Ashoka University is a philanthropic initiative founded by eminent scholars and visionaries of our time. We offer a liberal education at par with the best in the world. Taking our inspiration as much from Emperor Ashoka's commitment to knowledge and peace to the Ivy League's emphasis on rigour and breadth, we offer multidisciplinary courses of thought and socially-conscious modes of study. Ashoka is a place where the most inspiring teachers and brightest learners come together in a uniquely holistic model of higher education. We will nurture, not only the best students in the world, but the best students for the world.

2. Beyond Assembly Line Education

3. Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers
individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity,
diversity, and change.
A liberal education helps students develop a sense of social
responsibility, as well as strong and transferable
intellectual and practical skills such as communication,
analytical and problem-solving skills, and a demonstrated
ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings.
Association of American Colleges & Universities

4. Sanjeev
Bikhchandani
St.
Stephen’s,
IIM
Ahmedabad
Founder,
Naukri.com
Ashish
Dhawan
Yale ,
Harvard
Senior MD,
ChrysCapital
Founder, CSF
Jerry Rao
Loyola, IIM
Ahmedabad
, UChicago
Founder,
Mphasis,
VBHC
Atul Nishar
Mumbai
University
Founder
Aptech &
Hexaware
Siddharth
Yog
DU,
Harvard
Co-Founder,
Xander
Group
Rakesh Jaggi
IIT Delhi
President,
Schlumberger
Vineet Gupta
IIT Delhi,
MD,
Jamboree
Education
Pramath
Sinha
IIT Kanpur,
UPenn
Founding
Dean, ISB
Arjun Bhagat
IIT Delhi,
UCLA
Chairman &
CEO,
Calibrated
Group
Puneet
Dalmia
IIT Delhi,
IIM
Bangalore
MD, Dalmia
Cements
Founders & Philanthropists
Ashish Gupta
IIT Delhi,
CMU
COO,
Evalueserve
Pranav Gupta
University
of Kansas
Chairman,
MD,
Parabolic
Drugs

5. Some of our fulltime faculty
Madhavi Menon
Professor, English
Ph.D. Tufts University
Ratul Lahkar
Asst. Professor , Economics (August 2014)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gilles Verniers
Asst. Professor , Political Science
Ph.D. Sciences Po
Kranti Saran
Asst. Professor , Philosophy
Ph.D. Harvard University
Jonathan Gil Harris
Professor
Ph.D. University of Sussex
Malvika Maheshwari
Asst. Professor , Political Science
Ph.D. Sciences Po
Maya Saran
Asst. Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Orlanda Ruthven
Asst. Professor , Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Oxford
Aparna Vaidik
Associate Professor , History
Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru University
Sudheendra Hangal
Associate Professor of Practice, Computer Science
Ph.D. Stanford University
Bhaskar Datta
Professor, Economics
Ph.D. Delhi University
Mandakini Dubey
Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D. Duke University
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Historian; Author; Opinions Editor, The
Telegraph, Kolkata; D.Phil. Oxford
University
Aruni Kashyap
Assistant Professor of English and Critical
Thinking
M.F.A. Minnesota State University,
Mankato

6. 104 Combinations of Study
Interdisciplinary Majors
Computer Science &
Entrepreneurial
Leadership
Economics & Finance
English and Journalism
History & International
Relations
Politics, Philosophy &
Economics
Politics & Society
Pure Majors & Minors
Computer Science
Economics
English
History
Mathematics
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology &
Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Minors
Entrepreneurial
Leadership
Environmental Science
Visual & Performing Arts

7. Great Books
Foundations of Economics
Trends in World History
Literature & the World
Social and Political Formations
Mind & Behaviour
Mathematics & Logic
Principles of Science
Critical Thinking Seminars
Introduction to Critical Thinking
Indian Civilisations
Foundation Requirements

8. Academic Collaborations

9. Student Life
• The Compduction Club: Music production
• Ashoka Sustainability Centre: Self-sustaining
waste management and reduction programme
• PAWSitive: Animal rights ;“Therapy Fluffies”
• Checkmate: Chess club
• The Poeticians: Philosophy, politics and poetry
• No Instruments Allowed: Acapella group
• Poker Club
• FBI: Finance, Business and Investments Club
• Community Service Club
• Law’gically Correct: Legal Awareness Club

10. Beyond Academics
Navtej Johar
Visual and Performing Arts (Bharatnatyam)
Priyank Narayan IIM-A, Asian Institute of Management
Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Studies
Dr. Anunaya Chaubey Ph.D. at the University of Patna
Deputy Dean, YIF; Art and Painting Appreciation
Dr. Rajat Chauhan MBBS, M.Sc. Sports Exercise Medicine University of Nottingham, UK
Director, Centre for Sports and Fitness
Justin McCarthy
Visual and Performing Arts (Bharatnatyam & Western Classical Music)

11. Guest Lectures: Exposure through
experiential learning
• His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
• Madeleine Albright (Former US Secretary of State)
• Gurcharan Das (Author; former CEO of Procter and Gamble India)
• Namita Gokhale (Founder, Jaipur Literature Fest)
• Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi (Author; Former Governor of West Bengal & Bihar)
• Kiran Seth (SPIC MACAY)
• Esther Duflo and Abhijeet Banerjee (Authors, Poor Economics; Founders, J-PAL)
• Amit Chandra (MD, Bain Capital India)
• Tiger Tyagarajan (CEO, Genpact)

12. Sports & Fitness
Current facilities:
• Grounds for track and field with a cricket pitch
• Football field and Lawn Tennis courts
• Outdoor courts for Basketball, Volleyball and
Badminton
• Running and cycling tracks along the perimeter of the
campus
• Gymnasium, Chess, Carrom, Table Tennis and
Kickboxing
Planned by 2015:
• Swimming pool; Multipurpose courts for basketball
and badminton; Two double squash courts

13. Admissions Process: Beyond Cutoffs
Academic Excellence
& Intellectual Vitality
• Class IX, X,XI
• Class XII /half year
/predicted scores
• SAT/ACT/PSA scores
Non-academic
& Personal Context
• Extra-curricular
achievements
• Letters of
recommendations
• Personal context
Overall Profile
• In-person interview
• Unconditional offers issued if SAT scores are submitted as part of the
application.
• Internal benchmarks will be at par with the standards adopted by the
leading universities of the world

14. Round Start date End date Decision notification Acceptance deadline
I 10 Nov 14 17 Jan 15 14 Mar 15 25 Apr 15
II 18 Jan 15 30 Apr 15 12 Jun 15 04 Jul 15
II 01 May 15 15 Jun 15 17 Jul 15 01 Aug 15
Applications

15. Application tips
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• Apply as early as possible to increase the chances of admission
• The portal will not accept applications that are incomplete. Students
applying through the downloadable form should ensure that all the
mandatory fields have been filled
• Incomplete applications will not be processed
• If applying for financial aid, information should be duly filled and submitted
with the form
• Essays in the application form should be written only by the student
• Plagiarism qualifies as ground for rejecting an application
• Letter of recommendation should be from someone who has had a close
interaction with the student, within or outside the class room. We
discourage getting recommendations from family members and relatives

16. Fees and Scholarships
Inclusive model:
No student is
denied the
chance to an
Ashoka
education for
financial reasons
88 students
(out of 133) are
on scholarship,
ranging from
20% to 100%.
1/6th the cost
of a similar
program in
the US
Component Annual fee ( ₹)
Tuition 4,90,000
Hostel 1,10,000

22. Undergraduate Class Profile
• Students admitted from 38 cities & 5 countries
• SAT range of 1830 - 2310
• Students selected Ashoka over Carnegie-Mellon
University, London School of Economics, Hong
Kong University, St. Stephen’s, LSR, BITS, IITs
• Disbursed over ₹10.93 crores of scholarships for
four years

23. Academic Affiliations
CBSE
ISC
IB
Cambridge
State Board
AP/High School
Diploma
NIOS

24. Student Backgrounds
Commerce
11%
Humanities
20%
Multidiscipline
27%
Sciences
42%

26. Your peers:
• Published authors
• City and country academic toppers
• Winners of international Olympiads and robotics
challenges
• Entrepreneurs who have built successful ventures
• National-level sportspersons
• Artists, musicians, Mridangam players, Odisi and
Kathak dancers

27. Schools Represented in the Founding
Batch
The Doon School, Dehradun
The Shri Ram School, Moulsari & Aravali, Delhi NCR
DPS RK Puram, Delhi
Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore
Sanskriti School, Delhi
Oaktree International School, Kolkata
Calcutta International School, Kolkata
Rishi Valley School, Madanapalle
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
Mahindra United World College, Pune
Woodstock School, Mussoorie

29. To know more write to us or visit our website:
admissions@ashoka.edu.in
www.ashoka.edu.in