Official account of Ashoka University- a pioneer in providing an interdisciplinary higher education in India which is at par with the best in the world.
Ashoka University attaches great value to freedom of expression and vigorous debate, but it also attaches great importance to mutual respect. The university deplores expressions of hatred directed against any individual or group.
Ashoka University's Guidelines on Protecting…
Ashoka University is dismayed by the speculation and debate around a recent paper by one of its faculty members (Sabyasachi Das, Assistant Professor of Economics) and the university's position on its contents.
As a matter of record, Ashoka University is focused on excellence in…
Ashoka University receives a prestigious research grant of Rs 9.50 Crore by the Department of Science and Technology under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence scheme to accelerate research on the “Holistic View of Disease Dynamics in Indian Context”.
Ashoka University congratulates Professor Gautam Menon (
@MenonBioPhysics
) for his appointment as a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on the project, "Strengthening the Use of Epidemiological Modelling of Emerging and Pandemic Infectious Diseases".
The proposed Lancet…
Ashoka University announces the launch of Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition, with a vision to become a world class knowledge institution in support of economic growth, energy security and net-zero ambitions of India and the Global South.
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Ashoka University has launched the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala School of Economics and Finance in recognition of the support received over the years from the Late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a philanthropist and ‘Big Bull’ of the modern investment era.
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Announcement: Ashoka University has appointed eminent Indian astrophysicist, Professor Somak Raychaudhury (
@somakrc
) as its Vice-Chancellor. He is currently the Director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
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Researchers at Ashoka University have discovered a new species of cricket at the
#AshokaUniversity
campus which they have named Hexacentrus ashoka.
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Ashoka University congratulates Prof. Sourav Pal for being nominated to the board of the Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists.
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Ashoka University (
@AshokaUniv
) congratulates Professor Anurag Agrawal (
@AnuragAgrawalMD
), Dean of BioSciences and Health Research at the Trivedi School of Biosciences (
@TSB_Ashoka
), for being awarded the JC Bose Fellowship, an initiative by the Department of Science & Technology…
Eminent Theoretical Chemist, Prof. Sourav Pal has been appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at
#AshokaUniversity
. His contribution will immensely benefit Ashoka University in building a strong foundation for world class research.
Ashoka University congratulates professor Sumana Roy for being awarded the Omega Resilience Awards (ORA fellowship) for her work in the Indian Plant Humanities.
The project she is working on titled "Shaping the discipline of Plant Humanities in India to rekindle the…
Ashoka is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Shahid Jameel, the internationally acclaimed virologist as the Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences.
Dr. Jameel comes to Ashoka after spending over 7 years as CEO,
@India_Alliance
Ashoka University congratulates Professor Gautam Menon (
@MenonBioPhysics
), Dean of Research and Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University (
@AshokaUniv
), on his appointment as a member of the newly constituted Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Embedding Ethics in…
Ashoka University hosted Prof. Harold E. Varmus, the 1989 Nobel Prize Winner in Biology/Medicine on the 9th and 10th of January, 2023.
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Ashoka University (
@AshokaUniv
) congratulates Professor Ashwini Deshpande (
@_ADeshpande
), Head of the Department, Economics and Professor of Economics for winning the 2023 International Economics Association Fellow Award. The annual fellowship is awarded to 10 economists…
Professor Somak Raychaudhury has taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University. He is one of India’s leading observational astronomers and has made seminal discoveries using observations at radio, optical and X-ray frequencies.
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.
@AshokaUniv
student Daksh Walia won the 1st prize in Stiglitz Essay Competition in the undergraduate category for his work “The Meritocratic Myth: Merit in a World Characterized by Inequality of Opportunity”. Prof.
@AshwDeshpande
guided him on the theme choice and early drafts.
Ashoka University's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Somak Raychaudhury (
@somakrc
) has been awarded the Meghnad Saha Memorial Gold Medal for his contributions to Physics by the Asiatic Society for 2023.
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Ashoka University announces the setting up of a Science Advisory Council, chaired by Professor K. VijayRaghavan, Former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
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The Department of Economics at
@AshokaUniv
is organizing its 'Annual Economics Conference' from 11th Dec to 13th Dec 2022. The conference will have 18 speakers from various reputed institutions, spread across six sessions engaging with a wide range of contemporary issues.
Is Maggi your favourite comfort food?
If yes, then join Amita Baviskar as she explores the multiple meanings of Maggi in her talk "Can Eating Maggi Create a More Equal Society?".
Register now at for Saturday, April 25 at 8:30 pm!
The British Academy, UK, has awarded Aparna Vaidik, Associate Professor, History at Ashoka a grant worth £50,000 (about Rs.50 lacs) for the project titled 'The Ownership of Public History in India' (TOPHI). The project aims to diversify the teaching of history education in India.
The Ashoka Distinguished Policy Speaker Series invites you to a webinar on "Science and Technology Policy for a post-COVID World and India" by Professor
@kvijayraghavan
FRS on Saturday, 25th July 2020 at 5 pm.
@PrinSciAdvGoI
@PrinSciAdvOff
@spf_in
"Chandrayaan-3 is the culmination of decades of relentless pursuit of excellence by our scientists, and at the same time it is a stepping stone for our country’s ambitious space exploration programmes. The mission will unravel the mysteries of the moon, give insights into our own…
#AshokaUniversity
congratulates Daksh Walia, an MA Economics student, for being selected as a Rhodes Scholar for 2023.
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the
@UniofOxford
.
Ashoka University is privileged to host Dr Jack Szostak, Nobel Laureate, Professor, University of Chicago and Dr Yamuna Krishnan, Professor, University of Chicago for seminars on the 25th May and 26th May respectively.
Ashoka University congratulates Professor Sourav Pal (
@SouravP32813910
) , Head and Professor of the Chemistry Department, on being reappointed as the Chairperson of the Chemical Division Council of the Bureau of Indian Standards (
@IndianStandards
).
#AshokaUniversity
Meet
@VighneshHJ
, the first Ashoka undergraduate to be selected for the prestigious
#RhodesScholarship
. He graduated with a Summa Cum Laude in BA (Hons.) English in May 2020 & currently pursuing ASP (Ashoka Scholars Programme).
A longer interview is coming soon.
@rhodes_trust
Ashoka University congratulates Dhruv Agarwal, an Ashoka Alum for winning the prestigious Quad Fellowship.
The Quad Fellowship is a joint initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States that sponsors 25 exceptional fellows from each Quad country.
Ashoka University congratulates Kangna Verma (MSc'24) for being selected for the prestigious Khorana Program for Scholars 2023. Through this program, Kangna has been accepted to spend her summer in a lab at
@Columbia
University.
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"At Ashoka, our objective is to teach chemistry in an integrative and holistic manner connecting with other branches of science, physics, biology, and mathematics," writes Prof. Sourav Pal, Head of the Department of Chemistry.
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It is our great honour that Prof. Harold E. Varmus, the 1989 Nobel Prize Winner in Biology/Medicine would be visiting
#AshokaUniversity
for a public talk on the 9th and 10th of January, 2023.
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"If ever we discover a theory of AI, it is more likely to emerge from the discipline of philosophy than from computer science," write Professor Subhashis Banerjee.
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Ashoka University congratulates Biswajit Shit for being awarded the American Society of Naturalists (ASN) Student Research Award 2024. Notably, he is the only Indian student to receive this prestigious award, with the other winners hailing from major institutions, including Ivy…
The young Economics Department of Ashoka University has been ranked first out of 239 well-acclaimed Universities, based on the research output, publications and number of citations in September 2020.
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Award-winning independent journalist
@nehadixit123
who's also a Visiting Professor of Media Studies, pens a striking piece on how journalistic efforts are the pillars to safeguard freedom of expression for peacebuilding in a democracy.
#NobelPeacePrize
"History, as an area of knowledge, is crucial to the in-depth understanding of International Relations which will then enable a more thorough approach and application of foreign policies." -
@ShivshankaMenon
, Former National Security Advisor of India.
#IRConference
#AshokaUniv
Dinesh Jadhav (
@Jdinesh525
), a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biology under the supervision of Dr. Sougata Roy, recently presented his work in the form of a flash talk and a poster at the prestigious EMBO | EMBL Symposium Biological Oscillators: Rhythms and Synchronisation…
The PhD candidate at Ashoka University, Basabi Bagchi was interviewed by American Society of Naturalists Graduate Council for her recent work on chemical ecology of insects.
Meet Aryan Mishra, a Physics student at
@AshokaUniv
who is helping Centre build astronomy labs in schools. Through his start-up ‘Spark Astronomy’, launched in 2018, he has so far built 15 astronomy labs.
Read more about his passion for astronomy at .
We are thrilled to present ‘BEYOND THE CLASSROOM’, a free interactive virtual seminar series opening up a universe of interesting ideas for those who love learning.
Catch our star professors live and learn something new each week.
.
@AshokaUniv
is delighted to announce that today it laid the foundation stone for a new 27-acre campus in Sonipat, adjacent to the existing campus.
The campus will address Ashoka’s increasing focus on the Sciences and research.
#ashokauniversity
Meet Esha Datanwala, a recent graduate in English and Media Studies from Ashoka who didn't have formal STEM training, yet provided a solution to the world’s deadliest pandemic. She won the
@NYASciences
Tracking Coronavirus Challenge.
#StoriesThatMatter
⠀
The Department of History, Ashoka University, invites applications for its PhD Programme for the academic year 2019-2020. The Department is looking for motivated, committed and bright young scholars, who will be expected to carry out high-quality research. Apply now.
Ashoka University's Chancellor Prof. Rudrangshu Mukherjee has co-authored "A New History of India" with Shobita Punja and Toby Sinclair.
The book will be launched on 18th February 2023.
Watch this space for more exciting updates!
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Ashoka University congratulates Srijan Seal, a Ph.D. student from Prof. Imroze Khan's lab for winning a poster award at the Indian Society for Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB) conference at Ahmedabad University.
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Ashoka University is organizing a Lecture Series on Research Grants & Collaboration with support from
@India_Alliance
. Register now to learn about Research Opportunities at the Max-Planck Society.
11 July 2022 | 4-5PM IST
Register Here:
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Announcing the EducationWorld India Higher Education Rankings 2020-21. Here are the
#Top10
Private Universities of India listed in
#EWIHERA2020
.
Read the EW May cover story on Private Universities of India here - …/\
We are delighted to present The Edict Project in collaboration with
@tmkrishna
. Premiering today, the day Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism, the first set of four edicts in musical form. Do listen and share.
#AshokaUniversity
#theedictproject
National Centre for Biological Sciences (
@NCBS_Bangalore
) and DBT-inStem (
@DBT_inStem
), in collaboration with Trivedi School of BioSciences, Ashoka University (
@TSB_Ashoka
), hosted the 6th National Postdoctoral Symposium at Ashoka University (
@AshokaUniv
). The event was held from…
Congratulations to Imroze Khan (
@evoimmunoimroze
), Assistant Professor of Biology,
@Ashokauniv
, and his team on being awarded the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship for 5 years.
More details coming soon! Keep watching the space.
@India_Alliance
Sanjeev Sanyal (
@sanjeevsanyal
), a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, had an interactive session with Ashoka students at the Equilibrium Economics Society Festival on the topic "Process Reforms as Public Policy: Big Impact from Small Changes."…
Roshni Patra, a first-year psychology student at Ashoka University and an athlete with visual impairment, won gold in the 50-meter freestyle category at the 23rd National Para Swimming Championship held on March 30th, 2024.
Diagnosed with visual impairment shortly after birth,…
Ashoka University is back with BEYOND THE CLASSROOM!
Professor of Economics,
@AshwDeshpande
, will discuss 'What Women Do: is it even "work"?' in the fourth seminar of Ashoka University’s free virtual seminar series this Wednesday, April 15 at 8:30 pm.
Is the world fated for more conflict, or will a new order emerge from the embers of the current crisis?
Join
@pbmehta
as he analyses the post-pandemic international power dynamics in his seminar "Pandemic and Power: the global order after COVID 19" on May 13, 8:30 pm.
If Physics was the central science during the past century and Engineering in the century before that, “Biology,” contends Prof Gautam Menon (
@MenonBioPhysics
), “is certainly going to rule the rest of the 21st Century.”
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Ashoka University (
@AshokaUniv
) has entered into a partnership with Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd. (
@ZEISS_Group
) to establish a state-of-art ‘Core Imaging Facility’. Under this partnership, the company will provide the university with latest cutting-edge microscopy…
Round 1 applications for the Undergraduate programme will open on 14 Oct. We encourage all our applicants to refrain from taking any kind of coaching or course to prepare for UG admissions.
For any queries or assistance with your application, reach us at apply
@ashoka
.edu.in.
Ashoka University congratulates Manali Amitav (
@AmitavManali
), YIF'20 on being part of the core drafting team of the National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP).
As part of her work with the AGNIi Mission (
@agnii_goi
) at the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of…
As promised, we bring you an in-depth conversation with Ashoka’s first undergraduate selected for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship,
@VighneshHJ
who will be heading to
@UniofOxford
in 2021. Read his extraordinary journey here.
#RhodesClassof2021
Dr Rama Akondy (
@AkondyRS
) shows how India can pave the way for significant advancements in understanding the human immune system.
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Trivedi School of BioSciences,
@AshokaUniv
invites you for a lecture on 'Why did Life start with RNA and not Something Else?' on 30th June at 7:30PM by Prof. Jack William Szostak, Professor of Genetics,
@harvardmed
.
Register at: .
#NobelPrize
#Genetics
Ashoka University congratulates Vice-Chancellor Professor Somak Raychaudhury (
@somakrc
) for being awarded the inaugural J.V. Narlikar Lifetime Achievement Award for Physical Sciences, bestowed by Marathi Vidnyan Parishad (MaViPa), Mumbai. The award recognizes exceptional…
On the occasion of Science Day,
#AshokaUniversity
is celebrating the Ashoka Science Research Festival. It is a student-driven research conference aimed at providing students with a platform to demonstrate their scientific curiosity.
@MenonBioPhysics
@kvijayraghavan
@somakrc
Four Ashoka Faculty Members, namely,
@MenonBioPhysics
, Shahid Jameel,
@vinay_sitapati
and Mekhala Krishnamurthy, made it to Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government list
Call for Papers
The department of Sociology and Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Ashoka University announces the International Conference on River Islands Redefining the Anthropocene- a two day conference scheduled on 16th October 2023 at the Ashoka University campus.…
.
@AshokaUniv
is honoured to announce the appointment of Hon’ble Mr Justice Madan Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as the University Ombudsperson. The Ombudsperson will provide impartial and independent guidance to the Ashoka community.
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"Out of 54 central universities in India, only seven have women vice-chancellors. Not one of the 23 IITs has a woman director."
@AshokaUniv
VC Malabika Sarkar calls for a policy to ensure more women in academia.
In today's Hindustan Times (
@htTweets
)
#AshokaUniversity
Are you worried about a fourth wave of
#COVID19
?
Can the next variant break through our immunity?
Read this timely op-ed by Anurag Agrawal (
@AnuragAgrawalMD
), Dean of Biosciences and Health research at
#AshokaUniversity
in today’s Hindustan Times (
@htTweets
)
The performance of the first Physics UG batch upholds
@AshokaUniv
's interdisciplinary approach to teach sciences. Out of the 12 students from the graduating batch of this year, 6 are going for their higher studies abroad with full scholarships.
.
@Ashokauniv
invites you to a webinar on 'SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant- Ask the Experts' by Prof. Shahid Jameel and Prof. Gautam Menon (
@MenonBioPhysics
), moderated by Dr. Hina Lateef Nizami (
@HinaLateef
) on Friday, 10 Dec, at 6.00 PM IST.
Register here:
“A New History of India” authored by Ashoka University’s Chancellor Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja and Toby Sinclair was launched today.
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Ashoka University applauds the 2023 Ashoka-GKII Breakthrough Grant Awardees: Team 1 led by Dr Debayan Gupta (
@debayan0
) and Dr Steven J Chipman, as well as Team 2 led by Dr Rintu Kutum (
@rintukutum
) and Dr Matthew L Robinson.
(
@JHU_India
)
#AshokaUniversity
Joint Statement - Issued by Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor Malabika Sarkar, Former Vice-Chancellor and Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Professor Arvind Subramanian and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Ashish Dhawan.
"This talk explores the way in which conceptions of failure are embedded in larger conceptions of agency, and how these change over time", said Pratap Bhanu Mehta, writer & Prof. of Political Science.
@uniofeastanglia
@AmitChaudhuri
@_saikatmajumdar
The
@Cambridge_Uni
and
@AshokaUniv
have signed a MoU in recognition of their mutual interest in promoting and furthering academic links between the two institutions.
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We are delighted to share that Kritika Pandey, an alumna of
@yifp
, the batch of 2014, has been awarded the 2020 Global Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story The Great Indian Tee and Snakes. We're proud of her!
More information will come soon.
"Among all, chemistry would be the most powerful field which would help to provide immediate and promising solutions by designing and developing sustainable technologies for a sustainable future," writes Prof. Vidya Avasare.
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@AshokaUniv
congratulates Dr Shraddha Karve, Research Faculty Fellow and Dr Sudipta Tung, Faculty Fellow and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Early Career Fellow, Department of Biology, for winning the prestigious INSA Young Scientist Awards at the INSA Annual General Meeting.
Congratulations to Swargajyoti Gohain, HOD, Sociology/Anthropology & Assistant Prof, Sociology and Anthropology, on the publication of her new book 'Imagined Geographies in the Indo-Tibetan Borderlands: Culture, Politics, Place', by
@AmsterdamUPress
.
A blog is coming soon!
A first-of-its-kind Simons–Ashoka Fellowship Programme is launching now.
Apply to be part of a team of
#earlycareer
researchers and help pioneer personalised
#medicine
initiatives through basic and applied
#health
science research.
Apply today:
Ashoka University congratulates Prof. Vidya Avasare, Visiting Faculty, Department of Chemistry for receiving the 2021 INSA Best Teacher Award.
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