National Teachers Awards – Eligibility, Apply Online, See List

National Teachers Award) is awarded by the Government of India to teachers who have made outstanding contributions in the field of education. This recognition is for meritorious primary, middle and secondary school teachers. This award is an important medium to motivate teachers and honour their role in the society. The scheme is implemented under the overall supervision of the Ministry of Education (MOE).

National Teacher Award Eligibility

Those teachers and principals who fulfill the following criteria will be considered eligible for this award.

• Must be a full-time teacher or principal working in a government, aided, or recognized private school.
• Must be a teacher from a reputed institution such as the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Sainik School, AEES (Atomic Energy Education Society), Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS).
• Teachers working in private schools affiliated with CBSE or CISCE are also eligible.
• The teacher must have a minimum of 10 years of service or more.
• A teacher who has not taught tuition and is working on regular appointment.

National Teachers Awards Full List of Winners with Name and City

Below in the table given complete list of the winners of the of National Teachers’ Awards in 2025 are:

S. No.	Name	City
1	Sunita	Sonipat
2	Shashi Paul	Solan
3	Narinder Singh	Ludhiana
4	Awadhesh Kumar Jha	North West Delhi
5	Manjubala	Champawat
6	Parveen Kumari	Chandigarh
7	Neelam Yadav	Khairthal Tijara
8	Bhaviniben Dineshbhai Desai	Daman
9	Vilas Ramnath Satarkar	North Goa
10	Hitesh Kumar Pravinchandra Bhundiya	Rajkot
11	Hirenkumar Hasmukhbhai Sharma	Gandhipura Kheda
12	Sheela Patel	Damoh
13	Bherulal Osara	Agar Malwa
14	Dr. Pragya Singh	Durg
15	Kuldeep Gupta	Govt Higher Secondary School Jindrah
16	Ram Lal Singh Yadav	Bhadohi
17	Madhurima Tiwari	Mirzapur
18	Kumari Nidhi	Kishanganj
19	Dilip Kumar	Supaul
20	Sonia Vikas Kapoor	Mumbai
21	Kandhan Kumaresan	Aberdeen
22	Santosh Kumar Chaurasia	Korba
23	Dr. Pramod Kumar	Nalanda
24	Tarun Kumar Dash	Koraput
25	Basanta Kumar Rana	Malkangiri
26	Tanusree Das	Medinipur West
27	Nang Ekthani Mounglang	Papum Pare
28	Peleno Petenilhu	Kohima
29	Koijam Machasana	Imphal West
30	Karma Tempo Ethenpa	Mangan
31	Dr. Heipor Uni Bang	East Jaintia Hills
32	Bidisha Majumder	Gomati
33	Debajit Ghosh	Dibrugarh
34	Shweta Sharma	Deoghar
35	Dr. Shaikh Mohammad Waquioddin Shaikh Hamidoddin	Nanded
36	Dr. Sandipan Gurunath Jagdale	Latur
37	Ibrahim S	Moola Androth
38	Madhurima Acharya	Kolkata
39	Madabathula Thirumala Sridevi	Visakhapatnam
40	Maram Pavithra	Suryapet
41	Revathy Parameswaran	Chennai
42	Vijayalakshmi V	Tiruppur
43	Kishorkumar M S	Thiruvananthapuram
44	Dr. V Rex Alias Radhakrishnan	Thillaiyadi Valliammal Govt High School
45	Madhusudan K S	Mysuru

How to apply for National Teacher Award?

Step 1: Candidate has to visit the National Teachers Award portal and register himself/herself.

Step 2: While filling the application form, fill the personal details, school details, principal details and answer based sections.

Step 3: Upload details of teaching experience, achievements, innovations, co-curricular activities etc. as portfolio in PDF or video format.

Step 4: It’s mandatory to fill out a self-declaration (undertaking) in which you confirm that the information provided is true. Then, submit the form.

National Teacher Award Selection Process

• The portfolio and video presentation will be evaluated by a national jury.
• The panel will consist of five members, including academic experts, administrators, and policymakers.
• A maximum of 50 teachers will be selected, including those from special categories (e.g., disabled, rural schools).
• Selected teachers will receive an honorarium, trophy, and TA/DA.

Online nominations from eligible teachers for National Teachers’ Awards. President will confer the National Awards to Teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, today.