Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Chandigarh Teacher Selected for National Teachers Award 2026
Ravi Kumar Jaiswal is a science teacher in Chandigarh.
He teaches at Government Model High School in Maloya Colony.
He changed a school hall into a 3D dome theatre.
This lets students learn about space and science in a more interactive way.
His idea was inspired by students who wanted to visit Science City in Kapurthala.
Jaiswal was selected for the National Teachers Award 2026.
He is one of 48 teachers chosen for the award.
He first heard the news from a colleague and later received an email confirming it.
Ravi Kumar Jaiswal of Government Model High School, Maloya Colony, was selected for the National Teachers Award 2026.
Jaiswal is one of 48 teachers chosen by the Department of School Education and Literacy.
He transformed a school hall into a three-dimensional dome theatre for interactive science and space lessons.
Students’ requests to visit Science City in Kapurthala inspired Jaiswal to create a similar experience at school.
Jaiswal learned of his selection from a colleague and later received an official confirmation email.
- Who
- Ravi Kumar Jaiswal, a science teacher at Government Model High School, Maloya Colony, Chandigarh.
- What
- He was selected for the National Teachers Award 2026 after creating a 3D dome theatre in his school hall.
- When
- For the 2026 award; Jaiswal learned of his selection on Friday and later received an email confirmation.
- Where
- Government Model High School, Maloya Colony, Chandigarh.
- Why
- He created the dome theatre to make space and science lessons more interactive, inspired by students’ interest in visiting Science City in Kapurthala.
- Award
- National Teachers Award 2026
- Selected teachers
- 48 teachers
- Teacher
- Ravi Kumar Jaiswal
- School
- Government Model High School, Maloya Colony
- Location
- Chandigarh
- Innovation
- A three-dimensional dome theatre created in a school hall
- Inspiration
- Students’ desire to visit Science City in Kapurthala