Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education selects 16 teachers in HEIs and Polytechnic for National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2024.
NEP 2020 recognizes that motivated, energized and capable faculty is critical for advancement of the students, institution and profession. It also envisages incentives such as rewards and recognitions to cultivate a culture of excellence in education ecosystem. As such, in the year 2023, it was decided to institute two categories of awards for HEIs and Polytechnics under the umbrella of NAT, hitherto restricted to School teachers only.
NAT is conferred on the exemplary teachers/faculty members of higher education institutions and Polytechnics as per the following categories:
Category I: Teachers of Higher Educational Institutions:
Sub-category (i) : Engineering & Technology, Architecture.
Sub-category (ii) : Pure Sciences including Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy
Sub-category (iii) : Arts and Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Legal Studies, Commerce, Management.
Category II : Teachers of Polytechnic Institutions: Total 10 Awards
The 16 select teachers are from Polytechnics, State Universities and Central Higher Education Institutions.
The selection is based on the performance of the teacher as adjudged against the parameters such as Teaching Learning Effectiveness, Outreach activities, Research and Innovation, Sponsored Research/ Faculty Development Programs/ Consultancy Teaching. Of the above, Learning Effectiveness & Outreach activities has the preponderant weightage.
The selection procedure for NAT-2024 involves two-steps process; (i) Evaluation by Preliminary Search-cum Screening Committee for initial shortlisting of nominees and (ii) Committee of ‘Jury’ for selection of awardees from the shortlisted nominees.
Nominations for NAT, 2024 were invited in online mode through Rashtriya Puraskar Portal @www.awards.gov.in and included provisions for self, institutional and peer nomination as part of Jan Bhagidari.
DETAILS OF NAT 2024 AWARDEES – DoHE
| Sl. No | Name and Institution | State |
| 1 | Dr. Gandhimathi A
Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Junction Main Road, Salem- 636005, Tamil Nadu
|
Tamil Nadu |
| 2. | Prof. Parmar Ranjitkumar Khimjibhai
Government Polytechnic Khadiya, Bilkha Road, Junagadh, Gujarat-362263
|
Gujarat |
| 3. | Prof. Nidhi Jain
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
|
Delhi |
| 4. | Dr. Smiline Girija
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University No 162: PH Road, Velappanchavady, Chennai 600077
|
Tamil Nadu |
| 5. | Prof. Birinchi Kumar Sarma
Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
|
Uttar Pradesh |
| 6. | Prof. Srinivas Hotha
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008
|
Maharashtra |
| 7. | Dr. S R Keshava
Department of Economics, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Kengeri, Bangalore – 560056
|
Karnataka |
| 8. | Prof. Shilpagauri Prasad
Ganpule
Pune District Education Association’s Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ganganagar, Sector No. 28, Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pune 411044
|
Maharashtra |
| 9. | Dr. Chayapuram Jaya Sankar Babu
Pondicherry University, R. Venkat Raman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014
|
Puducherry |
| 10. | Prof. Nilabh Tiwari
Central Sanskrit University Bhopal Campus Bagsewaniya, Bhopal , MP Pin 462043
|
Madhya Pradesh |
| 11. | Prof. Vinay Sharma
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 Haridwar, Uttarakhand
|
Uttarakhand |
| 12. | Dr. Nandavaram Mrudula
Govt. Degree College for Women, Mayur Marg, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500016 |
Telangana |
| 13. | Dr. Shimi S L
Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Vidya Path, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012 |
Chandigarh |
| 14. | Prof. Kapil Ahuja
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Simrol, Indore, MP 453552
|
Madhya Pradesh |
| 15. | Dr. Anitha Suseelan
School of Architecture, Kengeri Campus, CHRIST Deemed to be University, Kengeri-Campus, Kanminike, Kumbalgodu, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560074
|
Karnataka |
| 16. | Prof. Dr. Shahanaz Ayub
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur Road, Jhansi-284128, UP |
Uttar Pradesh |
