New Delhi.: Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education selects 21 teachers in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnic for National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2025.
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 forHigher Education Institutions(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 21selected 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-2025 involves two-steps process; (i) Evaluation by Preliminary Search-cum Screening Committee for initial shortlisting of nominees and (ii) Selection of awardees from the shortlisted nominees by a National Jury.
Nominations for NAT, 2025 were invited in online mode @www.awards.gov.in and included provisions for self, institutional and peer nomination as part of Jan Bhagidari.
DETAILS OF NAT 2025 AWARDEES - DoHE
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Sr no. |
Name of the Institution |
State |
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Dr. Shreedevi
Faculty of Science and Technology, Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, Karnataka
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Karnataka |
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Dr. Shobha M E
Manipal Institute of Technology, Udupi District, Karnataka
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Karnataka |
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Dr. Anjana Bhatia
Hans Raj MahilaMahaVidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab
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Punjab |
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Dr. Debayan Sarkar
IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh |
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Dr. ChandanSahi
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh |
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Prof. Vijayalaxmi J
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh |
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Prof. SanketGoel
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
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Telangana |
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Prof. S Siva Sathya
Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry
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Puducherry |
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9.
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Dr. NilakshiSubhash Jain
Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra |
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10. |
Prof. Manoj B S
Indian Institute of Space science & Technology (IIST) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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Kerala |
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11. |
Prof. Shankar SriramSankaran
SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu |
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12. |
Prof. Vineeth N B
IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
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Telangana |
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13. |
Prof. Vibha Sharma
Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh |
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14. |
Prof. SrivardhiniKeshavamurthyJha
IIM Bangalore
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Bangalore |
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Prof. Amit Kumar Dwivedi
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar
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Gujarat |
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16. |
Dr. Zoramdinthara
Mizoram University
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Mizoram |
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17. |
Prof. Ganesh TimmannaPandit
Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi
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New Delhi |
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18. |
Dr. Proshanto Kumar Saha
Rajiv Gandhi University - A Central University, Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh
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Arunachal Pradesh |
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19. |
Dr. MendaDevananda Kumar
Dr. LakireddyHanimireddy Government Degree College, Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh |
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20. |
Prof. PurushottamBalasahebPawar
SVPM Institute of Technology and Engineering, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra |
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21. |
Shri UrvishPravinkumarSoni
Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Gujarat
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