Mumbai: TV9 Bangla, the Bengali news channel from TV9 Network, has recently concluded its flagship program, ‘Uttaran Academic Excellence Awards’, at the city’s five-star hotel. The program felicitated the students who have excelled in their board exams this year from the districts, the city schools, and the academic institutions who have outperformed their skills to showcase their efforts for shaping future generations.
At the outset of this event, Govt of West Bengal’s minister of education Bratya Basu, inaugurated the event by delivering a keynote speech. He later awarded a few schools and colleges for their remarkable achievements along with TV9 Bangla managing editor Amritanshu Bhattacharya. This event has also recognized Prof Kaustav Sanyal, the first Bengali director of JC Bose Institute. He was felicitated for his extraordinary skills in in-depth research, disciplinary insights, and academic outreach.
One of the striking attributes of ‘Uttaran Academic Excellence Awards’ was to award the 17 students from the respective boards such as the West Bengal Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, CBSE board, Class X board exams, CBSC Class XII boards, ISC, and ICSE boards who have outstandingly performed. They were also given a scholarship along with certificates and accolades as mentioned below:
| Name | Schools | Boards |
| Chandrachur Sen | Cooch Behar Rambhola Uchcha Vidhyalaya | WBBSE |
| Samyapriya Guru | Puruliya Zilla School, Purulia | WBBSE |
| Udayan Prasad | Balurghat Uchha Vidhyalaya Balurghat | WBBSE |
| Tirumala Ghosh | Calcutta Girl’s High School | ICSE |
| Harshit Agarwal | La Martiniere For Boys | ICSE |
| Arushi Bhaduri | DPS New Town | ICSE |
| Sohan Ghosal | DPS New Town | ICSE |
| Anushka Ghosh | Xavier’s Institution, Panihati | ICSE |
| Niladri Dinda | Don Bosco School, Liluah | ICSE |
| Dyuti Jana | GD Goenka Public School | CBSC Class X |
| Avik Jana | Mc William Higher Secondary School, Alipurduar | WBCHSE |
| Soumyadip Saha | Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya, Narendrapur | WBCHSE |
| Avishek Gupta | Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Malda | WBCHSE |
| Sneha Ghosh | Krishna Bhabini Nari Shiksha Mandir | WBCHSE |
| Ritisha Bagchi | Vivekananda Mission School | ISC |
| Vangshika Kothari | Lakshmipat Singhania Academy | CBSE Class XII |
The different dignitaries from eminent institutes who participated in deliberating topics for panel discussions are listed below-
The era of digital education: Scope & opportunities (Digital Juger Shiksha: Sujog O Sombhabona).
The standardisation of Infrastructure is the key to success i.e. (Porikathhammor Mannonoyoni Saffoler Chabikathi).
The change in the education system: the roadmap for placement i.e. (Shikkhaye Din Bodol: Kon Pothe Kormosongsthan).
The lists of academies that have won recognitions under the Institute of Excellence can be named:
Seacom B. ED College- Excellence in Teachers Training Education
Seacom Marine College- Excellence in Maritime Education
Kingston College – Excellence in Commerce and Management Eastern India
Surendranath College – Excellence in Clean and Green Campus
Indian Institute of Hotel Management- Excellence in Training and Placement
JT Aviation College- Excellence in Training and Placement
Swami Vivekananda Group of Institutes- Excellence in Academic Infrastructure
Supreme Knowledge Foundation- Excellence in Industry Interface and Placements in UG Studies 2024
IEM & UEM group – Kolkata & Jaipur- Outstanding Placement in Engineering & Management- Domestic & International
Dr Sudhir Chandra Sur Institute of Technology & Sports Complex – Excellence in Private Engineering College
Asansol Engineering College- Excellence in Placement and Infrastructure
Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management – Excellence in Hotel Management Institute
Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology – Excellence in Pharmacy Institute
Parul University Vadodara Gujarat- Excellence in University Campus
Narayana Coaching Centre- Excellence in JEE NEET Coaching Education
International Institute of Hotel Management – Excellence in Hotel Management
Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology – Excellence in Engineering Education
Calcutta Girls High School
Krishna Bhabini Nari Shiksha Mandir
Chandernagore College