Equal Opportunity Cell
Ashoka University is committed to making the campus a supportive and safe space for all members of the University community. To build a diverse and inclusive campus, the University aims to ensure respect and equity for all, and equal access to all amenities and opportunities to all members of the community while being sensitive to the intersectional impact of caste, class, creed, ethnicity, dis/ability, religion, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical appearance, language, race, and regional and national identity, and socio-economic and stakeholder status at Ashoka. To this end, the University has constituted an Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC) which will look into complaints of discrimination, harassment and victimization involving any student of Ashoka. The EOC will also be responsible for initiating appropriate interventions to make Ashoka University inclusive, equitable, and sensitive to SEDGs, and coordinating sensitization and diversity initiatives in collaboration with various departments and offices across the University as provided under the UGC SEDGs Regulations, 2024 .
Members of Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC):
- Chair: Janice Pariat, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and History of Art
- Co-Chair: Bittu, Associate Professor of Biology and Psychology
- Nayanjot Lahiri, Professor of History (Member)
- Abir Bazaz, Assistant Professor of English (Member)
- Mercia Prince, Director, Office of Admissions (Member)
- Zakir Hussain, Deputy Manager, Office of Faculty (Member Secretary)
- Amulya Dhawan – UG 2024 – UG rep
- Anushka Goyal – UG 2024 – UG Rep
- Yuvraj R – PhD 2024 – PG Rep
- Student Member PG – To be nominated
Ex Officio Members:
- Seema Alavi, Professor of History & Chair of the ICC-CASH
- Manju Singh, Advisor to the VC & IQAC Coordinator
Special Invitee:
Ashwini Deshpande, Professor and Head of Economics Department
