21 teachers of HEIs, polytechnics to get National Teachers’ Award 2026 from President Droupadi Murmu
Vaishnavi Shukla | August 24, 2026 | 04:53 PM IST | 2 mins read
From the National Teachers’ Award 2026 list, six teachers are from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) among the 21 recipients
The President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers Awards 2026 on 21 teachers of higher education institutions (HEIs) and polytechnics on September 5 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Notably, 12 teachers from higher education institutions (HEIs), five from state universities (three from government colleges and two from private colleges), and four from polytechnics (two government and two private) have been selected for the teachers’ awards.
Of this year's list of 21 recipients, five are women teachers, and six are from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) .
Notably, 48 teachers from states, UTs, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), and Sainik Schools have been selected for the National Teachers’ Award 2026 .
Department of Higher Education: National Awards Teachers 2026
The list of awardees is shown in the table below.
|
Name |
Institution |
Discipline |
|
Prof. Avlokita Agrawal |
IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand |
Sustainable Architecture and Built Environment |
|
Prof. Kirti Chandra Sahu |
IIT Hyderabad, Telangana |
Chemical Engineering |
|
Prof. Vinay Chamola,
|
BITS Pilani, Rajasthan |
Electricals & Electronics Engineering |
|
Dr. Srikant Gollapudi |
IIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
Metallurgy & Materials Science |
|
Dr. Mithun Radhakrishna |
IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
|
Chemical Engineering |
|
Prof. Sourav Datta
|
IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
Plant Sciences |
|
Prof. Vikram Vishal |
IIT Bombay, Maharashtra |
Earth Sciences |
|
Prof. Sarvaiya Jayrajsinh Indrajitsinh,
|
National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
|
Forensic Pharmacy and Food Forensics |
|
Prof. Sankar Prasad Rath |
IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Chemical Sciences |
|
Dr Manisha Nigam
|
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Srinagar, Uttarakhand |
Biochemistry |
|
Dr Amar Mohanrao Taksande |
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Wardha, Maharashtra |
Medicines- Paediatrics |
|
Dr Arun Babu
|
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh |
Medicines- Paediatrics |
|
Dr Pukhrambam Lilabati Devi
|
Department of Dance and Music, Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur |
Manipuri Dance |
|
Prof. Dr Ashutosh Mohan |
Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi |
Management |
|
Prof. Ankuran Dutta
|
Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam |
Mass Communication |
|
Ms Shivani V.
|
Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bangalore |
Sanskrit |
|
Prof. Rajeev Choudhary |
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
Physical Education, Yoga Education |
|
Dr. Vishwanatha H. S.
|
M.E.I. Polytechnic, Bangalore, Karnataka |
Civil Engineering |
|
Dr Sasikala S.
|
PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
|
Dr Kannan Rathinam |
Sakthi Polytechnic College (Govt Aided), Erode, Tamil Nadu |
Physics |
|
Dr Sandipann Pralhad Narote
|
Government Polytechnic, Solapur, Maharashtra |
Electronics Engineering& Telecommunication |
According to the PIB press release, the award is conferred on teachers based on their performance, evaluated against several parameters, including teaching-learning effectiveness, outreach activities, research and innovation, consultancy teaching, and others.
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