MoE Invites Online Self-Nominations For National Teacher's Award 2024; Apply Till July 15
The Ministry of Education has invited online self-nominations from eligible teachers for the National Teachers’ Award 2024 till July 15, 2024. Teachers can submit their nominations via the – nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in.
Notably, every year, these awards recognize outstanding teachers across the country through a rigorous, transparent, and online selection process. The selected teachers are conferred by the President of India on September 5, 2024, on the occasion of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India.
The National Teacher’s Award aims to celebrate the unique contributions of some of the finest educators and to honor those teachers who have significantly enhanced the quality of school education and positively impacted the lives of their students, through hard work and dedication.
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The candidates are selected from the list after thorough scrutiny by a national jury formed by the Union Education Minister.
Online self-nominations from eligible teachers for the National Teachers’ Awards 2024 are open until 15th July 2024. To submit your nomination, please visit https://t.co/DNFjBdV2iJ. The awards will be conferred by the President of India on 5th September 2024, which marks the… pic.twitter.com/OknRLnnkeF
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Here are the some eligibility criteria of the nominations of the teachers for the National Teacher’s Award
- Normally retired teachers are not eligible for the award (subject to some clause)
- Educational Administrators, Inspectors of Education, and the staff of training Institutes are not eligible for these awards.
- Teacher / Headmaster should not have indulged in tuitions.
- Only regular Teachers and Heads of Schools with minimum ten years of services are eligible.
- Contractual Teachers and Shiksha Mitras are not eligible
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Teachers from the given category of the schools are eligible to apply:
School teachers and Heads of Schools working in recognized primary / middle / high / higher secondary schools under the following categories –
- 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.
- Central Govt. Schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (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.
- Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
- Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination (CISCE)
