UTKARSH is an award distribution ceremony to recognize and felicitate the excellence and achievement of our students in the competitive examinations and board examinations held every year.

UTKARSH’18 was held on the 15th of July 2018 at Centenary Auditorium, Chepauk, Chennai. Around 3000 people gathered for the award distribution ceremony. The awardees of JEE Advanced, FTRE, FNTRE Regional, Math Whizz and USA UnivQuest were present along with their parents and family members.

The Chief Guest of the occasion was Dr.Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali, Dewan to Prince of Arcot. He is the Dewan and the Heir-Apparent to the present Prince. He is a socialist, a cultural activist and a philanthropist. He is the founder trustee of ‘Arcot Foundation’ and a patron member of the Carnatic Family Association. He is also the founder of ‘Fortex India’, a software development company. He was present for UTKARSH’18 with utmost enthusiasm. He delivered a very motivating speech to the students and parents and the crowd was fascinated by his speech.

The Guest of Honour of the occasion was the Minister for Fisheries, Finance, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of TamilNadu, Shri. D. Jaya Kumar. He has held various positions in the government of TamilNadu including the Assembly speaker and the Minister of various divisions like cattle Management, forest development, petroleum and natural gas, finance, labour welfare and so on. He addressed the gathering and shared his experiences and achievements with the parents and the students. He even interacted with the students, asked questions and made the session lively.

Mr. Ankur Jain, the director of FIITJEE – TN & Kerala region and the centre head of various FIITJEE centres were also present for the occasion. The director accompanied the guests in distribution of awards. The guests were overwhelmed by the achievements of FIITJEE students.

Apart from this the Best School awards for various zones were also awarded to the respective school principals. The principals of different schools were felicitated on stage by the director and the principals distributed the awards to the students.

UTKARSH’18 brightened up with the cultural programs performed by the FIITJEEans. Further to their curriculum, the FIITJEE students were willing to prove themselves in cultural events too. The students outperformed each other in order to exhibit their talents. The entire auditorium was delighted as the students tapped their feet to different tunes.UTKARSH’18 ended up as a grand and a joyful celebration.