Sant Attar Singh Akal Academy is named after the 20th century Saint Sant Attar Singh Ji who was also a great spiritual saint, seer, an educationist and a social reformer. Born in the year 1867 in village Cheema near Sunam in district Sangrur, had a vision of imparting education to the masses without which the progress of a nation could not be achieved. He laid emphasis on scientific education with spiritual education and his main objectives were to see that the people have a high degree of development of mind and technological advancement. He maintained that scientific education and spiritual education would together work in developing the mind and the soul which is vital ingredient in future studies. Thus, to realize the dreams of Sant Attar Singh Ji, Governing Body of Sant Attar Singh Academy started an institution under the name of Sant Attar Singh Akal Academy to impart education to the rural as well as the urban masses with the sole purpose of imparting education with dedicated service. Located at a distance of 7 kilometers from district headquarters Sangrur on the Sangrur-Barnala Road (National Highway 7) Sant Attar Singh Akal Academy is an English medium institution affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education., New Delhi.