Delhi NCR boasts of A grade educational ecosystem:
Delhi University
JNU
IIT
MDI/ IMT
However, past few years it hasn’t upgraded:
For example educational institutions in south built modern set ups.
ISB in Hyderabad
Great Lakes in Chennai
Engineering colleges in Bengaluru
It’s changing:
Enter Ashoka University, India’s first Ivy League industry.
140 founding members including Pramath Sinha (ISB), Sanjeev Bhikchandani (Naukri), Vineet Gupta ( Jumboree) and Ashish Dhawan ( Central Square Foundation).
1st batch in 2014. 1400 students and 80 professors.
1st project estimate was INR 25 crores vs now it’s INR 4000 crores.
Go deeper: Financial Times profile of Ashoka University ( 1st click free)