The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will confer National Teachers Awards on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on September 5, 2026. Short documentaries on each awardee depicting the exemplary work done by them will be showcased at the Event.
The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, organizes a national-level function on Teachers Day (September 5) every year to confer the National Teachers Awards on the best teachers of the country, selected through a rigorous, transparent and online selection process. The purpose of the National Teachers Award is to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who, through their commitment and industry, have not only improved the quality of school education but have also enriched the lives of their students.
Online self-nominations from eligible teachers for the National Teachers Awards 2026 were invited from 15.06.2026 to 20.07.2026 through the Ministry of Education’s portal http://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in.
This year, a total of 48 school teachers have been selected through a three-stage selection process at the District, State and National levels by the Department of School Education & Literacy. The 48 selected school teachers are from 27 States, 7 Union Territories and 6 Organizations of the Central Government. Of the 48 selected school teachers, 26 are male and 22 are female.
The event will be telecast live on Doordarshan and the SWAYAM PRABHA channels of the Ministry of Education and streamed live at https://webcast.gov.in/moe. The programme can also be watched live on various social media channels of the Ministry of Education.
The list of awardees is given below and is not arranged in any particular order of merit.
National Teachers Awards – 2026 Department of School Education and Literacy
Sl.No.NameState / UT of OrgSchool Name & Address1SHRI J PRAKASH RAOA AND N ISLANDSPM SHRI GMSSS MAYABUNDER, POKADERA2SHRI RAJESH KOULURIANDHRA PRADESHMPPS CHINAMALLUPETA, CHINAMALLUPETA3MS. YAKU TAMEARUNACHAL PRADESHGOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL G-SECTOR NAHARLAGUN, PAPUMAPRE DISTRICT. ARUNACHAL PRADESH, WARD NO. 16IMC4SHRI RAJESH BORDOLOIASSAMADARSHA TRIBAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, JORHAT, KALBARI5MS. KHUSHBOO KUMARIBIHARURDU PRIMARY SCHOOL BIDAYDIH, BIDAYDIH6MS. PUSHPA PRASADBIHARMIDDLE SCHOOL KUCHAIKOTE KANYA, KUCHAIKOTE7MS. RADHA RAJESHC.I.S.C.E.NEW HORIZON PUBLIC SCHOOL, INDIRANAGAR8MS. SANGEETA YADAVCBSEST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT SR SEC SCHOOL, WARD NO 8 IDGAH HILLS9SHRI RAVI JAISWALCHANDIGARHGOVT. MODEL HIGH SCHOOL MALOYA COLONYCHANDIGARH, MALOYA COLONY10MS. SUNITA YADAVCHHATTISGARHGOVT M S KHICHARI, KHICHARI11MS. PATEL PURNIMA MOHANLALDADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN ANDDIUGHS DALWADA, DALWADA12MS. SUMAN GOELDELHIGSKV POOTH KALAN, POOTH KALAN 13MD. ZAFAR ALAMEklavya Model Residential Schools under Ministry ofTribal AffairsEMRS KARANJIA, BINURIA (TATO)14SHRI MAHADEV HANAMANT SHINDEGOAGUJARATI SAMAJ-SPECIAL SCHOOL, AQUEM15SHRI NITINKUMAR MAHENDRAKUMAR PATHAKGUJRATRANGPUR PRIMARYSCHOOL, RANGPUR16SHRI ANIL KAUSHIKHARYANAGMSSSS SANGHI ROHTAK, SANGHI17MS. MANJARI V MAHAJANHIMACHAL PRADESHGOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, BHALETH, BHALETH18MOHD AYAZ RAINAJAMMU AND KASHMIRHSS DALHORI, DALHORI19MS. MUNMUN BHATTACHERJEEJHARKHANDMS BARMASIA, BARMASIA20MS. RATHNAKUMARI SKARNATAKAGOVERNMENT HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL SAMATAGARU,HONNEBAILU21MS. AMUTHA JKendriya Vidyalaya SangathanPM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 2 MADURAI, MADURAI22DR. MANISHA KHETRAPALKendriya Vidyalaya SangathanPM SHRI KV NFR RANGIYA, RANGIA23SHRI SUNIL KUMAR KPKERALAMGHSS IRIKKUR, IRIKKUR24SHRI MOHD MUSTAFA KUMALLadakhGOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL ZGANGJING, SANKOO, KANOOR 25DR. ARCHANA SHUKLAMADHYA PRADESHGOVT. MAHATMA GANDHI SANDIPANI HR. SEC SCHOOL BHEL BHOPAL,BHEL BHOPAL26SHRI SHAILENDRA PRATAP SINGHMADHYA PRADESHGOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL KANJWAR, VILLAGE KANJWAR POST PONDI JODOURI BLOCKMAJHAULI DISTRICT SIDHI MADHYA PRADESH27DR. KAVITA NARSINGRAO GITTEMAHARASHTRASANE GURUJI NIVASI VIDYALAYA KAIJ, SANE GURUJI NIWASI MADHYAMIK VIDYALAYAKAIJ DHARUR ROAD KAIJ28MS. KUNDA JAYAWANT BACHHAVMAHARASHTRANMC SCHOOL NO.18, ANANDWALII, NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA,ANANDWALLI29SHRI WANGLEMBAM GOBIN SINGHMANIPURLAIKON UPPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, KONGBA MAKHA NANDEIBAM LEIKAI30MS. LALNUNMAWIIMIZORAMGOVERNMENT ELECTRIC VENG HIGH SCHOOL, ELECTRIC VENG31SHRI R RONALD MERUNAGALANDGHSS SECHU ZUBZA, SECHU32SHRI VAIBHAV VASANTRAO KULKARNINavodaya Vidyalaya SamitiPM SHRI SCHOOL JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDAYALAYA LATUR, 12 NO. PATI NEARMANJARA SUGAR FACTORY BARSHI ROAD33SHRI PADARAJ UMAKANTA NAYAKODISHAGOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL ALIPINGAL, ALIPINGAL34SHRI GANESAN S VIDUTHALAI VEERAR RPUDUCHERRYSEENUVASAN GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, METTUPALAYAM35SHRI DINESH KUMARPUNJABGOVT VICTORIA GIRLS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PATIALA, PATIALA36DR DIVYENDU SENRAJASTHANMAHATMA GANDHI GOVERNMENT SCHOOL PACHPAHAR, PACHPAHAR37DR VARTIKA GULATRAJASTHANGGUPS TUMLI KA BAS CHAKSU JAIPUR, POST JAGAT SHIROMANI PURA38SHRI SHIVPRASAD ARVIND TINGARESainik Schools Under M/o DefenceSAINIK SCHOOL SATARA, SATARA Sainik Schools Under M/o DefenceSAINIK SCHOOL SATARA, SATARA 39MS. SUSHMA TAMANGSIKKIM PM SHRI GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL DIKLING, DIKLING 40SHRI THANGA RAJ M TAMIL NADUPANCHAYAT UNION PRIMARY SCHOOLPULIYAMPATTI, PULIYAMPATTI 41MS. BHAVANI BOMPELLY TELANGANA MPPS GIRLS GANDHARI, GANDHARI42SHRI RANJAN DEBNATH TRIPURA PM SHRI SABROOM GIRLS HS SCHOOL, SABROOM 43DR. RENU TRIPATHIUTTAR PRADESHGOVT. BALIKA INTER COLLEGE VIJAY NAGAR GHAZIABAD, WARD NO. 14(MUNICIPAL AREA)44DR. IFTKHAR KHANUTTAR PRADESHGOVERNMENT INTER COLLEGE BALLIA, JAGDISHPUR BALLIA45MS. SHALINI KUSHWAHAUTTAR PRADESHCOMPOSITE SCHOOL RASOOLABAD, KOILAHA46SHRI GABAR SINGHUTTARAKHANDGOVT. UPS MUSYAKHAND, MAIRA47SHRI PALASH CHOWDHURYWEST BENGALSRI RAMKRISHNA SARADA VIDYAPITH PRIMARY SCHOOL, WARD NO 3048SHRI SANTANU PATRAWEST BENGALGOVT. MODEL SCHOOL, NAYAGRAM BLOCK, BARANIGUI47SHRI PALASH CHOWDHURYWEST BENGALSRI RAMKRISHNA SARADA VIDYAPITH PRIMARY SCHOOL, WARD NO 3048SHRI SANTANU PATRAWEST BENGALGOVT. MODEL SCHOOL, NAYAGRAM BLOCK, BARANIGUI
