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 UniversityNo 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 PrasadGanpule Pune District Education Association’s Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and ScienceCollege, 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 TiwariCentral Sanskrit UniversityBhopal CampusBagsewaniya, Bhopal , MPPin 462043	Madhya Pradesh
11.	Prof. Vinay Sharma Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 Haridwar, Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand
12.	Dr. Nandavaram MrudulaGovt. 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