National Awards for Teachers 2016 for “Using ICT for Innovations in Education”

National Awards for Teachers–2016 

for

“Using ICT for Innovations in Education”

1. Guidelines for States/UTs/Autonomous Bodies under MHRD

           

      Eligibility

School teachers of primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary schools working in any recognized school in the Indian Union under the following categories:  

(i)                 Schools run by State Govt./UTs Administration, schools run by local bodies, private schools affiliated to state boards, aided by State Govt. and UT Administration.

(ii)               Central Govt. Schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya     

Vidyalayas (JNVs), Central Schools for Tibetans (CTSA), Sainik Schools and Schools run by Ministry of Defence (MOD), Schools run by Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES).

(iii)       Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (other than those at (i) and (ii) above)

            (iv)       Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination (CISCE) (Other than those at (i), (ii) and (iii) above)

Note: State Governments/ UTs administration may not nominate teachers from any

          of the other categories.

Allocation of Awards

     

      (i)         Three awards for each large State                                                       13x3= 39

            (Defined as States having teacher strength of 1 lakh or more)

(ii)        Two awards for each small State                                                        15x2=30

            (Defined as States whose teacher’s strength is less than1 lakh)

(iii)       One award for each UT                                                                       7x1= 7

(iv)       Two awards each for KVS &NVS                                                      2x2= 4 

(v)        Three awards for CBSE                                                                           3

(vi)       One award for CISCE                                                                              1

(vii)      One award for CTSA                                                                              1

(viii)     One award for Sainik School and Schools under MOD                         1

(ix)       One award for schools under AEES                                                       1

                

                                                                             Total                                       87   

Award

Each awardee teacher will get an ICT Kit, a laptop and a commendation certificate. The awardees would be encouraged to function as mentors (resource persons) for their area to motivate and train other teachers. All the awardees will form a community of resource persons through networking. Selected initiatives would be shared as best practices across the country.

Download Entry form and Guidelines