National Awards to Teachers 2022
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
About National Awards to Teachers
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.
Conditions of Eligibility of Teachers:
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.
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) (other than those at (a) and (b) above)
Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination (CISCE) (Other than those at (a), (b) and (c) above)
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. upto 30th April in the year to which National Awards relate) may be considered if they fulfill all other conditions.
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 will be eligible.
Contractual Teachers and Shiksha Mitras will not be eligible.
Procedure for application and selection:
i)Â All the applications would be received through an online web portal.
ii)Â Ministry of Education would ensure coordination with States/UTs regarding timely entry into the portal and resolution of technical and operational issues during data entry into portal through the portal development agency.
iii)Â Ministry of Education will bear the entire expenditure for development and maintenance of the portal.
iv)Â In case of State/UTs, teachers and heads of schools themselves shall apply directly by filling the application form online through the web portal before the prescribed cut-off date.
v)Â Every applicant shall submit a portfolio, online along with the Entry Form. The portfolio shall include relevant supporting material such as documents, tools, reports of activities, field visits, photographs, audios or videos etc.
vi)Â Undertaking by the applicant: Each applicant shall give an undertaking that all the information/data submitted is true to the best of his/her knowledge and if anything is found at any later date to be untrue then he/she will be liable to disciplinary action.
Evaluation Matrix for National Award to Teachers:
Category A: Objective Criteria:
S.No | Criteria | Maximum Marks / Ceiling |
1 | Work done by teacher to encourage community, parents, alumni etc. to contribute to the school in any way e.g. physical infrastructure, computers, mid day meal, funds, books etc. | 3 |
2 | Publication (Research papers/Articles in international/national journals{with ISSN}, Books {with ISBN}, etc.) in the last 5 years | 3 |
3 | Annual Performance Appraisal Reports or other performance appraisal tools of last 3 years | 3 |
4 | Is the teacher attending school regularly without any complaints? | 3 |
5 | Whether the teacher is regularly attending the in-service training he/she is deputed to? | 2 |
6 | Work done by teacher to increase enrolment and reduce dropouts. | 2 |
7 | Whether the teacher is enrolled for any course under SWAYAM or any other MOOCS platform | 2 |
8 | Development of e-contents, textbooks, teacher handbooks for SCERTs, Boards or NCERT | 2 |
| Â | Subtotal | 20 |
Category B: Criteria based on performance (Indicative and illustrative only):
S.No | Criteria | Maximum Marks |
1 | Innovative experiments (like use of ICT, joyful learning technique) undertaken by teacher for greater impact of his/her teaching on the students. Development and use of appropriate pedagogic approaches in day to day teaching activities including Teaching Learning Material, Low cost teaching aids etc.(Based on number, scale and impact of innovations/experiments) | 30 |
2 | Organization of extra and co-curricular activities (Based on number, scale and impact of experiments) | 25 |
3 | a) Mobilization of society for school infrastructure and for spreading social awareness among children. b) Promotion of nation building and national integration | 25 |
| Â | Subtotal | 80 |
| Â | Grand total | 100 |
Timeline:
1st June to 20th June 2022
Opening of web-portal for inviting online applications and self nomination by teachers
1st July to 15th July 2022
District / Regional Selection Committee nominations to be forwarded to the State / Organization Selection Committee through online portal
16th July to 30th July 2022
State Selection Committee / Organization Selection Committee shortlist to be forwarded to Independent National Jury
2nd August 2022
Intimation to be issued by Ministry of Education to all the shortlisted candidates to make presentations before the National Jury (either in physical mode at NCERT like normal years or through online like in 2021 depending on Covid situation) (maximum 154 candidates as per extent guidelines)
5th August to 16th August 2022
Selection process by Jury
16th August 2022
Finalization of names by Independent National Jury
18th August 2022
Intimation to selected candidates afterapproval of Hon’ble Shiksha Mantri
4th & 5th September 2022
Rehearsal and Award function
State / UT / Organizations wise maximum number of nominations allowed:
S.No | States/UTs/Organizations | Max. nominations |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 6 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 |
3 | Assam | 3 |
4 | Bihar | 6 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 3 |
6 | Goa | 3 |
7 | Gujarat | 6 |
8 | Haryana | 3 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 3 |
10 | Jharkhand | 3 |
11 | Karnataka | 6 |
12 | Kerala | 6 |
13 | Madhya Pradesh | 6 |
14 | Maharashtra | 6 |
15 | Manipur | 3 |
16 | Meghalaya | 3 |
17 | Mizoram | 3 |
18 | Nagaland | 3 |
19 | Odisha | 6 |
20 | Punjab | 6 |
21 | Rajasthan | 6 |
22 | Sikkim | 3 |
23 | Tamil Nadu | 6 |
24 | Telangana | 6 |
25 | Tripura | 3 |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | 6 |
27 | Uttarakhand | 3 |
28 | West Bengal | 6 |
| Â | Subtotal | 126 |
| Â | Union Territory | Â |
29 | A&N Islands | 1 |
30 | Chandigarh | 1 |
31 | (D&N Haveli) &(Daman & Diu) | 1 |
32 | Delhi | 2 |
33 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2 |
34 | Ladakh | 1 |
35 | Lakshadweep | 1 |
36 | Puducherry | 1 |
| Â | Subtotal | 10 |
| Â | Other | Â |
37 | Atomic Energy Education Society Under Deptt. Of Atomic Energy) | 1 |
38 | CBSE | 6 |
39 | C.I.S.C.E. | 2 |
40 | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan | 5 |
41 | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti | 2 |
42 | Sainik Schools Under M/o Defence | 1 |
43 | Eklavya Model Residential Schools under Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 1 |
| Â | Subtotal | 18 |
| Â | Grand Total | 154 |
Registration:
This is an online self-nomination process. The applicant has to register themselves on a web portal to apply for the Award. Click on the given link to register yourself.
This is an online self-nomination process. The applicant has to login themselves on a web portal to apply for the Award. Click on the given link to apply after registration.
For more details visit to: https://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in
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