Archive · 25 Aug 2026
President Murmu to Confer National Teacher Awards September 5
President Droupadi Murmu will give national awards to 21 teachers and faculty members.
The ceremony will happen on September 5, 2026, in New Delhi.
Twelve winners are from central higher-education institutions.
Five are from state universities, and four are from polytechnics.
Teachers could be nominated by themselves, their institutions or their peers.
Nominations were submitted online between May 26 and July 20.
A screening committee first shortlisted the nominees.
A jury then selected the final awardees.
The awards recognize strong teaching, research, innovation and other educational work.
President Droupadi Murmu will present National Awards to Teachers to 21 higher-education and polytechnic faculty members on September 5, 2026.
The ceremony will be held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
The recipients include 12 faculty members from central higher-education institutions, five from state universities and four from polytechnics.
Nominations were submitted online through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal from May 26 to July 20, 2026.
Selection evaluated teaching effectiveness, outreach, research, innovation, sponsored research, faculty development and consultancy.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu will confer the awards on 21 teachers and faculty members from higher-education institutions and polytechnics.
- What
- The National Awards to Teachers 2026 will be presented to selected higher-education and polytechnic faculty members.
- When
- September 5, 2026.
- Where
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Why
- The awards recognize exemplary performance and support the National Education Policy 2020’s goal of cultivating excellence in education.
- Award recipients
- 21 teachers and faculty members
- Central higher-education institutions
- 12 awardees
- State universities
- Five awardees: three from government institutions and two from private institutions
- Polytechnics
- Four awardees: two from government and two from private polytechnics
- Nomination period
- May 26 to July 20, 2026
- Nomination process
- Online self, institutional and peer nominations through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal
- Selection process
- Initial shortlisting by a Preliminary Search-cum-Screening Committee, followed by selection by a Committee of Jury
