Press Conference addressing Dr. Aminul Hoque, Pradip Kumar Addy and Anita Roy at Basketball Association Maiden Kolkata. Pictures by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.
Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency, Kolkata: Under the aegis of Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi
Date: 5th to 9th January 2026
Venue: West Bengal Basketball Association Ground, Maidan
Around 50 universities from the Eastern Zone namely from Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihaı Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal will take part in this mega sporting event.
Opening Ceremony of the above-mentioned event will be held on 5th January 2026 at WBBA groun at around 11:30 AM and finals will be held on 9th January 2026 at around 10:30 AM onwards.
Chief Guest: Shri Manoj Tiwary, Hon'ble MoS, (Youth Service & Sports), Govt. of West Bengal
Special Guest: Dr Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Eminent Doctor of Sports Medicine
Gracious Presence: Prof. Ashutosh Ghosh, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta & Pro Debasis Das, Hon'ble Registrar, University of Calcutta.
We would like to invite & cordially request you to be the witness of all the matches and provide wide coverage in your esteemed & popular Media to encourage our Basketball players through you media sites.
Looking for your gracious presence and cooperation for the promotion of Basketball in ou University as well as State.