Department of School Education and Literacy National Awards to Teachers 2024

Organisation : Department of School Education and Literacy
Contest Name : National Awards to Teachers 2024
Applicable For : Only regular Teachers and Heads of Schools
Last Date : 15th July 2024
Website : https://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in/Welcome.aspx

What is National Awards to Teachers?

National Awards to Teachers 2024 is organized by Department of School Education and Literacy. Only regular Teachers and Heads of Schools with minimum ten years of services are eligible. School teachers and Heads of Schools working in recognized primary/middle/high/higher secondary schools. These teachers/ heads of school can self- nominate themselves on the online portal. Cash prize of Rs 50,000, a Silver medal and a Certificate. Last Date of Award is 15th July 2024.

Eligibility of National Awards to 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 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) (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 with minimum ten years of services are eligible.
** Contractual Teachers and Shiksha Mitras are not eligible.

Decoration of National Awards to Teachers

Cash prize of Rs 50,000, a Silver medal and a Certificate

Procedure For Application of National Awards to Teachers

** All the applications would be received through an online web portal.
** Ministry of Education would ensure coordination with States/UTs regarding timely submission / entry into the portal and resolution of technical and operational issues during data entry into portal through the portal development agency.
** Ministry of Education will bear the entire expenditure for development and maintenance of the portal.
** 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.
** 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.
** 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.

Selection Process of National Awards to Teachers

Evaluation matrix contains two types of criteria for evaluation
Objective criteria : Under this the teachers will be awarded marks against each of the objective criteria. These criteria are given the weightage of 10 out of 100.

Criteria based on performance : Under this, teachers will be awarded marks on criteria based on performance e.g. initiatives to improve learning outcomes, innovative experiments undertaken, organization of extra and co-curricular activities, use of Teaching Learning Material, social mobility, ensuring experiential learning, unique ways to ensure physical education to students etc. These criteria are given the weightage of 90 out of 100.

Timeline of National Awards to Teachers

** Opening of web-portal for inviting online self-nomination by teachers – 27th June to 15th July 2024
** Shortlisting of teachers by District / Regional Selection Committee and forwarding the shortlist to the State / Organization Selection Committee through online portal – 16th July to 25th July 2024
** Constitution of Independent National Jury by Hon’ble Union Education Minister – In the middle of July, 2024
** State Selection Committee / Organization Selection Committee shortlist to be forwarded to Independent National Jury through online portal – 26th July to 4th August 2024
** Intimation to all the shortlisted candidates (154 Max) for selection by Jury through VC interaction as may be decided – 5th & 6th August 2024
** Selection process by Jury through VC interaction as may be decided – 7th August to 12th August 2024
** Finalization of names by Independent National Jury – 13th August 2024
** Intimation to selected candidates after approval of Hon’ble Union Education Minister – 14th Aug to 20th August 2024
** Rehearsal and Presentation of Award – 4th & 5th September 2024