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Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) two award categories that were previously only available to school teachers were added for HEIs and polytechnics under the NAT umbrella in 2023.
Based on core performance factors like outreach, research and innovation, funded research, faculty development programs, consulting and the effectiveness of teaching-learning, teachers were chosen to receive the prize. The ministry said that learning effectiveness and outreach activities were the most significant factors.
An initial search-and-screening panel shortlisted candidates in the first part of the two-step procedure, and a nationwide jury then chose the winners.
NAT 2025: Two classifications
Under the government's Jan Bhagidari initiative the ministry accepted nominations and applications online via peer, institutional and personal submissions. Two main categories were used to present the prizes.
Category | Teachers of Higher Educational Institutions |
1 | Subcategory 1: Engineering and Technology, Architecture. |
Subcategory 2: Pure Sciences, which includes Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy | |
Subcategory 3: Arts and Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Legal Studies, Commerce and Management | |
2 | Teachers of Polytechnic Institutions: Total 10 Awards |
National Award for Teachers: List of Awardees
The 21 NAT 2025 prize recipients include faculty from central, state, deemed and polytechnic institutions across the country and Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
Awardees | Institutions |
Shreedevi | Faculty of Science and Technology, Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, Karnataka |
Anjana Bhatia | Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab |
S Siva Sathya | Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry |
Sanket Goel | Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus |
Vijayalaxmi J | School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
Debayan Sarkar | IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Chandan Sahi | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
Shobha ME | Manipal Institute of Technology, Udupi District, Karnataka |
Manoj B S | Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
Vineeth N B | IIT Hyderabad, Telangana |
Nilakshi Subhash Jain | Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Shankar Sriram Sankaran | SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |
Amit Kumar Dwivedi | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar |
Vineeth N B | IIT Hyderabad, Telangana |
Srivardhini Keshavamurthy Jha | IIM Bangalore |
Vibha Sharma | Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh |
Zoramdinthara | Mizoram University |
Menda Devananda Kumar | Dr. Lakireddy Hanimireddy Government Degree College, Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh |
Ganesh Timmanna Pandit | Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi |
Proshanto Kumar Saha | Rajiv Gandhi University - A Central University, Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh |
Dr. Lakireddy Hanimireddy | Government Degree College, Mylavaram, Andhra Prades |
Shri Urvish Pravinkumar Soni | Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
