INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION is a private limited company domiciled in India and incorporated under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (comparative section 8 of Companies Act, 2013) with the primary objective of providing liberal education on par with the best universities around the world. The Company has set up a university in the State of Haryana named as “Ashoka University” to award degrees, diplomas and doctorates in various streams.