Calcutta Management Association Presents the CMA Management Academic Excellence Awards 2025 at NSHM Business School’s NCLAVE 2025

The Calcutta Management Association (CMA) presented the CMA Management Academic Excellence Awards 2025 at a special ceremony held at Topaz Hall, Hotel Hindustan International (HHI), Kolkata, as part of NSHM Business School’s 4th International Management Conference – NCLAVE 2025 on  20 November 2025.

The awards were instituted to honour exemplary contributions by academicians in teaching, research, institutional development, student engagement, industry-academia collaboration, ethical standards, and lifelong service to the Management academic community.

The dignitaries present to confer the awards included:
Mr. Indranil Banerjee, President, CMA;
Mr. Vibhor Tandon, Vice President, CMA;
Ms. Ina Bose, Executive Committee Member, CMA;
Ms. Amrita Tapader, Executive Committee Member, CMA;
Dr. Rana Bandyopadhyay, Executive Committee Member, CMA;
Mr. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Executive Committee Member, CMA;
and Mr. Suvendu Narayan Roy, Member, Academic Sub-Committee, CMA.

The award nominations were evaluated by the CMA Academic Sub-Committee, comprising Dr. Rana Bandyopadhyay, Mr. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, and Mr. Suvendu Narayan Roy.

The ceremony opened with a welcome address by Mr. Vibhor Tandon, Vice President, CMA, and Mr. Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Executive Committee Member, CMA, who extended greetings to the awardees and distinguished guests.

The following academicians were honoured with the CMA Management Academic Excellence Awards 2025:

1. Excellence in Teaching & Pedagogical Innovation
Prof. Saptarshi Purkayastha, IIM Calcutta

2. Excellence in Research & Publication
Professor (Dr.) Madhumita Mohanty, IISWBM

3. Excellence in Institutional Development & Academic Leadership
Prof. Soma Sur, Xavier Business School

4. Excellence in Student & Community Engagement
Dr. Udit Chawla, IEM Kolkata

5. Excellence in Industry–Academia Collaboration
CMA (Dr.) Jharna Dutta, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

6. Excellence in Demonstrated Ethical & Professional Standards in Academia
Dr. D.P. Chattopadhyay, Globsyn Business School

7. Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Sitanath Majumdar, Calcutta University