On September 5, National Teachers’ Day, President Draupadi Murmu will present the National Teachers Award 2024 to 50 distinguished educators from across India. The event will take place at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, recognizing the exceptional contributions of faculty members in enhancing the education system and impacting students’ lives.
Award Details
- Award Includes:
- Cash prize of ₹50,000
- Silver medal
- Certificate
Awardees by State
- Himachal Pradesh: Sunil Kumar
- Punjab: Pankaj Kumar Goyal, Rajinder Singh
- Rajasthan: Baljinder Singh Barrar, Hukumchand Chaudhary
- Uttarakhand: Kusum Lata Garia
- Goa: Chandralekha Damodar Mistry
- Madhya Pradesh: Madhav Prasad Patel, Sunita Godha
- Gujarat: Chandresh Kumar Bholashankar Borisagar, Vinay Shashikant Patel
- Chhattisgarh: Sharda
- Odisha: Dviti Chandra Sahu, Santosh Kumar Kar
- West Bengal: Ashish Kumar Roy, Prashant Kumar Marik
- Jammu and Kashmir: Urfana Amin
- Uttar Pradesh: Ravikant Dwivedi, Shyam Prakash Maurya
- Bihar: Dr. Meenakshi Kumari, Sikandar Kumar Suman Suma
- Andaman & Nicobar Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya: Sunita Gupta
- Kendriya Vidyalaya: Charu Sharma, Ashok Sengupta
Selection Process
- Preliminary Screening: Initial shortlisting of candidates by a screening committee.
- Final Selection: Jury committee selects the final awardees from the shortlisted candidates.
The National Teachers Award aims to honor the dedication and impact of educators in colleges, universities, higher educational institutions, and polytechnics across India, celebrating their role in shaping the future of education.
