Though in the beginning it was set up in a rented building, today it has its own hostel comprising over fifty rooms equipped with modern facilities including a solar water heater to provide hot water to the boarders, double storeyed building with state-of-art computer laboratories, containing internet facility to keep students in quick touch with the world, well ventilated class rooms, well equipped Library, a students centre, a canteen a generator room, cycle stand and a spacious hall. College is rendering a great service to the cause of rural student community. The college has introduced new programmes / course from time to time. It started BCA in 2000 &  PGDCA in 2002.Computer Application is taught as an elective subject in degree classes. The college has as many as 508 students on its rolls. Seventy percent of the total student population belongs to the rural area.  The college is the premier girl institution in the  area  and perhaps the only institution which draws students from all over the Malwa region of Punjab.