Ashoka University is a philanthropy-driven private university located in the National Capital Region (NCR), India, focusing on a liberal education in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Sciences. The university is on a mission to build an inclusive institution of excellence in teaching and research, to nurture responsible leaders for India and the world, and to be a pioneering force for interdisciplinary higher education. The university campus is 100 per cent accessible to meet the needs of specially-abled students. Its "philosophy of creating by giving" has been replicated by other eminent institutions.