Academic Societies

The Ashoka University Economics Society actively contributes to the dialogue around economics in Ashoka. We aim to take economics beyond the classroom and get the students to start thinking about ideas that are relevant to the issues around us and the ones that inspire us. It is our vision to make the subject more accessible to students and inspire them to engage with ideas beyond the confines of our courses.

The Ashoka History Society aims to take discussions on history outside the confines of classrooms and seminars and engage with people who may be outside of the discipline. We wish to make history as a field accessible to all students by engaging in both academic and non-academic tools, and to provide a forum where all people passionate about History can engage, debate and facilitate learning.

The Ashoka Media, Film and Communications Society (AMFACS) consists of enthusiastic students, renowned faculty, and seasoned media practitioners who are committed to the shared goal of an inclusive space for freedom of speech and expression. Incepted in early 2021, the Society envisions a community of members who can hold a mirror to society, and trust accountability and justice as the path towards collective...

The Philosophy Politics and Economics Society at Ashoka University aims to bridge the gap between the disciplines, within and outside of the university. The discipline, albeit interdisciplinary in its nature, is fundamentally viewed from a unitary or binary lens that obscures its true interconnectedness. The true depth of the discipline lies in its ability to inspire thought – the society wishes to carry forw...

The Philosophy Society aims to make philosophy more accessible by illustrating how it is intrinsically linked, not only to the liberal arts, but to the process of thinking in general. Through our diverse & unorthodox events, we persevere to prove that the subject is not abstruse: it does not lie solely in the domain of dead white men who would use 'abstruse' instead of 'obscure', for no good reason.

The PSA (Psychology Society at Ashoka) aims to bring together students who have a strong academic interest in the discipline of Psychology. The focus is on promoting scientific and scholarly inquiry within the field and to facilitate the application of Psychology to solve real world problems through community engagement and translational research. In addition, students can get opportunity to engage in various...

Being Ashoka's newest academic society, we at Ashoka Society for International Affairs (A.S.I.A) have a very simple but ambitious goal: to bring the field of International Relations to the student body. To this end, we seek to delve deep and explore both traditional (war, peace, etc.) perspectives, and at the same time introduce non-traditional angles such as gender, psychology, etc to the study of IR. This n...

Anthroposoc is Ashoka’s academic Society for Anthropology and Sociology. We began as a small group of students who had found more than academia through our study of the discipline — we had found a new and exciting way of looking at the world. The society aims to help both students within the department and outside to get to know about and form a deeper relationship with the discipline.

The Ashoka Biology Society is a student-driven initiative that brings together all aspects of the biological sciences to celebrate them and make them more accessible to the student community. We are passionate about different areas of biology and committed to sharing our interests to create a more robust biological discourse on campus. We believe that science and biology are for everybody, and strive to conne...

The Computer Science Society at Ashoka University was founded in 2016 to strengthen the emerging CS culture on campus. It is an academic society that aims to create opportunities and resources for all students interested in this field through a host of activities. Past events include Mahavamsa - Ashoka's first programming contest, hackathons, cryptic hunts, talks and workshops. Students across majors and disc...

Epigraph, the Literary Society of Ashoka University, nurtures literary society awareness and works directly under the department of English and Creative Writing. The society organizes writing workshops and talks to facilitate a close acquaintance with authors, scholars, and academicians. In its quest to enrich the campus' understanding of literature, the society plans to host reading groups and open houses in...

The Physics Society of Ashoka has been actively involved on campus since it's conception. Our primary focus is to inculcate interest in Physics among both science and non science majors through our events. We also aspire to build a stronger, more inclusive scientific community in Ashoka.

Women in Computing Society is a small bunch of passionate students working towards making the CS culture at Ashoka a safer, healthier, and inclusive one. We also focus on supporting everyone in CS, especially woman, academically and personally. The society was founded by an Ashoka alumnus, Simran Bhuria, and launched on campus by Mrs Rashmi Mohan, an ACM eminent speaker on 29th September 2016.