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The Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC) released its campus-wide Inclusion and Diversity Survey on October 22. This marks the cell’s first major data-gathering effort since its constitution. In an email to the student body, EOC student representatives Avika Mantri (UG’28), Aditi Parmar (UG’ 29), Suman Morwal (PHD) and Manoj (YIF ‘27) said that the survey would help the Cell understand forms of discrimination students face on campus, shaping how it can effectively address them. The

The early success of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests, according to Professor Rahul Verma, rested on two factors: the range of people they brought together and the government's inability to offer a counter-narrative to the concerns being raised. Speaking to The Edict, Verma, Associate Professor of Political Science at Shiv Nadar University and previously a faculty member at Ashoka University, discussed how the issue of examination irregularities brought together peopl

On 19th October, 2026, the Committee Against Disciplinary Infractions (CADI) organised a townhall, addressing questions surrounding the university’s policies for infractions, the disciplinary procedures, the transparency of its sanctions, and the extent of student representation in the Committee. It was headed by the Chair of the Committee, Arunava Sinha, alongside the two Undergraduate representatives, Devasheesh Saxena (UG ‘28) and Chinmayi Manoj (UG ‘27). The discussion br

On Wednesday, 30th September, 2026, hundreds of Ashokans assembled outside the library cafe at 8:45 p.m. for a candlelight ‘Reclaim the Night’ march organised by four independent collectives: The United Students Front (USF), the Savitri Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (SAPSC), Rosa’s Reading Circle and the United Queer Forum (UQF). This march came in the wake of the recent Kalkaji temple rape incident, expressing solidarity with the protests currently taking place across Delhi

Amidst citizens’ demand for accountability and representation throughout the country, the students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been protesting for elections to the AMU Student Union (AMUSU). On Sunday, September 20th, Yasar Fahad, a master's student at AMU, launched a hunger strike centred on the demand for the restoration of the union. Over the last 17 days, his strike has grown into a mass mobilisation, with students from different departments, residential hall

On the evening of Thursday, the 24th of September, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) released the results of the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) Monsoon 2026 Elections. Kriti Chhibber (UG '28) from Horizon has been elected President. Chaitanya Gupta (UG ’29), an independent candidate, has been elected as the General Secretary. Chhibber got a vote share of 43.8% and Gupta, a vote share of 39.1% (note that AUSG Elections follow the first-past-the-pos

Earlier this week, The Edict, in collaboration with the AUEC (Ashoka University Election Commission), hosted the annual AUSG (Ashoka University Student Government) candidates' debates. The debates ran across two days: Candidates for late graduates, third- and fourth-year councils spoke on Tuesday, 15th September 2026; candidates for the First Year Council (FYC) and the Young India Fellowship (YIF) spoke on Wednesday, 16th September. The decision to conduct the debates over a

What is UA, and what do they stand for? The Edict spoke with the collective’s founding members to find out.

On Friday, September 11th, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) released the final list of candidates for the Monsoon 2026 Election Cycle.

On Wednesday, September 2nd, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) announced the timeline for the Monsoon elections and officially commenced the election cycle. Nominations opened the same day, at noon, and will close at noon on Wednesday, September 9th. The AUEC aims to release the final list of candidates by 12:00 pm on September 10th. Following the release of the candidates list, the campaign period will commence and carry on till noon on September 20th. The si