Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Seekho Sikhao Foundation Launches Uttar Pradesh Public Education Awards
The Seekho Sikhao Foundation is starting new awards for public education in Uttar Pradesh.
The awards will recognise people and groups helping schools improve.
Teachers, schools, village councils, education resource centres, and supporters of girls’ education can be recognised.
The programme will include all 75 districts of the state.
People can apply or nominate others from August 21 to September 20.
Judges will consider nominations from four regions of Uttar Pradesh.
The organisers will also create a book of successful education ideas.
The winners will be announced in Lucknow on November 26.
The Seekho Sikhao Foundation announced the inaugural Seekho Sikhao Awards 2026 for Uttar Pradesh’s public education system.
The awards will cover all 75 districts and recognise teachers, schools, gram panchayats, BRCs, and advocates of girls’ education.
A State Playbook will document effective education practices that could be replicated in other regions.
Applications will open on August 21 and close on September 20, with nominations assessed across four regions.
Winners will be announced in Lucknow on November 26, with 17 winners and 16 runners-up planned overall.
- Who
- The Seekho Sikhao Foundation, backed by the Dalmia Bharat Foundation, is organising the awards.
- What
- It has launched the inaugural Seekho Sikhao Awards 2026 to honour excellence in Uttar Pradesh’s public education system.
- When
- Applications run from August 21 to September 20, and winners will be announced on November 26.
- Where
- The awards cover all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, with the announcement ceremony in Lucknow.
- Why
- The initiative aims to recognise effective education work and document practices that could be replicated elsewhere.
- Organiser
- Seekho Sikhao Foundation
- Supporting organisation
- Dalmia Bharat Foundation
- Geographic coverage
- All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh
- Award categories
- Shikshak, Vidyalaya, Gram Panchayat, BRC, and Balika Shiksha
- Application period
- August 21 through September 20
- Assessment regions
- Western Uttar Pradesh, Central Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand, and Purvanchal
- Planned recognition
- 17 winners and 16 runners-up
- Announcement date and venue
- November 26 in Lucknow