National Teacher's Award 2024

The purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honor 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.

Eligibility

Eligibility :

1.      Conditions of Eligibility of Teachers for consideration for the Awards:

School teachers and Heads of Schools working in recognized primary/middle/high/higher secondary schools under the following categories:

a)  Schools run by State Govt./UTs Administration, schools run by local bodies, schools aided by State Govt. and UT Administration, and Private schools affiliated to State/UTs Board.

b)  Central Govt. Schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Sainik Schools run by Ministry of Defence (MoD), Schools run by Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES) and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) run by Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

c)  Schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (other than those at (a) and (b) above)

d)     Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination (CISCE) (Other than those at (a), (b), and (c) above

   i)    Normally retired teachers are not eligible for the award but those teachers who have served a part of the calendar year (at least for four months i.e. up to 30th April in the year to which National Awards relate) may be considered if they fulfill all other conditions.

   ii)   Educational Administrators, Inspectors of Education, and the staff of training Institutes are not eligible for these awards.

   iii)  Teacher/Headmaster should not have indulged intuitions.

   iv)  Only regular Teachers and Heads of Schools with minimum ten years of service are eligible.

   v)   Contractual Teachers and Shiksha Mitras will not be eligible.

Decoration

Cash prize of Rs 50,000, a Silver medal  and a Certificate 

No. of Awardees

50

Who can nominate ?

School teachers and Heads of Schools working in recognized primary/middle/high/higher secondary schools. These teachers/ heads of school can self- nominate themselves on the online portal. 

Selection Process

Teachers will be evaluated based on an evaluation matrix. Evaluation matrix contains two types of criteria for evaluation:

a) Objective criteria: Under this the teachers will be awarded marks against each of the objective criteria. These criteria are given a weightage of 10 out of 100.

b) Criteria based on performance: Under this, teachers will be awarded marks on criteria based on performance e.g. initiatives to improve learning outcomes, innovative experiments undertaken, organization of extra and co-curricular activities, use of Teaching Learning Material, social mobility, ensuring experiential learning, unique ways to ensure physical education to students etc. These criteria are given a weightage of 90 out of 100

1. First level scrutiny will be done by District Selection Committee (DSC) headed by the District Education Officer. DSC will do physical verification of the facts/ information provided by the applicant by forming verification teams and it will certify that marks have been awarded after due verification of the facts. After the detailed evaluation of the applications, DSC will shortlist 3 names and forward these to State Selection Committee through online portal along with vigilance clearance certificate of each of the 3 applicants.

2. The State Selection Committee (SSC) will be headed by Principal Secretary/Secretary of State Education Department. SSC will do Re-verification of the facts/ information/marks of the nominations received from all the DSCs and Evaluate all the nominations and prepare shortlist of the best candidates, subject to the maximum number allotted to the States/UTs as per Annexure-II and forward the same to Independent Jury at National level through online portal.

3. Regional Selection Committees (RSCs) may be constituted by the Organizations. It will do physical verification of the facts/ information provided by the applicant by forming verification teams. After the detailed evaluation of the applications, RSC will shortlist maximum 3 names and forward these to Organization Selection Committee. The Organization Selection Committees (OSCs) Evaluate all the nominations and prepare shortlist of the best candidates, subject to the maximum number allotted to the Organizations as per Annexure-II and forward the same to Independent Jury at National level through online portal.

4. The Independent Jury at the national level would review the list of candidates as forwarded by all the SSCs and OSCs and carry out fresh assessment, using the criteria and weightages given in the Evaluation Matrix for National Award to Teachers. The Independent Jury would identify the best candidates through their qualitative assessment, on the basis of the application letter and the presentation, against each category and it will determine the category under which the teacher is recommended for the award, based on the qualitative assessment which would be highlighted. The jury will submit list of recommended candidates along with commendations about exemplary work done by each of the candidates from the list subject to the maximum of 50 (+2 Special Category for differently abled teachers etc.). 

Ceremony Details

Ceremony will be held on September 5, 2022 at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. 

For more details , kindlyvisit National Teacher's Award 2024 Portal

https://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in/Welcome.aspx