Conditions of
Eligibility of Teachers
·
School teachers and
Heads of Schools working in recognized primary / middle / high / higher
secondary schools under the following categories:
·
Schools run by State
Govt./UTs Administration, schools run by local bodies, schools aided by State
Govt. and UT Administration.
·
Central Govt. Schools
i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Sainik
Schools run by Ministry of Defence (MoD), Schools run by Atomic Energy
Education Society (AEES) and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) run by
Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
·
Schools affiliated to
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (other than those at (a) and (b)
above)
·
Schools affiliated to
Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination (CISCE) (Other than those at
(a), (b) and (c) above)
·
Normally retired
teachers are not eligible for the award but those teachers who have served a
part of the calendar year (at least for four months i.e. upto 30th April in the
year to which National Awards relate) may be considered if they fulfill all
other conditions.
·
Educational
Administrators, Inspectors of Education, and the staff of training Institutes
are not eligible for these awards.
·
Teacher / Headmaster
should not have indulged in tuitions.
·
Only regular Teachers
and Heads of Schools will be eligible.
·
Contractual Teachers
and Shiksha Mitras will not be eligible.
Timeline
1 st June to 30 th June 2021: Opening of web-portal for inviting online applications and self nomination by teachers
01 st July 2021 to 15 th July 2021: District Selection Committee nominations to be forwarded to the State Selection Committee through online portal
16 th July 2021 to 30 th July 2021: State Selection Committee/ Organization Selection Committee shortlist to be forwarded to Independent National Jury
2 nd August 2021: Intimation to be issued by MoE to all the shortlisted candidates to make presentations before the National Jury ( either in physical mode at NCERT like normal years or through online like in 2020 depending on Covid situation )(maximum 154 candidates as per extent guidelines)
5 th Aug to 16 th August 2021: Selection process by Jury
16 th August 2021: Finalization of names by Independent National Jury
18 th August 2021: Intimation to selected candidates after approval of Hon’ble Shiksha Mantri
4 th & 5 th September 2021: Rehearsal and Award function
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