India celebrates Teachers Day on September 5 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Following the pattern, President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers’ Award 2024 to 50 selected awardees tomorrow, September 5. The event is scheduled to take place at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The rehearsal and presentation of the award will be on September 4th and September 5th, 2024. With each award, the awardees will get a certificate of merit, cash award of Rs. 50,000 and a silver medal. Check complete list of educators here.
The purpose of the National Teachers' Awards is to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.
National Teachers Awardees Selection Process
Ministry of Education invites self-nominations from eligible teachers on the official website nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in.Post the self-nomination by teachers, the names of teachers are shorlisted by District / Regional Selection Committee. The list is forwarded to Independent National Jury through online portal. After the approval by Education Minister, the selected candidates are intimated.
| 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 |
Online self-nominations from eligible teachers for National Teachers' Awards 2024 were invited with effect from 27.06.2024 to 21.07.2024 on the Ministry of Education's portal.