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Convocation

2023

Friday, 26 May 2023

CONTENTS

T A B L E O F

University Oath

About the Convocation

About Ashoka University

Convocation Programme

Keynote Speakers

Degree Awardees

Academic Awards & Honours

About Ashoka Logo

University Oath

The ancient Indian king after whom this

University is named asked the question:

What is Dhamma?

He answered:

It is having few faults and many good deeds;

mercy, charity, truthfulness and integrity.

I commit myself to these values, and through

them, move from the unreal to the real, from

darkness to light and from death to

immortality.

About the Convocation

The graduation ceremony for Ashoka University’s Class of 2023 is

an opportunity to celebrate the academic and non-academic

achievements of the students who have completed

Undergraduate Studies, the Ashoka Scholars Programme (ASP),

Masters Programme in Liberal Studies, Master of Arts

programme in Economics and English and the Ph.D. Programme.

It marks the culmination of the students’ academic, residential,

and socio-cultural journey.

Ashoka University

About

Ashoka University, founded in 2014, is a

pioneer in its focus and approach on

providing a liberal education at par with

the rest of the world. Ashoka offers an

education that enables coherence and

integrity in one’s intellectual experience

and creates social conscience within

students to help them become well-

rounded individuals who can think

critically about issues from multiple

perspectives and communicate

effectively.

An education at Ashoka University

carries a strong emphasis on

foundational knowledge, thorough

academic research based on rigorous

pedagogy, and hands-on experience

with real-world challenges. The 2250+

students on campus, drawn from 30

states and 243+ cities in India and 27

other countries, receive a world-class

interdisciplinary education through

undergraduate and postgraduate taught

and research programmes, led by

internationally renowned faculty.

Faculty drawn from many countries of the world and from India are engaged in

research and publications of a high level. Individual projects and collaborative

research, both national and international, and research undertaken by specialised

centres that have developed from within disciplinary areas as well as research in

multidisciplinary centres have enabled a vibrant research-intensive atmosphere in

the university.

88th rank (university category) in NIRF 2022 (up from 95 in 2021) - youngest

university in NIRF Top 100 Universities

Ranked #2 in Outreach and Inclusivity in NIRF (which is based on region diversity

- percentage of students from other states/countries, women diversity -

percentage of women, economically and socially challenged students, facilities for

physically challenged students, perception ranking)

Ranked among the top five private universities in India in the QS (Quacquarelli

Symonds) Asia University Rankings 2022; in 2023 we are in Top 10

QS also ranked Ashoka most international in faculty across all 118 Indian

institutions (public and private)

Economics Department has been ranked no. 1 out of 239 institutions in India by

the international database RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)

The Indian wing of QS Ranking for e-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation

(E-LEAD) recognized Ashoka for the exceptional quality of conducting online

teaching and learning in May 2020

Ashoka’s Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates (CMGGA) programme won

Digital India Award 2020 for the Antyodaya Saral project

Ashoka University is a transformational initiative. It is India’s first Liberal Arts and

Sciences University in a system dominated by technical and vocational education.

The University offers a range of subjects in the Arts and Humanities, Economics, and

Mathematical and Natural Sciences from undergraduate to masters and Ph.D.

programmes. Interdisciplinarity is at the heart of Ashoka’s pedagogy and its

signature Foundation Courses for undergraduate students are unique within the

Indian Higher Education sector.

Ashoka University is the first university built on the principles of collective

philanthropy. Individuals across the world and Indian organisations support Ashoka

financially. The University’s governance is transformational in India. Ashoka adheres

to the finest global best practices on university governance.

The University has been named after Emperor Ashoka, who represents India’s

highest values and ideals. Emperor Ashoka’s edicts and symbols reflect leadership,

humanitarianism and nation-building. These ideals are deep-rooted in Indian culture

and have transcended generations.

Awards & Recognition

9.30 am

Group Photograph

Sports Block MPH

10.00 am

Formation of Academic Procession /

Guests to be seated

10.30 am

Procession leaves for the Venue

10.40 am

Dignitaries seated on stage

10.45 am

Student Procession takes seats

10.50 am

Lighting of the Lamp

10.55 am

Chancellor declares the Convocation

Ceremony Open

11.00 am

Vice Chancellor’s Address

11.07 am

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

introduces Keynote Speaker

11.10 am

Chief Guest Professor Sujatha

Ramdorai

Keynote Address

11.35 am

Awarding of Ph.D. Degree

Awarding of MA Eco, MA Eng & MLS

degrees

11.45 am

Awarding of ASP degrees

12.40 pm

Chancellor Administers Oath to

Graduates

12.42 pm

Pro Vice-Chancellor

Vote of Thanks

12.47 pm

National Anthem

12.50 pm

Processions Depart

1.05 pm

Lunch

Dining Hall

1.05 pm – 2.00 pm

Academic Receptions by

Departments

Various Venues

Ph.D., Masters & ASP

Convocation Programme

2.30 pm

Group Photograph

Sports Block MPH

3.00 pm

Formation of Academic Procession /

Guests to be seated

3.30 pm

Procession leaves for the Venue

3.40 pm

Dignitaries seated on stage

3.45 pm

Student Procession takes seats

3.50 pm

Lighting of the Lamp

3.55 pm

Chancellor declares the

Convocation Ceremony Open

4.00 pm

Vice Chancellor’s Address

4.10 pm

Chief Guest Professor

Padmanabhan Balaram

Keynote Address

4.35 pm

Awarding of Undergraduate

Degrees

5.55 pm

Chancellor Administers Oath

to Graduates

6.00 pm

Pro Vice-Chancellor

Vote of Thanks

6.05 pm

National Anthem

6.07 pm

Processions Depart

6.20 pm

Tea and Snacks

Sunken Field

Undergraduate

Convocation Programme

Sujatha Ramdorai currently holds a Tier 1 Canada

Research Chair in the Department of Mathematics at

the University of British Columbia. Prior to this, she was

a Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental

Research, Mumbai. She served as a Member of the

National Knowledge Commission (2006-2010) and the

National Innovation Council (2011-2014) and as a

Member of the Prime Minister's Scientific Advisory

Council (2008-2014). She is a recipient of the Bhatnagar

Award (2004), ICTP Ramanujan Prize (2006), Krieger

Nelson Prize (2020) and Padma Shri (2023).

Professor Sujatha

Ramdorai

Canada Research Chair, Department of

Mathematics, University of British

Columbia

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Convocation of M.A. Economics and M.A. English Programme,

Masters in Liberal Studies Programme, The Ashoka Scholars

Programme & Ph.D Programme Class of 2023

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