The President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers’ Award 2024 to 82 selected Awardees today, on 5th September 2024. Like every year, selected teachers will be awarded at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the occassion of teachers day. The purpose of the National Teachers’ Award is to celebrate the unique contribution of teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who, through their commitment and dedication, have not only improved the quality of education but also enriched the lives of their students.
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Along with award, teachers be offered a certificate of merit, a cash award of Rs. 50,000 and a silver medal. The awardees would get opportunity to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Ministry of Education has selected 50 teachers for this year’s National Teachers' Awards. The selected teachers are from 28 States, 3 UTs and 6 Organizations. Along with them, 16 teachers from the Department of Higher Education and 16 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will also be awarded. Last year, it was decided to institute two categories of awards for HEIs and Polytechnics under the umbrella of NAT, hitherto restricted to School teachers only. The selected 16 teachers are from Polytechnics, State Universities and Central Higher Education Institutions.
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National Teachers Award 2024 Selection Process
The selection procedure for NAT-2024 involves two-steps process; evaluation by Preliminary Search-cum Screening Committee for initial shortlisting of nominees and committee of 'Jury' for selection of awardees from the shortlisted nominees. Nominations for NAT, 2024 were invited in online mode through Rashtriya Puraskar Portal.
| Applicant Name | Designation | School name and address | State/UT of org | |
| 1 | AVINASHA SHARMA | LECTURER | GMSSSS NIT 3 FARIDABAD | HARYANA |
| 2 | SUNIL KUMAR | LECTURER | GSSS KHARGAT | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
| 3 | PANKAJ KUMAR GOYAL | TEACHER | GSSS GIRLS BARNALA | PUNJAB |
| 4 | RAJINDER SINGH | TEACHER | GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, KOTHE INDER SINGH WALE | PUNJAB |
| 5 | BALJINDER SINGH BRAR | VICE PRINCIPAL | GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 4JJ | RAJASTHAN |
| 6 | HUKAM CHAND CHAUDHARY | TEACHER | GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BSF BIKANER | RAJASTHAN |
| 7 | KUSUM LATA GARIYA | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | GOVERNMENT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL VEENA | UTTARAKHAND |
| 8 | CHANDRALEKHA DAMODAR MESTRI | TEACHER | SATYAWATI SOIRU ANGLE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MASHEM LOLIEM | GOA |
| 9 | CHANDRESHKUMAR BHOLASHANKAR BORISAGAR | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | NAVI BADHADA (BADHADAPARA) PRIMARY SCHOOL, BADHADA | GUJARAT |
| 10 | VINAY SHASHIKANT PATEL | PRINCIPAL | R.F.PATEL HIGH SCHOOL, VADADLA | GUJARAT |
| 11 | MADHAV PRASAD PATEL | TEACHER | GOVT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIDHORA | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 12 | SUNITA GODHA | TEACHER | GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, KHAJURIA SARANG | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 13 | K SHARDA | TEACHER | GOVT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL KHEDAMARA | CHHATTISGARH |
| 14 | NARASIMHA MURTHY H K | TEACHER | DAFFODILS ENGLISH SCHOOL, SANJAYNAGAR-19 | KARNATAKA |
| 15 | DWITI CHANDRA SAHU | TEACHER | GOVT HIGH SCHOOL BILLESU | ODISHA |
| 16 | SANTOSH KUMAR KAR | TEACHER | JAYA DURGA HIGH SCHOOL, NARLA ROAD | ODISHA |
| 17 | ASHIS KUMAR ROY | TEACHER | SRI NARA SINGHA VIDYAPITH, ATHARAKHAI | WEST BENGAL |
| 18 | PRASANTA KUMAR MARIK | HEAD TEACHER | SHALBAGAN G S F P SCHOOL, 1 NO. GURDAHA | WEST BENGAL |
| 19 | DR URFANA AMIN | MASTER | BHSS SOURA | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
| 20 | RAVI KANT DWIVEDI | HEAD TEACHER | PRIMARY SCHOOL BHAGESAR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 21 | SHYAM PRAKASH MAURYA | TEACHER | UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL MALHUPUR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 22 | DR. MINAKSHI KUMARI | TEACHER | SHIV GANGA GIRLS PLUS 2 HIGH SCHOOL MADHUBANI | BIHAR |
| 23 | SIKENDRA KUMAR SUMAN | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL TARAHANI | BIHAR |
| 24 | K SUMA | TEACHER | GMS DUGNABAD | A AND N ISLANDS |
| 25 | SUNITA GUPTA | LECTURER | JAWAHAR NAVODAYVIDYALAYA, DHAMANGAWN | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 26 | CHARU SHARMA | PRINCIPAL | DR RAJENDRA PRASAD KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NEW DELHI | DELHI |
| 27 | ASHOK SENGUPTA | TEACHER | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 1 JALAHALLI WEST, KAMAGONDANNAHALLI | KARNATAKA |
| 28 | H N GIRISH | LECTURER | GOVERNMENT PU COLLEGE FOR GIRLS NN0045 HUNSUR MYSURU 571105 | KARNATAKA |
| 29 | NARAYANASWAMY R | HEAD TEACHER | GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL BASHETTIHALLI | KARNATAKA |
| 30 | JYOTI PANKA | TEACHER | PM SHRI GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL LONGDING | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
| 31 | LEPHIZO APON | TEACHER | GHSS DIMAPUR, UNITED COLONY WARD-20 | NAGALAND |
| 32 | NANDITA CHONGTHAM | TEACHER | SAGOLBAND RISHIKUL UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAGOLBAND | MANIPUR |
| 33 | YANKILA LAMA | TEACHER | MODERN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARITHANG | SIKKIM |
| 34 | JOSEPH VANLALHRUAIA SAILO | LECTURER | SYNOD HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TUITHIANG VENG AIZAWL | MIZORAM |
| 35 | EVERLASTING PYNGROPE | PRINCIPAL | MYNGKEN CHRISTIAN HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BHOIRYMBONG | MEGHALAYA |
| 36 | DR. NANI GOPAL DEBNATH | TEACHER | NETAJI SUBHAS VIDYANIKETAN, NETAJI CHOUMUHANI | TRIPURA |
| 37 | DIPEN KHANIKAR | TEACHER | CHI CHIA BOKULONI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NO3 | ASSAM |
| 38 | DR. ASHA RANI | POST GRADUATE TEACHER | PLUS 2 HIGH SCHOOL CHANDANKIYARI BOKARO | JHARKHAND |
| 39 | JINU GEORGE | TEACHER | S.D.V.B.H.S.S, ALAPPUZHA | KERALA |
| 40 | K SIVAPRASAD | TEACHER | VPAUPS KUNDURKUNNU, THACHANATTUKARA | KERALA |
| 41 | MIDDE SRINIVASA RAO | TEACHER | S.P.S.MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL PLUS, GUDIVADA | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 42 | SURESH KUNATI | TEACHER | ZP HIGH SCHOOL URANDUR | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 43 | PRABHAKAR REDDY PESARA | TEACHER | ZPSS THIRUMALAYAPALEM | TELANGANA |
| 44 | THADURI SAMPATH KUMAR | TEACHER | ZPHS DAMMANNAPET | TELANGANA |
| 45 | PALLAVI SHARMA | PRINCIPAL | MAMTA MODERN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, VIKASPURI | DELHI |
| 46 | CHARU MAINI | PRINCIPAL | DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR 48-49, GURUGRAM | HARYANA |
| 47 | GOPINATH R | TEACHER | PANCHAYAT UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL – RAJAKUPPAM | TAMIL NADU |
| 48 | MURALIDHARAN RAMIYA SETHURAMAN | VOCATIONAL TEACHER | TVS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MADURAI | TAMIL NADU |
| 49 | MANTAIAH CHINNI BEDKE | TEACHER | Z.P.UPEER PRIMZRY DIGITAL SCHOOL JAJAVANDI | MAHARASHTRA |
| 50 | SAGAR CHITTARANJAN BAGADE | TEACHER | SOU S. M. LOHIA HIGHSCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE KOLHAPUR | MAHARASHTRA |
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