ashoka university introduction
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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.TRANSCRIPT
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An Ivy League quality of education,
right here in India
Introduction
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Who We Are
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Academic Council (with some of the world’s renowned scholars)
Andre Beteille (Chair)
Professor Emeritus, Delhi School of Economics; Ph.D. University of Delhi
Rudrangshu Mukherjee Historian; Author; Opinions Editor, The Telegraph, Kolkata; D.Phil. Oxford University
Kaushik Basu Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, World Bank; Professor, Cornell University; Ph.D. LSE
Sunil Khilnani Professor & Director, India Institute, King’s College London; Ph.D. University of Cambridge
Christophe Jaffrelot Research Director, CNRS, Sciences Po; Global Scholar, Princeton University; Ph.D. Sciences Po
Devesh Kapur Director, CASI, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. Princeton University
K. Sivaramakrishnan Director, Undergraduate Studies & Professor, Yale University; Ph.D. Yale University
Kenwyn Smith Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. Yale University
Ramachandra Guha Author & Historian; Ph.D. IIM Calcutta
Sharad Malik Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Pratap Bhanu Mehta President & Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research; Ph.D. Princeton University
A.K. Shiva Kumar Member, NAC (India); Advisor, UNICEF; Visiting Faculty, Harvard, ISB; Ph.D. Harvard University
Supriya Chaudhuri Professor Emeritus, Jadavpur University D.Phil, Oxford University
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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
Ashish Gupta IIT Delhi, CMU COO, Evalueserve
Pranav Gupta University of Kansas Chairman, MD, Parabolic Drugs
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Mentors
N.R. Narayana Murthy Founder, Infosys
Deepak Parekh Chairman, HDFC Bank Ltd.
Rajendra Pawar Chairman, NIIT
Deep Kalra Founder & CEO, makemytrip.com
Uday Shankar CEO, Star India
Analjt Singh Chairman, MAX India
Adil Zainulbhai MD, McKinsey & Co. India
..over 60 more
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The Need For Ashoka
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Indian higher education is ailing
• Falling standards of Governance & Management in public and private
institutions
– Have poor standards of academic & administrative management and lack
accountability
– Run as low-risk enterprises managed by the promoters
– Rampant misuse of power to grant degrees and diplomas
– Accrediting agencies have challenges related to resources and administration
• Lopsided focus on ‘professional’ courses
– Focus on generating profits by catering to the market demand for professional
courses
– Curriculum focuses on ‘training for a job’ and ignores ‘education for life’
• Demotivating environment for faculty
– Have limited autonomy in teaching and insufficient resources for research
– Promotions of faculty based on tenure and not on performance
– Indian PhD students are not inclined to come back and teach in India
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The Need For Ashoka
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Indian students today
• Have limited opportunity to explore their area of interest and passion
• Are forced to choose their college education based on their board exam results
• Join the herd in pursuit of popular brands, hoping for ‘good’ careers
• Get sub-standard learning experience even at the ‘best’ colleges
• Are not considered professionally/academically at par with students abroad
• Unable to focus on discovering oneself or pursuing their dreams
As a result, students spend huge sums on going abroad for the desired college education
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The Need For Ashoka
These are observations made by Ashoka Task Force referring to research reports and conversations with media, academicians, industry, graduates and students
- PRANAB MUKHERJEE, PRESIDENT OF INDIA
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we lack universities that can provide
quality education that meet global benchmarks. It is a matter of
concern that there is not a single Indian university in the top 200
universities in the world as per an international survey of
universities. This position is not at all acceptable. This calls for
serious introspection. With educational standards that fall short of
international benchmarks, India would be grievously handicapped
in this competitive world,”
9 Source: http://www.asianscientist.com/topnews/president-mukherjee-indias-universities-innovate-stay-relevant-2013/
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Partnering with
the Ivy Leagues and the world’s best institutions
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Collaborations
Oxford University
Yale University
King’s College, London
University of Pennsylvania
Carleton College
Sciences Po,
Paris
University of Michigan
In the final stages of conversation with
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With our partners
Research pursuits
Development of curriculum and program
structure
Visiting
Faculty
Student
exchange
Scope of collaboration
Ashoka’s
Young India Fellowship (YIF)
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About YIF
8,00,000 INR of full scholarship
3,500 applicants every year
24 diverse set of
courses
100 Fellows
Fellows are engineers, lawyers,
doctors, film makers, artists
64% women
1 year postgraduate programme
Ashoka’s
Undergraduate (UG) Programme
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School of Humanities
School of Natural and
Applied Sciences
School of Social Sciences
School of Economics
Programmes & Majors are created with an integrated approach between different departments and schools
Schools and Centers at Ashoka
Center for Writing & Communication
Center for Entrepreneurship & Leadership
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Standard Programme Structure
Foundation Courses –
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32 over 8 semesters
Elective Papers – 4
Major Courses –
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Ashoka Quest– 4
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Pure Majors & Minors
Interdisciplinary Majors
Economics
English
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Computer Science
Philosophy
Economics & Finance
English and Journalism
Politics, Philosophy & Economics
History & International Relations
Politics & Society
Computer Science & Entrepreneurial Leadership
History
Other Minors
Environmental Science
Visual &Performing Arts
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Mathematics
International Relations
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Foundational Requirements
Great Books
Foundations of Economics
Trends in World History
Shakespeare & the World
Social and Cultural Formation
Philosophy, Politics & Psychology
Mathematics & Logic
Principles of Science Critical Thinking in the
Disciplines
Social Analysis
Indian Civilisation
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“Ashoka Quest”
Social Sector Internship
Senior Integrative
Exercise
Continuous Evaluation
Curriculum: More unique features
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Faculty at Ashoka
Ashoka University
The success of Ashoka’s postgraduate programme
has attracted many academics in India & abroad
Jonathan Gil Harris Professor Ph.D. University of Sussex
Madhavi Menon Professor Ph.D. Tufts University
Kranti Saran Asst. Professor Ph.D. Harvard University
Radhika Khosla Asst. Professor Ph.D. University of Chicago
Some of our fulltime faculty
Gilles Verniers Asst. Professor Ph.D. Sciences Po
Malvika Maheshwari Asst. Professor Ph.D. Sciences Po
Ratul Lahkar Asst. Professor Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
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What Students Can Be
An Ashoka Graduate
Has a liberal mindset
Is a critical thinker
Has breadth of
perspectives & depth of knowledge
Is an effective communicator
Is self aware
Has high ethical
standards
Leads by personal example
Has the courage to pursue dreams
Campus & Student Life
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Fully residential campus in India
About RGEC:
• Spreads across 2200 acres
• Vibrant hub with more than 10 educational institutions including IIT Delhi (satellite campus). It features shopping, sports, entertainment & residential complexes
Residential, state of the art campus designed by Perkins Eastman
Located in the Rajiv Gandhi Education City (RGEC) on outskirts of Delhi in Kundli on the Delhi-Chandigarh NH-1
Maximum travel time from Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon is 50 min
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State-of-the-art campus
State of the Art Campus
Tech-enabled campus
(Video Conferences,
Wifi)
Online learning
management systems
Environment friendly
Next generation
RFID enabled library
Great sports complex
Central air conditioning
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Student Life
Open stadium
Indoor sports complex
Student Clubs and Societies
Student bodies
Sporting Events
Cultural Events
Guest lectures, seminars etc
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Some companies which hired from our programmes
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Admissions
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Beyond cut-offs
Extra-curricular Achievement
Personal Context
Academic Excellence
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Holistic Admission Process
Academic Excellence
& Intellectual Vitality
• Class XI/X/XI
• Class XII results/half year exam
• SAT/ACT/PSA scores
Non-academic
& Personal Context
• Extra-curricular achievements
• Recommendations
• Personal context
Overall Profile
• In-person interview
• SAT score is preferred
• Our internal benchmarks will be at par with the standards adopted by
the Ivy Leagues and other leading universities of the world
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Nov, 2013: Start of admissions
(Early Action)
July, 2014:
Admissions close
Aug, 2014: Start
of classes
Admissions Timeline
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An early application stands a better chance for
• Admission to Ashoka
• Full scholarship
• Summer programme at Yale
Admissions process has started
Fees & Financial Aid
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World’s best education costs around 1.5 Crore INR
Top Universities in the world
Annual tuition fee in lakhs INR
Cornell 26.4
Harvard 24.0
Brown 25.7
Columbia 28.8
Oxford 17.5
Stanford 26.6
Amherst 28.8
Williams 28.9
Yale 22.0
* Living costs of around 8-10 lakhs INR per year
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Now, at a fraction of the cost
Component Annual fee (INR)
Tuition 3,90,000
Hostel 95,000
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Scholarships & Loans
17 Crore INR of scholarships for 50% of the batch
13.5 Crore INR of scholarships
already provided
Loans at favorable interest
rates
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Pre-Application process has started.
Students can start registering their interest online.