Ashoka University · Student-run consulting
Real clients. Structured thinking. A club that works like a firm.
The Ashoka Consulting Club (ACC) is where Ashoka undergraduates take on live consulting projects, practise cases with seniors, and build the habits a consulting career asks for.
About ACC
ACC gives students the experience of consulting before they graduate: a real client, a real problem statement, a team, a deadline and a final deliverable.
Every semester the club onboards a set of organisations, from social enterprises and non-profits to consumer brands and space-tech start-ups, and staffs each one with a team of members led by project leads and guided by a senior advisor. Around that work sits everything a member needs to do it well: skill-building sessions, one-on-one case practice, alumni and industry conversations, and a flagship case competition.
The club is internal-facing and voluntary. People join to learn by doing and to help each other get better, and that shapes how it runs: seniors volunteer as case interviewers, project teams mix cohorts, and leadership is elected by members each year.
Three parts of club life
At ACC, members work on live client projects across industries, applying consulting frameworks to solve real-world business problems. Each project strengthens analytical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills while creating tangible impact for partner organizations.
Our skill-building initiatives include workshops, case practice sessions, and mentorship from experienced senior advisors. Through hands-on learning, members develop structured thinking, presentation, and client communication skills essential for a consulting career.
ACC’s community fosters collaboration, leadership, and shared growth. From internal events and case competitions to mentorship circles, we create spaces for members to connect, learn, and contribute to a culture of curiosity and excellence.
Initiatives
Six things run through an ACC year. Keep scrolling to move through them.
Each cycle, the club onboards a set of clients and staffs every project with an advisor, project leads and a team of analysts. The Monsoon Client Cycle 2026 onboarded six clients, with Nykaa joining as the seventh.
ACC’s annual intra-university case competition, run end to end by members across case, logistics, finance and marketing teams. The 2026 edition was title-sponsored by Apollo Tyres.
Analysts and senior analysts book 30-minute one-on-one case interviews with senior analysts, who volunteer as interviewers alongside their own placement commitments. New slots open every week, and you can bring a partner.
The club has built a Claude skill for casing and guesstimates so that the entire Ashoka student body can practise for interviews and placements, alongside a shared bank of guesstimates Ashoka students have been asked.
Members meet people doing the work: a Kearney pre-placement talk, case workshop and alumni connect, meet-ups with former ACC leadership, and limited seats at the Flame Investments Lab hosted on campus by AIC.
Friday snacks, festival get-togethers and team dinners keep the club close. Each year members elect a President, two Vice-Presidents and two Heads of Client Practice after nominations, pitches and a vote.
The people
ACC is its analysts and senior analysts. They staff every client project, run the case competition, take the sessions and practise cases with each other.
The working core of every client team: research, analysis, slides and client calls, alongside skill-building sessions and casing practice.
Experienced members who lead projects, shape the problem and the storyline, and volunteer as case interviewers for the rest of the club.
Monsoon semester 2026
Pre-placement talk, case workshop and Ashoka-Kearney alumni connect.
Senior analysts begin interviewing second- and third-years in weekly 30-minute slots.
Casing prep, plus announcements on upcoming client projects and the case competition.
Six clients onboarded: SELCO, Yugen Space, Nua, Bachat Saathi, Lotus Petal Foundation and Sajhe Sapne.
INR 1.77 lakh for the Intra-Case Competition, the club’s largest intracollegiate sponsorship to date.
A member team starts building the casing and guesstimates skill for the Ashoka student body.
The flagship competition, organised by a member team of directors, heads of department and associates.
The omnichannel beauty and lifestyle retailer is introduced to the club.
Pitches and voting for five positions.
Try it · practice case
This is the kind of thinking members practise every week. Three questions, one made-up campus café.
A campus café’s profit is down 20% this semester, though it looks as busy as ever. What do you do first?
Pick the move you would make.
The issue tree fills in as you narrow the problem down.
For everyone at Ashoka
Try our Claude skill to help you prepare for all your casing interviews. Comprehensive guesstimates and casing. Sign up to get access.
You do not need to be an ACC member. Anyone from Ashoka can sign up for the skill; the member area is separate.
consulting@ashoka.edu.in
Subject: Casing skill access Hi ACC, I would like access to the casing and guesstimates Claude skill. Name: Batch: Ashoka email:
Our clients
A selection of current and past clients. Project details are in the member area.
Coming up
Five positions: 1 President, 2 Vice-Presidents and 2 Heads of Client Practice. Location and time to be announced.
A pro-bono, intensive finance workshop on campus. Friday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., continuing Saturday morning to late afternoon.
Events, client project details, resources and the directory are for members and alumni. Sign in with your Ashoka email.
Members and alumni
Use the Ashoka email on the ACC list.
First time? We will email a 6-digit code to your Ashoka address, and you then choose your own password.
Members · My Profile
Tell the club about yourself. It helps leadership see what you are interested in and where you have worked, and helps other members find the right person to reach out to.