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The housekeeping staff workers’ protest completed its 3rd day on the 30th of August, 2025, with over seventy workers present at the site,...

The Edict covers the second day of the Housekeeping Workers’ Protest, where workers continue to gather outside Gate 1, Ashoka University demanding fair wages, reasonable increments, and protesting the arbitrary dismissal of three didis.

Housekeeping workers at Ashoka University gathered outside Gate 1 in protest of low pay, low increments, and three arbitrary firing of three didis.

Nysa Sanghvi (UG' 27) and Sharmistha Shivhare (UG' 27) report on the increasingly punitive nature of mental health care at Ashoka.

On Wednesday, 30th July 2025, between 5:25 p.m. and 5:28 p.m., the Registrar’s Office at Ashoka University sent out three emails in quick...

On Saturday, 20th July 2025, the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) informed the student body via email of the suspension of UG Council member Maryam Andleeb (UG'28). This was followed by a formal statement condemning and expressing concern over a lack of transparency and “disregard for elected governance bodies” that damages “trust between the students and administration.”

The Edict reports on a recent change in security protocols at the university gates, marking a return of scanning of any items larger than a purse or a wallet.

On 27th May 2025, the Trump administration issued a mandate to pause processing of student visas and increase social media screening and...

Whether sparked during dining hall conversations or late-night brainstorming, several student-led startups have emerged from Ashoka University’s red-brick corridors. The Edict spoke to the founders of Nthusiast, Lovsy, and Rasaananda to understand how Ashoka shaped their journeys—what systems helped them thrive, and where they faced certain structural frictions.

In May, the Ashoka University Women in STEM (AUWS)  awarded funding of INR 30,000 each to students Anahita Bharathan (UG’26) and Hitee Bhardwaj (UG’27).