India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
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 for Higher 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 21 selected 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.
Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2160872)
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