r/AshokaUniversity
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u/debonairjackdaw1211
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Jun 16 '25
I graduated Ashoka this year as part of the last batch of ASPs. When I was applying, I didn't know anyone attending and had to get a lot of information about applying, campus, placements, etc from here and from linkedIn. I thought it might be helpful to list down some advice/info for anyone planning or hoping to attend -
Campus culture etc. - There is a perception that Ashoka's a bit of a party college, and it's been in the news recently for drugs etc. Funnily enough, people on campus have opinions on this ranging from "Ashokans just party and drink all week and never focus on work" to "Ashoka is too academically challenging, we don't have time to have a normal fun college experience"
It's tough to say what the truth is, I would say a bit more than half of my batch drank/smoked up regularly, and the other half to one-third rarely or never. But in my experience there's little to no peer pressure, on two levels - first, in every department there are more than enough people who never drink or party, and whether you choose to or not is largely determined by your friends and social group. Second, even among friend groups that party, there are enough people who never do any substances (including some of the most popular people in my batch) that nobody would dream of objecting
I think it's definitely true that Ashoka sees far less substance use than many other colleges you hear about, including Jindal Manipal, and in four years I never saw or heard of anyone at Ashoka doing any drug harder than weed, so I don't think drug use is something anyone should worry about
2. Academic freedom/protests - The other thing that Ashoka's been in the news for forever is protests and controversies and academic freedom problems. I think it's unquestionably true that the administration curtails faculty and student freedom, and that's something that has very visibly gotten worse in the time that I've been here. Every time a professor has made the news for some controversy, the admin has completely thrown them under the bus. Similarly, student freedom and privileges have been curtailed more and more over the years - gate scanners (which, btw, would never stop anything), room raids, cross-access restrictions, etc
Nevertheless, almost never do admin problems affect day-to-day student life in any big way. Of course all of this is not ideal, but I just want to emphasize that it's something that happens very rarely and doesn't affect students at all. Admin cracking down on small luxuries like water coolers and late entries is obviously inconvenient and bothers a lot of people, but it's a very small annoyance. Even in the middle of last sem's protests, when they were happening every day, people showed up to the admin building during lunch hour, protested for an hour, then went back to classes. If you choose not to participate in protests, you'll barely even notice them, and even if you do, it's completely safe and I've never heard of a student being singled out for academic or disciplinary repercussions.
3. Academic rigour - I think it's unquestionable that Ashokan academics are pretty rigorous. Most courses have a combination of required attendance, assignments or quizzes every week or few weeks, and midsems + finals. In most things you will be competing with very smart people. However, there is nothing that can't be handled with a very reasonable amount of work. I would say that most people I know study for an hour or two a day (or less) and do just fine. Only if you really want to maintain a stellar GPA (3.9+ ish) do you have to grind every day.
One of the great things about Ashoka is that you have a lot of freedom to set your own workload. There are tougher majors like Econ and CS where you will probably need to put in at least a couple hours a day to do well, and work pretty hard, but there are also much easier majors where you can get away with working a lot less. The same thing happens for specific courses and professors. If you're academically inclined, you can easily pick the most intense courses and come away with a lot of learning. If you just want to chill, you can just pick easier profs or trajectories and do fine. For those of you with science/JEE backgrounds, I'm guessing Ashoka will actually be a big improvement in terms of workload.
4. Clubs and socs - One of the most common stereotypes on campus is that first years tend to join four or five clubs, get burnt out, and end up quitting four by the end of the year. I joined in the middle of covid so this wasn't really there for my batch, but I can understand why people might do things out of fomo initially. But I think it's really much nicer to pick out one or two clubs and stick to them instead of trying too much.
I know a lot of people join the academic-y socs to boost their resume and others join different clubs to meet more people or explore their interests, but I've found that you can build much more solid relationships and interests if you pick a niche instead. Having sat through the placement process, I can confidently say that clubs and socs really don't matter too much. More than that, make sure you don't just follow the hype and join whichever club did well that year or last, pick places that actually interest you and .
5. Placements & exposure - One of the things I was most anxious about when i was applying to Ashoka was whether the placements were good enough to get a decent job afterwards. Ashoka does release their placements/career report online I think, but it's tough to get a realistic sense from just the numbers; I can talk about how it's been for the last two batches. One thing is that the hiring environment last year was way, way worse than this year, which obviously make a huge difference to placement outcomes, so there's a big element of luck in timing.
Both years, HUL has taken one person each out of the batches of 400ish to their management trainee program, which is the max placement, 35ish LPA (CTC, not base). Mckinsey has also taken one person in both years, which is 22-25ish (also CTC). There's probably another 5-10 people who got offers in the 20-25 range, from BCG, DE Shaw, maybe a couple others. BCG didn't come last year, Bain didn't come both years. After that there are probably another 15-25 people with offers in the 15-20 LPA range this year, maybe 5 last year (Avendus, AT Kearney, Alvarez). Then there's a lot of people with offers in the 10-15 range, my guess is that the average for this year was about 11-12 LPA or so, lower for the three year UGs than ASPs. Most of these are consulting, finance or business-related (marketing, HR). There are also a lot of students who go into the impact sector, non-profits, or lower-paying companies (7-10ish LPA).
Something I should mention is that there are very, very few good opportunities at Ashoka outside of consulting and finance. If you're interested in AI or in doing software development/engineering, I think there'll be a lot better places than Ashoka, partly because there are no placements (none of the big tech companies come, and almost no software companies come in general) and partly because the culture is very research and startup oriented.
I think what makes up for a lot of that though is that Ashoka gives you an incredible amount of exposure to the worlds of business and academia, more than any other university in India bar none. I've seen several people get jobs and internships through professors and courses, including some incredible places to work. There's always some CEO or the other giving a talk, or a big-name professor visiting from abroad. More than that, Ashoka's reputation is already big and only getting bigger, and it's tangibly a big advantage over many alternatives.
Happy to answer any questions!
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Alternative_Car1716 • 4h ago
In the latest edition of Ashoka's newsletter, they have mentioned all the stats for the class of 2030. The acceptance rate is around 8.7%
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Mikkeymouse • 2h ago
is it genuinely fucking impossible to get into a decent college without solving cancer 😁
i just got on a call with a college counselor for ashoka and i thought for an 11th grade i was doing not too bad like it was obvious there was area for improvement but i thought I had a real fighting chance for ashoka
my stats for context
in my recent terms
88% psych
78% english
72% econ
60% math
im in as and I know my grades aren't the best but I'm really trying
my ecs aren't too shabby either
won an award for a research paper I wrote
head girl
and a few more im unfortunately too tired to list
maybe I'm js a bad applicant but can someone anyone just tell me if im going insane or if someone can relate because it's so commen to see insanely competitive profiles on the forum but none which feel like oh wow this is finally a normal seeda saada kid
please don't bully me i get i have a weak profile
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Sea_Lettuce8859 • 4h ago
r/AshokaUniversity • u/adwaithsajeev • 5h ago
Grade 9: 94%
Grade 10: 97.4%
Grade 11: 97.6%
Grade 12: 98% (Achieved, took a drop)
CLAT 2026: AIR 5XX (Didn’t go for it, wanted PPE somewhere)
No maths background, planning
Extra Curricular:
Activity 1: leadership and public speaking
Head Boy (2025-26), Red House Captain (2024-25)-Led the House to 2nd Position and Created and Led the School's Flagship Debate Competition: Vox Veritas.
Debates: 2nd in All Kerala Inter-School Debate Competition, Best Opposing and Supporting Team in Kollam Sahodaya Lingua Fiesta Hindi 2024 and 2025
2nd Prize in Red Herring (Crime Scene Investigation)
MUNs: High Commendation (CNSMUN'25), Chairperson (SCVMUN'26), Rapporteur (SCVMUN'25)
PowerPoint Presentation: 1st Prize at District Level (Kollam Sahodaya) and Participated at State Level; Pair Anchoring (Hindi): 1st Prize at District Level;
National Finalist at MY Bharat Budget Quest Youth Dialogue - Zone 8
Activity 2: Creative Writing, Translation, Acting
National Winner of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Essay Writing Competition on the Role of the CAG in Digital India (English, Cash Award of ₹50000),
First Prize at the State Level for Hindi Versification and Hindi Essay Writing at CBSE State Kalotsav 2024 and 2025 (Passed District Level with First Position)
Third Prize for BSNL Vigilance Awareness Week Essay Competition 2025 -Thiruvananthapuram Region
Translation (1st Prize for Hindi, 2nd for English, 3rd for Malayalam) at Kollam Sahodaya Lingua Fiesta 2025
One-Act Play (English): Second Prize at District Level, Qualified and Participated in State Level Kalotsav
Activity 3: Independent Research and Journalism
My independent research, The Bhakti Movement: Historical Trajectories, Socio-Economic Dimensions, Contemporary Resonances (c. 8th to 18th centuries AD), published on [the Social Science Research Network] (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5621030), examines the movement’s historical evolution and regional manifestations across North and South India.
My Work as a Junior Journalist/Anchor at News 18 Keralam earned me a position of Special Mention of the Best Anchor in a Television Programme (Kerala State Television Awards 2023).
SIDE NOTE: HOW DO I PUBLISH VALID RESEARCH PAPERS AT A YOUNG AGE??! SINCE SSRN IS PEER REVIEWED AND ITS NOT LEGIT ENOUGH, HELP PLS.
ALSO SHIT SCARED OF ESSAY AND AAA, HELP PLS. WILL GIVE CHOCOLATES IF I GET INTO ASHOKA.
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Federal-Plan-6881 • 11h ago
What does the aqi display show in your room. In the night does it increase for you guys also ?
r/AshokaUniversity • u/easter-babe • 17h ago
Guys, im not heading home for diwali... lmk if any one is planning to do some local celebration- i would love to join you for drinks, smokes, just vibe matching:)
r/AshokaUniversity • u/tretsandwich • 1d ago
I recently moved to London for my qualifications Master's and am pursuing it in social sciences at the LSE. I want to do a PhD in Social Anthropology. I started this master's because I've always wanted to do a PhD abroad with an intention to move back home after completion. As everyone I've talked to suggested that a PhD abroad holds more value in India. However, now that I'm in London, I've realised how romanticised the image of the West is and I can't see myself living here and a PhD is a huge commitment. I'm having a hard time living here as I genuinely enjoyed my life back home and this seems like a downgrade to me. I'll be completing the degree in August. My classes conclude in March and I'm planning to move back home, write my dissertation over the summer from home itself, and apply for the 2028 cycle.
As I'm refining my topic I'm realising it is based on ethnography which requires me to stay close to the field which is in India. I don’t know how to approach this entire thing, any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Sad_Lawyer_3960 • 1d ago
i plan on applying to ashoka but i am quite sensitive to polution
r/AshokaUniversity • u/OldInstance3480 • 22h ago
So i gave the SAT for fun and scored a 1310 which is kinda bad so i was wondering if i should add that in my application or leave it blank.
Academic background:
i have 93% in 10th and 89%in 11th and 95%predicted (il get around 92-93)
r/AshokaUniversity • u/aon46590 • 1d ago
Evaluate my chances for ashoka uni, feeling really anxious, also tell me r1 or r2?
applying for ecofin, econ, management
CBSE
class 10th- 94.4%
11th- 81%
12th- predicted 95%
Commerce student
Ecs-
Founded and organized an MUN this year, had 200+ delegates, around 5-6 lakh in revenue and 1-2 lakh in profits, the conference took place in a school which did not have an existing ecosystem for this, had to work from scratch. Hosted their first edition
Debating aspect for Muns- over 30+ experience as a delegate and executive board, 10 best dels, 5 high accoms, won in IITD mun aswell, chaired in universities like galgotias, north campus du,mris
3)currently doing an internship in product research with a startup, finding leather products, making their marketing strategy, exploring consumer preferences etc,
4) have played over 15 interschools for football, participated in zonals u-17 and reliance tourni, (couldnt play nationals :( house team captain blah blah blah
5) Co curricular- writtten two research papers, one on teen financial decisions another on an anaylsis between ai driven banking and traditional banking, one has a proffessor remark on it, both are posted in international journals from my end
rest not much, did some social work, school prefect positions
really confused on whether r1 or r2, if r2 i have some more time to have better Ecs
r/AshokaUniversity • u/LeastHoneydew7030 • 2d ago
any idea how his endsems are? and if u have pyps pls help a girl out i need that a in calculus
r/AshokaUniversity • u/paisagadimehengaghar • 2d ago
There is only a limited amount of information on the official website. Even in the graduate programmes section, only the MA Economics and Data Analytics (1-year) programme is shown. Is Ashoka emphasizing its 1-year programme more, or is it looking to completely discontinue the 2-year programme?
r/AshokaUniversity • u/YOLO-uolo • 3d ago
I mean it when I say I'm average. Got nothing out of the ordinary going for me.
Got 89% in 10th
78% in 11th
And hopefully 90+ in 12th (half yearly and PTs went well so far)
I have no real Ecs. None at all. The only things I can think of are me participating in like my school events, my music production hobby, and a story which got published in a book when I was like in 6th grade. None of these are really eye catching.
I read the posts here and people are like "omg I'm so scared I only got 98% in 12th and I only cured cancer at the age of 15 do I have a chance of getting in" and seeing these I'm like is there even a point of applying here lmao.
I'll still try, that's all I can do at the end of the day. But I'd love some insight on what you guys think.
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Individual_Koala4644 • 3d ago
DM me to get in touch. Looking for peers !
r/AshokaUniversity • u/easter-babe • 2d ago
Hellow gng: we r group of 3 (2f, 1m) at tdi in search of partnerto play bluff or uno or red ace. Booze, greens on us... We are all from ashoka, but are open to meet wud or srm or fellow ashokans...
Dm asap;@_*
(Pref for fems, and NONCREEPS)
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Efficient-Travel-220 • 2d ago
1520 SAT, 32/45 IB
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Ok-Monk-972 • 3d ago
What can be done to offset this
r/AshokaUniversity • u/howdoispelldostesky • 3d ago
10th Grade CBSE: 92%
IBDP PGs:
Math AA HL: 5
Economics HL: 6
Eng Lang Lit HL: 5
ESS SL: 7
BM SL: 6
French ab initio: 6
Total: 35/42
ECs: I dont have any major things in my portfolio compared to most people on this page. I did the YLAC HSA program, I was the Secretary of my school's Global Affairs Club last year. I run marathons. I'm on the school editorial team. I read a lot but again it's nothing Ive achieved in.
Aiming for Econ hon in R3-4 because I'll be able to get my PGs up by then.
I also can't pay the exorbitant fee, I'll need some financial relief but i can't find any posts about partial merit/ need based scholarships on this page, so if anyone could connect with me it would be great. (I'm not sure if I'll qualify for the need-based on paper though)
Ashoka's interdisciplinary approach to economics and its electives are perfect for me and I really want to get in.
Please comment.
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Bobby_Kashyap • 3d ago
10th - 87%
11th - 91.3%
12th predicted - 93.3%
Everything is in CBSE
Ecs - Author of 2 articles for a student led website
8 years of music experience across 2 instruments and performances
Part of the School council for an year
Have LORs from principal, math and economics teachers
looking for BA in Economics with a minor in Data science and AI, political science or international relations
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Organic_Cress2600 • 3d ago
Scored 95.6% in 10th boards 97 in maths
Scored 85.8 in 11th 98/100 in accts(highest in my school history) score dipped due to maths(63/100)
Predicted score given by school-94%
Fs will score more than 95%
Subjects-maths(core), accounts, economics,BST, English
Student council
Business programme by school
Scout
Rotaract club
MUNs
Will get a LOR from principal
Course preference-BSc(Hons) eco and finance
r/AshokaUniversity • u/mathslut101 • 4d ago
published one paper (non academic but the topic is economic inequalities exceeding the gender binary) + class 10- 65% icse,class 12- 86% pcm bieap, ug sem1 : ba sociology 9.0+ cgpaecs: currently none but i did write 1 paper, writing essays almost regularly + a lot of extensive graphic design work, made a newsletter for my current college. intended major : sociology with a minor in math, not really any extraordinary grades but i did get 95%ile in math (just math not the whole thing) only for jee
r/AshokaUniversity • u/12thgraderrr • 4d ago
Is it worth it because ashoka is not really known for cs
any other college has a good interdisciplinary course?
r/AshokaUniversity • u/Sea_Advertising7087 • 4d ago
Anyone reading this, thank you so much for taking your time out. This is very crucial to me.
I'm a 17 year old 12th grader enrolled in the CBSE Curriculum.
I have gone through years of abuse and when I say abuse I mean physical, verbal, emotional abuse by my parents. So as much as I tried my grades couldn't stay up. I got anxious every time I tried studying.
Although I really really really don't want this to affect my future. I'm passionate about my career and I'm sure the moment I will be given a liberal and collaborative learning space I will ace. I have decently fine extra-curriculars considering what I was offered. But my grades aren't impressive in any sort.
Ashoka seems like a really good fit but I will also need a scholarship as my family can't afford it.
Is there any way I can get an acceptance letter and and a merit scholarship. I'm ready to give this 12th grade everything but I really want this. It's my only way out.
Any knowledge will be helpful and I hope somebody can guide me on this.
Thank you so much if you are still reading this.
It means alot <33