On Wednesday, 2nd September, 2026, the Savitri Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (SAPSC), a student-led initiative “celebrating and spreading the revolutionary ideas of Phule, Shahu, Ambedkar, and Periyar” released a statement condemning Ashoka University’s denial of Dr. Ravikant Kisana’s entry for a book talk scheduled for 14th September. Dr. Ravikant Kisana, Assistant Dean of Woxsen University and scholar of Cultural and Critical Caste studies, was invited by SAPSC as a visiti

This year, Ashoka University and Balliol College of Oxford University introduced the Ved Mehta International Prize in Creative Nonfiction. Named after the Indian-born writer and journalist, whose work was indispensable in the field of modern nonfiction, this award, of the amount of £10,000, will be given to books written in English from any country and published during the preceding year. Additionally, in the case of translated books, the translator will be awarded an amount

Ashoka University has introduced a new B.Sc. (Hons.) in Management, which will be available to students from the incoming Undergraduate Cohort of 2026 onwards. The degree will be housed under the Havells School of Management and Leadership, established following a ₹250 crore philanthropic grant announced in February 2025. The programme builds on Ashoka's existing entrepreneurship offerings, which have seen more than twelve hundred undergraduates enrol in over forty courses, w

This year, Ashoka University introduced the Ashoka Mathematics Challenge (AMC), a new admissions pathway for applicants intending to pursue majors in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics, and similar STEM degrees, creating the university’s first discipline-specific admissions route that requires applicants to identify with a specific academic discipline before entering the university. The assessment will be available in a round of special admissions on 23rd August, 2026,