TV9 Bangla first made the decision to honor educational institutions’ achievements in academic excellence in 2021. In that year, TV9 Bangla also started its journey. On May 31, 2023, TV9 Bangla hosted the “Uttaran Academic Excellence Awards & Expo 2023” as part of that endeavor.

The event was being held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town, Kolkata.

This year’s expo, which runs until June 2, also includes universities from overseas countries.  The stalls set up this year will also give students new inspiration and ideas.

Education Minister Bratya Basu and Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Basu graced the occasion along with veteran educationists such as Pabitra Sarkar, Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Suranjan Das (Vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University), Amitava Datta (Pro-VC of Jadavpur University), Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty (Vice-Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University), Soma Bandyopadhyay (Vice-Chancellor of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University), Siddhartha Majumdar (School Service Commission Chairman), Ramanuj Gangopadhyay (President of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) and others.

Officials of some of the front-ranking private educational institutes were also present at the event.

15 educational institutes from the state and beyond put up stalls at the expo. These were:

Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group Of Institutions

Swami Vivekananda Group Of Institutions, International Institute Of Hotel Management

Modern Institute Of Engineering And Technology

Seacom Skills University

The Institute Of Education And Management (TIEM)

George Group Of Colleges

JT Aviation College

Omdayal Group Of Institutions

IEM and UEM Group

Indian Institute Of Hotel Management

IQ City Knowledge & Health Campus, Durgapur

Nopany Institute Of Management Studies

Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat

Nips Hotel Management

A good initiative!!