Mr. Manoj Kumar Lakhra, Teacher, Government Sr. Sec. School Bajghera Gurugram, Bajghera, Gurugram, Gurugram, Haryana, 122017

Mr. Manoj Kumar Lakhra has brought in various innovations in the use of IT in enhancing educational content for students and in turn attracting student interest. His simple devices help in teaching students in a very creative manner. All of them are eco-friendly, sustainable and easily portable. He has developed a system which allows the tracking of students digitally.

Mr Nardev Singh, Lecturer, GSSS Biar, Biar, Bijhari, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 177119

As a teacher Mr Nardev Singh has used innovative ways to make the learning of difficult concepts in Chemistry, easy and engaging for students. He has worked on developing low cost learning materials and also made good use of ICT to communicate to his students. He has supported the education of underprivileged and reached out to local communities for higher enrolment. He has helped conduct fund raising programmes to improve the infra-structure for the school and successfully maintained a good rapport with the local community.

Mr. Rajinder Kumar, Teacher, Govt. Primary School Warabhaika, Wara Bhaika, Jaitu, Faridkot, Punjab, 151205

Mr. Rajinder Kumar has given dedicated service to his school by developing several low cost initiatives to improve his school namely, the use of IT tools for effective classroom transactions, language labs for slow learners and practicable furniture for classrooms as well as other practical student support systems like vocational crafts. His usable low cost school innovations have been shared across hundreds of schools in the State.

Sh. Surender Singh, Teacher, MCP School, Sarai Pipal Thala-Ii, Adarsh Nagar, North West Delhi.

Sh. Surender Singh has shown himself to be a dedicated and motivated teacher who has worked very hard for the improvement and performance of his school. The school caters to some of the most deprived sections of the society and he has worked hard to make the school attractive and effective. He has untiringly built a strong rapport with the community and has thus helped the school attain an unprecedentedly high enrolment. He is able to maintain regular attendance and minimize drop outs by making the school atmosphere welcoming, creative and one of joyful learning.

Dr. Kewalanand Kandpal, Principal, GHSS Pudkuni,Kapkote, Bageshwar, Uttrakhand.

Dr Kandpal, has demonstrated himself to being an inspirational and capable leader for his school. In a remote region, he has shown great ability to build community support for the school where he helped bridge a big gender gap in enrolment and also successfully mobilised resources from the community for land and infrastructure for the school including a much needed safe and stable water supply system for the students.

Ms. Geeta Kumari, Teacher, S.K.S. Saruponi Maliyon Kavas Bandra, Sar Ka Par Bandra, Barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan, 344035

Ms. Geeta Kumari is an inspirational educator. Her immense hard work and deep commitment to setting up and consolidating a primary school in district Barmer of Rajasthan is a tale of exceptional zeal and valour. Fighting against traditional mind sets she successfully got land donated for setting up the school and then worked tirelessly to establish the full complement of water, electricity, toilets etc. for the school as well as an intense community contact programme to ensure a stable and regular enrolment in the school. She has given a voice to the girl child through education.

Ms. Sindhu Prabhu Dessai, Principal, Government High School Malkarnem, Malkarnem, Quepem, South Goa, Goa, 403704

As a Principal Ms Dessai has successfully created a conducive and pleasant learning environment for her students. She has introduced joyful and creative learning methods, skill based projects and use of ICT for greater learner engagement and better learning outcomes. With the current pandemic, she has reached out to her students through home schooling making links to their context in terms of content and language.

Mr. Mahipalsinh Sajjansinh Jetavat, Teacher, Shree Tidana Primary Scool, Tidana, Muli, Surendranagar, Gujarat, 363510

Mr. Mahipalsinh Sajjansinh Jetavat has been working tirelessly at Shri Tidana Primary school to make it a happy and effective school for over a decade. He has implemented many innovative practices for a child-centred school such as a children’s parliament, making ‘gyankutir’ where children record their own stories, use of ICT technology, promotion of girl child education through local sponsors and a project based stress-free education. These efforts have borne excellent results where enrolment is very high and the children regularly attend this bell-free school.

Mr. Prakashchandra Narbheram Suthar, Principal, Kanjeli Primary School, Kanjeli, Vadali, Sabar Kantha, Gujarat, 383235

Mr. Prakashchandra Narbheram Suthar is a Principal of a Primary School who manages an effective school with child friendly and activity based learning systems. Having a good knowledge of carpentry, he has created many interesting kits, models and experiments at a low cost for learning scientific concepts. He has mobilised community resources to develop infra-structure at his school. An experienced educator, he has contributed richly as a Resource person to the State and National level academic institutions.

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jain, Teacher, GGPS Dunda, Dunda, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Jain is a highly motivated and committed teacher who has made his Primary school an exemplary one. He has worked hard to build a school with good infrastructure in a remote area of Madhya Pradesh and has successfully enhanced student enrolment in the school with the help of effective community support. He has innovated several teaching learning practices in the school by using school floors, walls and open spaces as tools for joyful learning. He has used the surrounding rocks and boulders as learning materials. Academic attainments in the school have improved with a clear emphasis on learning outcomes whilst making the schooling experience enjoyable for students.

Mr. Mohammad Shahid Ansari, Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Khirsadoh, Khirsadoh, Parasiya, Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Ansari, is an effective teacher of Mathematics and his students in high school have shown exemplary results in Maths over the years. He has innovated many effective Teaching Aids and Teaching Learning Materials in Maths which have been widely adopted. He has put up more than 300 videos for the same in the public domain, for use by other teachers and by the students of class 9 & 10 themselves. His abilities and effectiveness in Maths teaching has led to him becoming a Master Trainer in the State.

Mr. Akhileshwar Pathak, Head Teacher, Middle School Chainpur Bhaiswara, Chainpur Bhaiswara, Garkha, Saran, Bihar, 841301

Mr. Akhileshwar Pathak, as a Head Master of an Upper Primary School with an attached KGBV hostel for girls, has worked dedicatedly to establish a gender sensitive school with higher enrolment of girls than of boys. He has successfully mobilized funds from the government and the community to build girls toilets amongst many other major infrastructure up gradations, to set up an attractive and girl friendly school. Introduction of ICT technologies and other pedagogic innovations have helped students perform well at the end of class X.

Mr. Basant Kumar Sahu, Acting Head Teacher, Govt. Upper Primary School, Sarasara, Harabhanga, Boudh, Odisha.

Mr Sahu has tried to make teaching learning very enjoyable and interesting for young students in his school with the effective innovation of using Shadow Puppets and String Puppets in classroom transactions. He has revived an existing local skill of puppet making as a craft amongst his school children and begun to use them for enhancing learning activities in a joyful and exciting way. His success in this innovation has given way to the development of a handbook on the making of and the use of puppets in teaching by primary and upper primary school teachers.

Mr. Tapas Kumar Mohanty, Teacher, Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind, BMC, Khorda, Odisha.

As an experienced teacher in a blind school, Mr. Mohanty has devoted himself to developing practicable and adaptable methodologies for the teaching of children with visual impairment. He has brought out many publications dealing with teaching practices for the visually challenged as well as many audio books for them to keep up with learning needs at higher education levels. He has earned respect as an important State Resource Person for developing teaching learning materials and processes for teaching of children with special needs in general schools as well as a trainer for orienting teachers on the use of these practices.

Ms. Misha Ghoshal, Head Teacher, Dhanapati Toto Memorial High School, Totopara, Madarihat - Birpara Block, Alipurduar, West Bengal, 735220

Ms. Misha Ghoshal works in a remote and difficult geographical terrain in Totopara village as a Head Teacher of a High School. She works dedicatedly for the improvement of the school and strives hard to give a child centric education to the students, most of whom are tribal children. She has made great efforts to adapt the local culture and language in the teaching practices of the school, for more effective learning. She is sensitive and has done innovative work in inclusive education using music therapy to help differently abled learners learn better. Improved enrolment in the school and the support of the community for enhanced school infrastructure is a testament to the respect she has earned.

Dr, Kalimul Haque, Head Teacher, Nepalipara Hindi High School, Labourhut, Durgapur Municipal Corporation, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, 713201

Dr. Kalimul Haque, as a Head Teacher of a government Hindi High School has shown great initiative both as an able educator and a school administrator. He has worked hard to upgrade the infrastructure in his school with smart classes, well equipped laboratories, gardens, dining facilities and ecological initiatives by successfully mobilising community resources. He keeps the children engaged and involved in diverse activities including making teaching learning materials themselves, participation in hands-on projects and in the extensive use of ICT. Enrolments in the school is high as a result, while the academic performance of children many of whom are from migrant families, has also been of a high order.

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Teacher, Govt. Middle School Jakhar, Upper Primary Tikri, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir, 182121

Mr. Sunil Kumar has consistently worked hard to improve the infrastructure and learning outcomes of his government upper primary school. With the support of the community and his team in school, he has ensured exemplary infrastructure for the school which has seen a steep rise in enrolments. As an innovative educator, he has introduced peer learning pedagogies, has created e-learning content to support learning of English and Maths through activities and has developed video lessons in Maths for upper primary level students along with e-books.

Ms. Rooohi Sultana, Teacher, BMS Kashiporatailbal, Gulab Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, 190006

Ms. Rooohi Sultana has demonstrated that she is a creative and innovative teacher, who has kept her students in primary classes engaged in learning activities, even in challenging times when schooling was disrupted. She has adopted innovative and low cost teaching learning practices like pocket boards, utility cards, tracing boards, and other child friendly resources for enhancing literacy and numeracy and has worked hard for inclusion of children with special needs.

Mr. Sonam Gyaltsan, Head Teacher, Middle School Taknak Sakti, Kharu, Leh - Ladakh, Ladakh, 194201

Mr. Sonam Gyaltsan has worked hard as the Head Teacher of a government upper primary school in Ladakh, to raise its infrastructure and academic standards. His ability to mobilise financial & other resources for the improvement of the school from the community, public representatives and local administration has helped create a school in which the enrolment of students has risen sharply and drop outs are rare. He has also introduced many interesting pedagogical practices and co-scholastic activities, which has lead to improved learning outcomes amongst students.

Mr. Vikas Kumar, Principal, S D Inter College Meerapur, Bhooma, Jansath, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 251315

Mr. Vikas Kumar as a Principal of an Inter College has done inspiring work in infrastructure up-gradation, teaching of Science through innovative methodologies and the creation of useful educational videos in science subjects to support student learning. He has used ICT to spread the outreach of educational videos in Physics and other science based e-content. He has targeted improvements in enrolments especially of girls to his school. He has kept students updated with current events and encouraged learning through ecological projects such as eco-pits, eco-dustbins, solar caps and ICT tools available on the web. His school has also shown consistent high academic performance.

Mohammed Ishrat Ali, Head Teacher, P.S.Rajwana, Rajwana, Sultanganj, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, 205262

Mohammed Ishrat Ali, as a Head Teacher of a primary school, has done remarkable work in using innovative class room management practices for a school with only a few teachers but whose enrolment is large and growing due to the many improvements that he has brought in the school. He has introduced the latest educational technologies such as the use of ICT to create a virtual teacher with recorded videos, methods of collaborative learning and the use of unique teaching learning aids. He has encouraged gender parity in many ways including setting up a girls’ football team.

Ms. Snehil Pandey, Head Teacher, PS Soharamau Nawabganj Unnao, Soharamau, Nawabganj, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, 209859

Ms. Snehil Pandey, as a Head Teacher of a government Primary School has transformed her school with innovative and joyful learning activities, emphasis on gender parity, the use of ICT for learning support and regular early grade reading practices. Whilst creating a happy learning environment, she also tracks that these academic innovations contribute to improved learning outcomes.

Ms. Jyoti Arora, Principal, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, B-8, North West Delhi, Delhi, 110085

Ms. Arora, is a Principal of a private unaided higher secondary school. Ms. Arora runs a well-managed school in which academic, co-curricular activities as well as social and life skills are imparted effectively to students. She has involved the school community, parents and teachers in the development of the school in many versatile ways. She has brought many reputed resource institutions within the country and from abroad, to help build the best academic, ICT and co-scholastic systems in her school. She has encouraged her teachers to innovate pedagogic and collaborating learning practices and has introduced a unique Global Citizen Curriculum in her school.

Ms. Sangeeta Sohni, Teacher, Atomic Energy Central Schools No 4, Mumbai, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400094

Ms. Sangeeta Sohni, has done inspirational work as a Higher Secondary school Chemistry Teacher. She has made noteworthy contributions to the effective teaching of Chemistry by introducing tools and methodologies to enable students to understand its’ diverse concepts in an accessible and easy manner. She has adopted the use of fun filled practical exercises, applicative uses and ICT tools for the purpose. At the same time she has also brought in academic rigour that has motivated her students to achieve very good academic results in higher secondary.

Ms. Sapana Soni, Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Jeora- Sirsa Durg, Jeora Sirsa, Durg, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 491001

Ms. Sapana Soni has done commendable work in making Science and Physics lively and joyful for Higher Secondary school students by the use of innovative models and ICT based supportive learning materials. Her students have confidently and successfully participated in national level competitions, published scientific articles and achieved academic excellence. As a result, her students have gained in self-confidence and developed a scientific temper. She has proved to be an asset to academic institutions in her State as an active resource person for improvements and innovations in science education.

Mr. Saji Kumar VS, Teacher, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chennithala, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Hyderabad, 690105

Mr. Saji Kumar VS, as a teacher in Drawing in a Jawahar Navodaya School, has done excellent work as an Art teacher, making relevant inter-disciplinary connections with other subjects such as Maths, Science, Social Studies and Physical Education in the teaching of Art and also in providing an Arts-integrated learning experience for students. He has encouraged creativity in his students by undertaking several art projects including in digital art with prestigious national and state level organisations as well as to form art clubs and art camps for wider experience sharing. He has contributed to curriculum development on Art with ICT, for some national level academic bodies.

Ms. Sudha Painuli, Vice Principal, Eklavya Model Residential School, Jogla, Kalsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248159

Ms. Sudha Painuli, as a Vice Principal in an Eklavaya Model Residential School has shown herself to be an extremely progressive educator. She has created programmes in order to inculcate the love of learning amongst tribal children through innovative concepts like theatre education, youth parliaments and ecological projects, while at the same time integrating indigenous understanding of the area from where her students come. She has successfully linked alumni with in-school students for guidance and career counselling.

Ms. Chemmalar Shanmugam, Head Teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Jalahalli Afs (East), Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban , Bengaluru, 560014

Ms. Shanmugam, as a Head Mistress of the primary section of a Kendriya Vidyalaya School, has shown herself to be an extremely holistic and versatile educator. She has changed the teaching methodologies in English teaching by introducing learning through classroom games & concerts and skilful use of ‘musical spellings’ and ‘dancing words’ which have helped young children learn a new language appropriately. She has actively involved her students in social awareness of local issues such as the lost lakes of Bengaluru, to create a holistic perspective and reasoning skills.

Ms. Ishita Dey, Vice Principal, Tarapore School, Jamshedpur, Road No. 3 Agrico, East Singhbum, Jharkhand, 831009

Ms. Dey, as a Vice Principal of a private Higher Secondary School with classes 1 to 12, specializes in the area of cognitive, effective and psychomotor development and has been instrumental in designing a variety of projects in her school. Pedagogy in Mathematics and in languages as well as in related teacher training, are some areas where she has transformed systems in her school. She is a design thinker and has conceptualized a child friendly library and maths labs for the primary section.

Ms. Archana Gurung, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School Jorethang, Daragaon, Jorethang, South Sikkim, Sikkim, 737121

Ms. Gurung is a Principal in a government Higher Secondary School who has made efforts to make her school a safe and joyful place for students. She has brought in innumerable confidence building exercises for the students and has worked hard with the community to upgrade school infrastructure. She introduced innovations like Zumba dancing and a school band to engage the children while at the same time introducing a system of attendance five times a day to bring down truancy in the school.

Mr. Lomas Dhungel, Teacher, Government Senior Secondary School Makha, Makha, Rakdong Tintek, East Sikkim, Sikkim, 737134

Mr. Lomas Dhungel is a teacher who has introduced novel methods of teaching geometry, algebra and mathematical concepts through poetry, storytelling and art. He has integrated the understanding of nature in the teaching of maths through stability and symmetry. His activities are extremely child friendly and have engaged children whose skills in maths have shown improvement.

Mr. Rahul Sankar Chatterjee, Lecturer, Shillong Jail Road Boys Higher Secondary School, Jail Road, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, 793001

Mr. Rahul Sankar Chatterjee is an extremely creative teacher of Physics in a High School. He has introduced many innovative methodologies in the teaching of Physics that have helped students learn better and which have been disseminated elsewhere through teacher training modules. Apart from re-equipping the school laboratory, developing new experiments & quizzes, he has also designed concept-based videos for students of Physics, all contributing to a rich learning experience.

Mr. Sanjay Das, Teacher, Tilabazar HS School, Tilabazar, Gournagar, Unakoti, Tripura, 799281

Mr. Sanjay Das, has shown himself to be an active and enthusiastic teacher of Science and Mathematics in a Higher Secondary school in a remote part of Tripura. He has innovated interesting hands-on and ICT based pedagogies for the teaching of science and maths to his students and has successfully enhanced their interest as well as learning outcomes in these subjects. He has also developed a good rapport with the local community and para--military organisations deployed in the area, to mobilise resource support for the school in terms of a Midday Meal Dining hall, joint benches/furniture and computers for the school.

Mr. Goutam Dev Sarma, Teacher, Govt. H.S. And M.P. School Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Assam, 783370

Mr. Goutam Dev Sarma has used many innovative techniques to teach Maths and Science as a teacher in a government Higher Secondary School in Kokrajhar. Facing many challenges including physical danger due to a difficult socio-political context, he has done inspiring work in the teaching of these subjects by establishing a science laboratory with a grant from a central govt scientific department and by developing low cost tools for teaching maths & science. He has innovated with multi lingual teaching methods as his students come from at least three different language backgrounds and has effectively integrated his teaching style to provide an inclusive learning climate. His personal rapport with different communities in the area has ensured a higher enrolment and participation in the school and has helped in making science popular through fairs and projects.

Mr. Smith Kumar Soni, Acting Head Teacher, Govt. Middle School Bano (Project Girls H/S Bano), Bano, Bano, Simdega, Jharkhand, 835201

Mr. Smith Kumar Soni, as an Acting Head Teacher in a government Middle School has done remarkable work in community mobilisation for upgrading school infrastructure and a high enrolment of girls in his school. Located in a tribal belt, Sh. Soni has worked assiduously for girl child education & their empowerment as well as for the prevention of exploitative practices such as early marriage and child labour in the area. He made effective use of child-centred activities in the school like a Bal-Sansad and has innovated ways to teach, by engaging older students to teach younger students.

Ms. Nirupama Kumari, Teacher, Ram Rudra 2 High School Chas Bokaro, Chas, Chas, Bokaro, Jharkhand, 827013

Ms. Nirupama Kumari, a Hindi Teacher in a government Higher Secondary school teaches the Hindi language in very engaging and holistic ways. She has innovated methods of teaching by making use of local Art forms, games and story-telling practices. She has evolved ways of class seating, groups by learning levels for optimum language learning, making use of ICT tools for correct pronunciation, creative writing and appropriate usage of vocabulary. She has contributed to e-content for Hindi teaching as a Resource person for both the state and national level institutions.

Ms. Thankaleta Thankappan, Head Teacher, Govt Lvlps Chavara South, Thekkumbhagom, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, 691584

Ms. Thankaleta Thankappan, as a Head Teacher of a Primary School, is to be commended for her hard work in transforming the school infrastructure and providing a pleasant, colourful and hygienic environment for her primary school children. She has created many joyful outdoor activities using games and toys to learn Language and Maths as well as set up an English learning gallery and a language lab. She successfully mobilised resources from the community and local corporate organisations, for the betterment of the school including an open auditorium space, class wise library, as well as toilets and hand-wash areas for children, so as to learn good hygiene and develop regular reading habits.

Mr. Madhu Babu Asapanna, Teacher, Z.P.High School Kasibugga, Kasibugga, Tekkali Division Palasa Mandal, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, 532222

Mr. Madhu Babu Asapanna, as an English teacher in a Zilla Parishad High School, has made learning English enjoyable with the use of theatre as a pedagogic tool. He created a print rich atmosphere in his classroom, integrated ICT with movie maker and design animations by children, used individual, pair and group work in activities that continued over the weekend. This has ensured excellent academic results along with development of self-confidence and life skills in his students. He also made brochures to reach out to local citizens for a higher enrolment and celebrate student achievements. He mobilised community resources for infrastructure up gradation and is a Resource Person for textbook development and a teacher trainer in his state.

Ms. Padma Priya Vummaji, Teacher, Government Nehru Memorial High School, Malakpet, Malakpet, Hyderabad, Telangana-500036

Ms. Padma Priya Vummaji as a teacher of Physics and Maths in a High School, has done innovative work by integrating Maths with Art and making challenging mathematical concepts such as the Fibonacci ratio, fun and easy for children. Using project based and experiential learning, she made relevant connections with the children’s interests and their real life such as the significance of the angle of a cricket bat or studying a peacock feather. She used peer learning and integrated ICT with games. She has contributed to content development in her state and has provided international exposure to her students through international school exchange programmes.

Mr. Yakub S., Teacher, Government High School Nada, Nada, Belthangady, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka-574214

Mr. Yakub S. is an extremely innovative and versatile educator in Maths. He has transformed the teaching of maths by using innovative software and mobile apps. He has also prepared more than 50 hands-on models through which children can learn different concepts. He encourages students to self-study and practice learning by doing. He is a resource person for teachers across the state and has several publications to his name.

Ms. Surekha Jagannath, Teacher, Government High School Bandarwad, Bandarwad, Afzalpur, Kalaburagi, Karnataka-585265

Ms. Surekha Jagannath is a science teacher who has brought in many innovations into her school. She has created over a hundred innovations and experiments in science teaching which promote personalized learning, development of curiosity and creativity in students. She has also emerged as a resource for the State and has published many articles on her experiments.

Mr. Dhilip S, Teacher, Government Higher Secondary School Sathiyamangalam, Sathiyamangalam, Gingee, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, 604153

Mr. Dhilip S, as a High School English teacher, has done outstanding work in using ICT to teach the English language, He has used augmented and virtual reality to make learning of English exciting for children. He created a Literary club, developed phonetic techniques and models for learning grammar with games, to comprehend the language better. He has created English language content that has reached out to one lakh students and ICT tutorials for thousands of teachers.

Ms Saraswathi R C, Head Mistress, Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School, Ashoknagar, T.Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600083

Ms. Saraswathi, as a head mistress of a Govt. Higher Secondary school has worked hard to improve the pedagogic and academic aspects of her school in order to improve learning levels of students. She has invested school efforts in setting up of smart class room and science and maths laboratories. She has introduced methodologies of “learning by doing” and introduced innovations like games to build vocabulary and understanding in languages and science. She runs a well-managed school which has produced excellent examination results in the higher secondary classes. She has also developed co-scholastic activities in the school to give the students a well-rounded education and personality development.

Mr. Narayan Chandrakant Mangalaram, Teacher, Zhilla Parishad Primary School Gopalwadi, Chedgoan, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra-414105

Mr. Narayan Chandrakant Mangalaram is an extremely progressive educator and has created a model primary school. In a rural school where children of nomadic tribes come to study, he has effectively implemented art integrated learning and other innovative pedagogies which has helped retention and increased daily attendance. Mr. Manglaram has also been able to mobilize the community and bring in donations that has led to better infrastructure in the school.

Mr. Selvamuthukumaran Rajkumar, Teacher, Indira Gandhi Government High School Katterikuppam, Katterikuppam, Brc Iii, Pondicherry, Puducherry, 605502

Mr. Selvamuthukumaran Rajkumar, as a Science teacher in a government High School, has done remarkable work in using real life situations and contexts to teach Science in meaningful ways in experiential projects. Using small research projects he taught his students to study different systems in their surrounding such as the canal systems etc. and conduct surveys, investigations, data analysis to write reports. Learning through these methods, his students have written 40 research papers. He has made Scientific tools freely available to children and allowed them to take tools such as the foldscope home over weekends and post photos of their observations. His students have participated and won awards in national and international competitions.

Ms. Joshi Sudha Gautambhai, Teacher, Secondary School for the Blind, Vastrapurahmedabad, Na, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, 380015

Ms. Joshi Sudha Gautambhai teaches Mathematics at the Secondary school for the Blind. She has worked as a mentor, guide and friend to her differently abled students. She created many opportunities for her students to participate in creative and performing arts that boosted their self-confidence and helped develop diverse skills. Alongside this, she has continued to make different low cost materials, promote reading materials in braille and tutor students with personal attention to see them through their exams and other life challenges. Her dedication and support to her students is very commendable.

Mr. Sant Kumar Sahani, Head Teacher, Upgraded High School Kharmauli, Kharmauli, Birpur, Begusarai, Bihar, 851127

Mr. Sant Kumar Sahani as a Head Master of a High School has worked hard to improve the infrastructure and learning outcomes of the school with dedication and inspirational leadership. As a result, he convinced the community to donate land, computers and furniture for the school and has doubled its enrolment.

Sh. Vikram Sonba Adsul, Assistant Teacher, ZPP School Bandgarwasti, Handalwadi, District Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra

Shri Adsul has been able to innovate his teaching through dramatization and adoption of joyful learning experiences based largely on outdoor activities. Working in a difficult terrain and in the context of an economically and socially marginalized community, he has been able to help mobilize community support for the establishment of a computer lab in his school and helped the school achieve high academic performance. His work has taken the school towards remarkably better enrollment and lower dropout rates.

Ms. Mamta Awasthy, Headmistress, Govt. Primary School, Dongeythang, District East Sikkim, Sikkim

Ms. Mamta has shown enthusiasm and exemplary initiative in creating a primary school which is attractive and conducive to the enrolment and retention of young children. She has developed innovative practices for classroom teaching and learning for primary school goers through reading corners, use of local TLMs, health checkups, use of music, activating parental / mothers participation in school activities and above all providing a joyful and energetic atmosphere in the primary school. She has been instrumental in a larger dissemination of her school good practices by being a resource person in State level development of textbooks, teachers guides and in adult education programmes to achieve the State goal of 100% literacy.

Ms. Manju Balasubramanyam, Principal, Delhi Public School, Bengaluru

As a Principal, Ms. Manju has led the overall development of the school as a well regarded Institution. She has contributed to developing a congenial atmosphere with respect for diversity and the active inclusion of children with special needs in the school. Ms. Manju has also actively worked as a resource for educational development of online programmes and in the area of inclusive education, at State and National fora for education development.

Ms. Karma Chomu Bhutia, Headmistress, Pakshep Jr. High School, District North Sikkim, Sikkim

Ms. Karma has demonstrated leadership qualities of a high order in running a clean, colourful and academically sound school. She has provided a very balanced and dedicated guiding hand where implemetation of major government programmes has been done with sincerity, seriousness and contextualization, be it the MDM programme with all organically sourced foods, cleanliness & hygiene and the promotion of the girl child, campaigns. The school has not only been able to ensure good enrolment but has also effectively checked drop outs. The introduction of ICT technologies in enabling young students to use computers and building up their general knowledge, has been notable.

Sh. Hydros CK, Headmaster, Government Higher Secondary School, Moolankave, District Wayanad, Kerala

Shri Hydros has involved the PTA extensively in school development and also mobilized community contribution for arranging school buses, digital classrooms, student workbooks etc. He has taken several initiatives for improving student learning outcomes including student workbooks, an academic master plan for each class and SSLC preparation camps. Several innovative science projects,including some in robotics, have emerged under his guidance.

Dr. Rameshappa G., Physical Education teacher, Govt. Jr. College, High School Section, Vijayapura, Devanahalli, District Bangalore Rural, Karnataka

Dr. Rameshappa has been able to build a positive and encouraging atmosphere in the school towards physical education and yoga. He has systamatically built up innovative practices and methodologies to attract and sustain student participation in physical education programmes such as use of e-content for yoga and outdoor games, use of yoga for children with obesity, achieving excellence in athletics, wrestling and volleyball as well as providing a gender positive and sensitive environment for children with special needs.

Ms. Geeta Gangwani, Principal, Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini, Delhi

Ms. Geeta,apart from being a Principal, is a Chemistry Teacher and has created innovative teaching learning practices in the subject for secondary and higher secondary levels of education. She has developed Teaching Learning Materials using ICT enabled applications which have helped in improving classroom transactions. Ms. Geeta has strongly advocated the use of E-Learning tools in chemistry teaching and has networked with many Government and Non-Government educational development fora as a resource person. As a School Principal she has included ICT in school management systems.

Sh. Santosh N Gaonkar, Headmaster, Poira High School, District North Goa, Goa

Shri Gaonkar has been instrumental in the school’s consistently good Class-X examination results. As a science teacher, he has organized science exhibitions and supported his students’ participation in National Children’s Science Congress. He has regularly presented his teaching aids and demonstrations in other schools and exhibitions and his entries have received awards. He is a resource person for science teaching at State level.

Dr Gopal Jee, Head Master, Govt. Urdu Middle School, Banchauri, District Sitamarhi, Bihar

Under the watch of Dr Gopal Jee, the School has demonstrated a steady increase of student achievement. Apart from his efforts at innovative teaching through the effective use of activity based approach and TLMs, he also focused on organization of activities aimed at enhancing awareness about environment and conservation. He mobilized community resources to establish ICT facilities in his School. Situated in a rural setting characterized by poverty and illiteracy, he has engaged consistently with families to increase enrollment and to reduce dropout rate particularly of girls.

Sh. Harinder Singh Grewal, ETT teacher, GPS Purana High Court, Nabha, District Patiala, Punjab

Shri Grewal has successfully mobilized the local community for improving enrollment, school infrastructure and other aspects of school improvement including setting up of smart classrooms. He has contributed to development of e-content at the state level and promoted the use of ICT in schools for improving teaching-learning. Some of his innovative experiments include educational park, use of building elements as learning aids and low-cost TLMs.

Ms. Manu Gulati, TGT English, SKV No. II Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi

Ms. Gulati has developed innovative methods for English language teaching-learning like use of ICT, music and dance. She has shared her classroom activities and innovative experiments in several journals and resource books. She has also contributed to development of e-content for teaching of English through State and National Level academic institutions. She is supporting other school teachers as a mentor teacher.

Sh. Sashanka Hazarika, Graduate teacher in Science, Dahi Higher Secondary School, District Darrang, Assam

Shri Hazarika has pioneered the use of ICT enabled tools in teaching learning practices in his school. He has encouraged computerization and the development of appropriate softwares for use in classrooms. To ensure wider dissemination of ICT enabled teaching learning materials so developed, large number of videos have been put up by him on the Internet. Shri Hazarika has also actively helped the school in enhancing enrolment which has grown substantially over the last few years and is representative of the community’s faith in the performance of the school.

Sh. Khangembam Indrakumar Singh, Primary teacher and in-charge Headmaster, Kumbi Sandhong Primary School, District Bishnupur, Manipur

Shri Singh has overcome many challenges to develop his school and make it attractive for the local community to send their children for primary education. He has worked tirelessly to refrubish the school building and its interiors, change teaching learning practices by developing simple TLM’s and has provided for special residential programmes for slow learners, with the effective assistance of the local community and parents.

Sh. Arvind Raj Jajware, Assistant Teacher, Primary School Gopalpur, District Deoghar, Jharkhand

Shri Jajware has worked with dedication to improve his primary school through community participation in ensuring that local efforts directly contribute to strengthening school infrastructure and significantly enhancing student enrolment and attendance. He has adopted joyful teaching learning practices with plentiful use of low cost teaching materials and has uniquely provided for the sharing of good practices of the school through Internet based applications.

Sh. Pari Baldevpari Javerpari, Teacher, Shri Barwala Madhyamik Shala, Barwala, District Junagadh, Gujarat

Shri Pari makes learning mathematics effective and enjoyable through the use of ICT. Through use of computers, he makes mathematics teaching a lot of fun. He has developed several mobile apps that help students engage actively and effectively with curricular experiences in mathematics. He is a key resource person in ICT workshops for teachers. His classroom videos have been uploaded on the Internet and have high levels of viewership.

Dr. Suman Jhakhar, Principal, G Mohta GSSS Rajgarh, District Churu, Rajasthan

As Principal, Dr. Jhakhar helped mobilize huge community funding of many infrastructure facilities in her school like classrooms, laboratories, toilet block, smart classrooms and computer equipment. Under her leadership as Principal, the enrolment of this girls’ school has increased manifold. She has promoted a wide-range of co-curricular activities like eco clubs, sports, educational trips, NSS etc.

Sh. Basruddin Khan, Headmaster GHS Tapkan, District Mewat, Haryana

As Headmaster, Shri Khan has promoted girls’ education in an educationally backward area. He has focused on improving school infrastructure, increasing enrollment, completion and school results. He has worked for identification and enrollment of out-of-school children with extensive support from the community.

Dr Usha Khare, Principal, Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Jahangirabad, District Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Khare has been able to renovate her school and set up new facilities with resources mobilized through her community-oriented work. She has established a Teaching-Learning Centre and e-library in her school. She has been able to increase enrolment and retention of girls through community oriented work as well as through making learning more effective and strengthening linkages with vocational education.

Sh. Motilal Koirala, Principal, Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Kewzing, District South Sikkim, Sikkim

Shri Koirala has demonstrated good leadership as a Principal, by developing a well ordered and neat school environment as well as by providing many inputs for effective student development and improved academic achievements. He has effectively mobilized and utilized funds from national programmes to build and maintain school buildings, have extensive outreach programmes to include parents and lady guardians as well as by introducing the latest ICT technologies such as biometric attendance, use of ICT in teaching of maths and science as well as encouraging students to publish an e-magazine.

Sh. Sunil Kumar, JBT, GPS Bandol, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Shri Kumar has involved the community in school development, especially infrastructure improvement. He has introduced several ICT-based innovations including smart classrooms, paperless classrooms and video conferencing with community and officials. Some of his other innovations include herbal garden, bagless school, use of dictionary by children and promotion of health and hygiene.

Sh. Sarvest Kumar, Head Teacher, Primary School Moorghat, District Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Kumar’s efforts have led to a huge increase in the school’s enrollment. By involving the local community, he has helped improve the school infrastructure including development of smart classrooms. His efforts in introducing ICT in the teaching-learning process include development and use of many educational videos which have been uploaded on Internet platforms. He also supports several co-curricular activities in his school.

Sh. M. Shivakumar, Assistant Teacher, Govt. High School, Cheemangala, District Chikkaballapura, Karnataka

Shri Shivakumar has demonstrated that learning of mathematics can be made effective and attractive through appropriate use of an ICT environment. His classroom videos uploaded on the Internet are viewed widely. He has made mobile Apps for helping students prepare better for the SSLC examination. He has maintained close contact with the families of his students, thus ensuring their regularity at school and facilitating greater achievement. He has also been writing and directing school plays, particularly on socially important themes.

Sh. Mohammad Imran Khan Mewati, Teacher, Government VarishthUpadhyay Sanskrit School, District Alwar, Rajasthan

Shri Mewati has developed a very large body of educational e-content including videos which have been uploaded, websites, mobile phone Apps, etc. His educational Apps cover a range of subjects at primary and secondary level and also support students for competitive examinations. These Apps are available free of cost for students and teachers. He was instrumental in establishment of the computer lab in his school.

Sh. GH Rasool Mir, Principal, Boys Higher Secondary School Soura, District Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

Shri Mir has mobilized parents and community for infrastructure development, increasing enrollment, reduction in absenteeism and promoting peace. He has led the setting up of the school library and upgradation of laboratories. As a Chemistry teacher, he has been involved as resource person for training of other teachers. Under his leadership, the school’s results in Class-X have improved over the years.

Sh. Omprakash Mishra, In Charge Head Master, Govt. High School, Jeypore, District Koraput, Odisha

Working as Shri Mishra does, in a remote and difficult area, he has led his school to demonstrate high percentage of success in the State board examinations. He was able to mobilize sizeable community support for equipping the school with furniture, fixtures, equipment and so on. He has published widely and his books are used by teachers in the district. He has worked as key resource person in science and mathematics teaching. He has been able to support effective use of school labs and ICT in the teaching of science and mathematics.

Sh. Amitava Misra, Head Teacher, Gobindpur Primary School, Gobindpur, District Purulia, West Bengal

Shri Misra has been able to mobilize high levels of support in terms of material, physical labour and money from the community members, colleagues and the civil society, to bring about a remarkable transformation in the school environment and facilities. He demonstrates that it is possible to integrate nature walks and fieldwork on a regular basis into transaction of curriculum. He has been working with children from marginalized communities during the out of school hours and holidays. He has published widely and has edited some periodicals. He has been a resource person in in-service teacher training programmes.

Sh. Murugan, Senior graduate teacher, Government Higher Secondary School, District Peren, Nagaland

As a mathematics and science teacher for middle and secondary level, Shri Murugan has taken an active interest in the development and use of teaching learning materials for effective classroom teaching and this has directly contributed to the academic achievements of the students in their class X board examinations, where the school results have been above the State average. Shri Murugan has also helped to develop an interest in science amongst the students of the school as well as in the district at large, by organizing programmes such as district science congress and teacher training workshops.

Ms. Shesha Prasad Nadupalli, PGT English, Kendriya Vidyalaya AFS, BEGUMPET, Hyderabad

Ms. Shesha Prasad has developed unique teaching tools for the teaching of English in which she has also incorporated many ICT applications which have lead to improved pedagogic practices. She has also contributed to the dissemination of these improved practices through KVS Zonal and CBSE Board teaching training programmes as a resource person.

Ms. Pragya Nopany, PGT Physics, Birla Vidya Niketan, Delhi

Ms. Pragya has dedicated herself to making the teaching of Physics at secondary and senior secondary levels, in a manner where students instead of fearing Physics, are in turn fascinated by the subject. She has developed and introduced improved and innovative teaching learning practices in the subject and has at the same time prepared her students to compete successfully in their school board examinations. She has also invested time and effort in propagating the love of Physics through networks with fellow subject teachers from other schools as well as by contributing to national level curriculum development and teacher training programmes.

Ms. Sushila Rupji Pasaria, Incharge Headmaster, Central Primary Marathi School, District D&NH, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Ms. Sushila has spread awareness for education and mobilized community and parents to increase enrollment and reduce dropout. Her efforts to improve student learning include setting up of reading corners and painting of school walls as learning aids. She promotes co-curricular activities like eco club, kitchen garden, sports and yoga, educational tours and tree plantation. She has demonstrated good school leadership.

Sh. Patel Rakeshkumar Chandrakant, Head Teacher, Nava Nadisar Prathamik Shala, Nadisar, District Panchmahals, Gujarat

Shri Patel has developed strong community linkages through household-based work in the village and effective use of social media. Both these have helped increase multifold the student strength in his school. He has been able to develop his school as a MastikiPathshalawith an attractive and stimulating school environment that supports effective learning. He has been innovative in his classroom activities. He has participated in the development of textbooks and has contributed considerably in terms of e-contents. He has been an active blogger on issues related to innovative pedagogy.

Sh. Lutni Perme, Headmaster, Govt. Secondary School Pasighat, District East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

Shri Lutni has guided the school in its academic performance as well as in the overall development of the students’ personalities through co-curricular activities like gardening, sports, literary and cultural activities as well as by imparting computer based education to children.He has also built an effective liaison with parents and the community to support school development.

Sh. Bandari Ramesh, School Assistant, Zilla Parishad Secondary School, Venkatapur, District Warangal Urban, Telangana

Shri Ramesh has contributed to the development of innovative practices in the teaching learning of mathematics at the secondary level. He has developed over 150 TLM models for effective teaching of maths and extensively uses ICT tools for the same. This has positively impacted the results of the school in public examinations with nearly cent percent results. He is an active resource person for national school education programmes as well as a contributor to textbook development.

Sh. Narra Rama Rao, Headmaster, Zilla Parishad High School, Borgaon P., District Nizamabad, Telangana

Shri Rao has shown good school leadership abilities by winning the community’s faith in the school by dramatically enhancing the enrolment of children over a period of 4-5 years. Notable in this exercise has been the enrolment of children who were out of school specially from the working class population. Shri Rao has also demonstrated remarkable achievements in popularizing science and developing a scientific temper amongst the students and the community at large.

Sh. B S Ravi, Headmaster, Zilla Parishad High School, Amaravai, District Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana

Shri Ravi has involved the community in increasing enrollment and improving school infrastructure. His focus on improving student learning is reflected in development of TLM for all subjects and all classes and encouragement of group discussions in the classroom. He has enabled regular use of school library, science and computer labs as a part of regular teaching learning practices in the school.

Ms. Meka Susatya Rekha, School Assistant, Nivedita Kishore Vihar English Medium Aided High School, Rajamundary, District East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

As a teacher of mathematics and physical sciences, Ms. Rekha has enriched classroom transactions and learning levels by the introduction of e-content materials, development of videos and demonstrations. These efforts have positively impacted the school results in the public examinations. The dissemination of this e-content through social media applications and Internet has enabled its wider use.

Ms. R Sathy, Headmistress, Panchayat Union Primary School, Malumachampatty, District Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Ms. Sathy has helped increase school enrolment and eliminate dropout through a wide range of community mobilization activities. The children’s ‘Kutti Commando Force’ has helped the village being recognized as open defecation free. She has introduced several innovative strategies to improve student learning including activity-based learning, use of role-play and learning though e-content on tablets. She has led the organization of many co-curricular activities in the school.

Ms. Shaila R.N., Headmistress, Govt. High School T. Dasarahalli, District Bangalore North, Karnataka

Ms. Shaila has shown a high order of school leadership and management abilities by demonstrating a dramatic improvement in the school infrastructure by effectively utilizing State budget allocations and mobilization of funds from NGOs and the community. While providing all round development of the students,she has also guided the academic health of the school which has consistently shown very good results in the public examinations.She has also been instrumental in providing special programmes for students who are lagging behind in academics. Attention to the psychological and physical health of the students in the school is also a model practice. Dissemination of good practices by her as a State resource person is helping the cause of developing model schools across the State.

Ms. Jayanthi Sheshadri, English Teacher, Loyola School, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

As an English teacher, Ms. Sheshadri has used creative teaching techniques in building learning abilities among students, in the subject. She has helped her school build mentoring networks with alumni, parents and the community and has also spearheaded rural outreach projects through knowledge sharing workshops and training sessions.

Sh. Kirandeep Singh, Maths Master, Government Senior Secondary School Sihora, District Ludhiana, Punjab

Shri Singh has contributed to the improvement in teaching-learning of mathematics in his school through establishment of a mathematics hub, maths park, maths laboratory, smart classroom, maths library, mathematical models and games. He has developed a wide-range of low-cost TLMs for teaching of maths in a joyful way. He has also contributed to state-level EDUSAT programmes.

Sh. Ishwari Kumar Sinha, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School, Chitaud, District Balod, Chhattisgarh

Shri Sinha has made science teaching more meaningful and effective through use of experiments and observation using environment and nature as a resource and through field activities. He has attached much significance to team work and team leadership in his pedagogic and curricular strategies. He has organized Summer camps for children. He has been devoting out of school hours for supporting children with learning difficulties. He has worked on digital and computer assisted learning.

Ms. Sutapa Sur, Headmistress, Kalikishore High School, Kakraban, District Gomti, Tripura

Ms. Sutapa has shown a steady and constructive approach to the over-all development of her secondary school, which has shown demonstrable success in the school results of the class X Board exam, wherein consistently high pass percentages have been achieved. She has also steered the all-round development of students through co-curricular, cultural and national integration activities.

Sh. Narendra Kumar Tiwari, Principal, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Mitthunawagaon, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

In spite of difficult circumstances, Shri Tiwari has been able to develop his school well, demonstrating high enrollment, high levels of student participation and remarkably better performance of students in the board examinations. He mobilized substantial support for his school from the community in terms of donations of land and computers. He has done work in chemistry teaching through writing of textbooks and other materials. He has been a key resource person in several workshops and training programmes.

Sh. Vidhu K.P., Head Master, NSS LP School, Kappu, District Ernakulam, Kerala

Through his leadership and efforts, Shri Vidhu has been able to make his school a Smart School, largely using resources that he has been able to mobilize from his school management and community. He has created an effective digital learning environment in his school by developing ICT tools for managing the school’s functioning and IT integrated resources for teaching and learning. By installing a face recognition attendance system and by working as the school bus drivers, he and his colleagues are able to keep in touch with the parents on a regular basis. The school-community farming programme and a film produced in-house are some interesting features of his school. He has been a key resource person for the State.

Sh. GS Zaithantluanga, Head Master, Govt. Diakkawn High School, Khuangpuilam, Distrct Kolasib, Mizoram

As a Headmaster, Mr. Zaithantluanga has guided the school towards academic and co-curricular achievements in a sustained manner. He has particularly worked towards developing a scientific temper amongst students by active participation in national science programmes like INSPIRE and the National Children’s Science Congress. He has also provided for the development of local culture amongst students who have inturn represented the State in national level cultural competitions. He has initiated the adoption of vocational education and skill training in the school by blending skills with the academic curriculum.