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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.

This summer, I spent some time in Indonesia, finishing a course at a university in Yogyakarta. On the evening of June 11, as I was on a walk with a friend, I encountered a group of students in the square in front of the university. It was a demonstration, a black-feathered chicken was kept in the middle of the pavement as a part of a ceremonial gear

This year, Ashoka University has dissolved its Student Care Office (SCO), bringing counselling, psychiatric consultations and YourDOST services under the Ashoka Centre for Well-Being (ACWB). The change ends a period in which mental health support was managed across separate offices. ACWB traditionally handled counselling, while the SCO, which operated under the Dean of Student Affairs (DSA), dealt with students in acute distress and coordinated services including psychiatric

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