TIME BOUND/ IMMEDIATE

1-10/2020-NAT (Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
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Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 23 June, 2020

To

The Heads of Organisations

Sub:- National Awards to Teachers 2020 – Revised Guidelines, timelines and

initiation of selection process.

Sir/Madam,

The Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development,

Department of School Education and Literacy, implements a Scheme of National
Awards to Teachers to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers
in the country and to honor those teachers who through their commitment and industry
have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of
their students. The Competent Authority has approved the revised guidelines and
timelines (enclosed at Appendix-I). Registrations are open for online self-nominations
by teachers from 15.06.2020 to 06.07.2020 on the website of MHRD
(https://mhrd.gov.in/ & http://nationalawardstoteachers.mhrd.gov.in/)

2. You are requested to inform all the concerned Stakeholders to take appropriate
actions as per the prescribed timelines (enclosed at Appendix-II).

3. Organizations are requested to ensure constitution of Regional Selection

Committee and nominate one representative of organization as a member in every
Regional Selection Committee.

4. The login credentials of the Organization Selection Committee will be e-mailed

to respective Heads of Organizations. The login credentials of the Regional Selection
Committee will also be e-mailed to respective Heads of Organization for onward
dissemination to respective Regional offices/ Regional Selection Committees.

5. The details of Nominees of Union Government will be sent separately.

Yours faithfully,

Encl:- Revised NAT Guidelines alongwith Timelines

(G. Vijaya Bhaskar)
Director (NAT)
Tel:- 011-2338 8641
 Appendix-I

Revised Guidelines for Selection of Teachers for National Awards

Introduction
The purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution of
some of the finest teachers in the country and to honor those teachers who through
their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education
but also enriched the lives of their students.

i) Conditions of Eligibility of Teachers for consideration for the Awards:

i) School teachers and Heads of Schools working in recognized
primary/middle/high/higher secondary schools under the following
categories:
a) Schools run by State Govt./UTs Administration, schools run by local
bodies, schools aided by State Govt. and UT Administration.
b) Central Govt. Schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Central Schools for Tibetans (CTSA),
Sainik Schools run by Ministry of Defence (MoD), Schools run by Atomic
Energy Education Society (AEES).
c) Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
(other than those at (a) and (b) above)
d) Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examination
(CISCE) (Other than those at (a), (b) and (c) above)

ii) 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.
iii) Educational Administrators, Inspectors of Education, and the staff of training
Institutes are not eligible for these awards.
iv) Teacher/Headmaster should not have indulged in tuitions.
v) Only regular Teachers and Heads of Schools will be eligible.
vi) Contractual Teachers and Shiksha Mitras will not be eligible.

ii) Considerations to guide the selection of teachers at various levels:

Teachers will be evaluated based on the evaluation matrix given at Annexure-I.
Evaluation matrix contains two types of criteria for evaluation:

a) Objective criteria: Under this the teachers will be awarded marks

against each of the objective criteria. These criteria are given the
weightage of 20 out of 100.
b) Criteria based on performance: Under this, teachers will be awarded
marks on criteria based on performance e.g. initiatives to improve
learning outcomes, innovative experiments undertaken, organization of
extra and co-curricular activities, use of Teaching Learning Material,
social mobility, ensuring experiential learning, unique ways to ensure
physical education to students etc. These criteria are given the
weightage of 80 out of 100.
iii) Procedure for application and selection:
i) All the applications would be received through an online web portal.
ii) MHRD would ensure coordination with States/UTs regarding timely entry
into the portal and resolution of technical and operational issues during data
entry into portal through the portal development agency.
iii) MHRD will bear the entire expenditure for development and maintenance of
the portal.
iv) In case of State/UTs, teachers and heads of schools themselves shall apply
directly by filling the application form online through the web portal before the
prescribed cut-off date.
v) Every applicant shall submit a portfolio, online along with the Entry Form. The
portfolio shall include relevant supporting material such as documents, tools,
reports of activities, field visits, photographs, audios or videos etc.
vi) Undertaking by the applicant: Each applicant shall give an undertaking
that all the information/data submitted is true to the best of his/her
knowledge and if anything is found at any later date to be untrue then
he/she will be liable to disciplinary action.

District Selection Committee:

vii) First level scrutiny will be done by District Selection Committee (DSC)
headed by the District Education Officer. Members of DSC would be as
under:
a) District Education Officer: Chairperson
b) Representative of State/UT Govt.: Member
c) One Reputed academician nominated by District Collector: Member

viii) The major functions to be performed by DSC are as under:

a) Physical verification of the facts/ information provided by the
applicant by forming verification teams.
b) Evaluation/ marking of the applicants as per the format at Annexure-
I.
c) Certificate by DSC: The DSC shall certify that marks have been
awarded after due verification of the facts.
d) After the detailed evaluation of the applications, DSC will shortlist 3
names and forward these to State Selection Committee through
online portal along with vigilance clearance certificate of each of the
3 applicants.
e) In addition to the applications received, the DSC in exceptional
circumstances, may suo-moto consider name of maximum one
person among the outstanding teachers including special educators
and differently abled teachers/heads of schools. The evaluation will
be done as per the format at Annexure-I.
f) DSC may take into account performance of teachers in various
streams of studies viz. science, arts, music, physical education etc.
 The State Selection Committee (SSC)
ix) The State Selection Committee (SSC) will be headed by Principal
Secretary/ Secretary of State Education Department. Members of SSC
will be as under:
a) Principal Secretary/ Secretary of State Education Department:
Chairperson
b) Nominee of Union Govt.: Member
c) Director/Commissioner of Education: Member Secretary
d) Director, SCERT or equivalent if there is no SCERT: Member

x) The major functions to be performed by SSC are as under:

a) Re-verification of the facts/ information/marks of the nominations
received from all the DSCs.
b) Evaluate all the nominations and prepare shortlist of the best
candidates, subject to the maximum number allotted to the
States/UTs as per Annexure-II and forward the same to Independent
Jury at National level through online portal.
Organization Selection Committee (OSC)(For other organizations)

xi) The composition of OSC is as under:

a) Chairperson/ Director/ Commissioner/ Head of the Organization:
Chairperson
b) One officer from the Organization nominated by the Chairperson
c) Nominee of Union Govt.: Member
d) One reputed academician deputed by the Chairperson: Member

xii) The major functions to be performed by OSC are as under:

a) The Organizations may follow their internal processes for receiving
nominations.
b) Evaluate all the nominations and prepare shortlist of the best
candidates, subject to the maximum number allotted to the
Organizations as per Annexure-II and forward the same to
Independent Jury at National level through online portal.
Independent Jury at National level

xiii) Independent Jury at National levelheaded by retired Secretary,

Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD would review the list
of candidates as forwarded by all the SSCs and OSCs and carry out
fresh assessment.

a. Each nominee is required to make a presentation before the Jury.

b. The jury shall select names from the list subject to the maximum of 45
(+2 Special Category for differently abled teachers etc.).
c. TA/DA for nominees shall be paid by MHRD.
d. Secretarial assistance to the Jury will be provided by NCERT.

xiv) All other awards have been subsumed under the National Awards to
Teachers.
xv) The annual timelines for online self-nomination, shortlisting and final selection
may be decided by Secretary (Department of School Education & Literacy),
MHRD
 Evaluation Matrix for National Award to Teachers Annexure-I

Category A: Objective Criteria

Sl Criteria Maximum
No. Marks /
Ceiling
1 Work done by teacher to encourage community, parents, alumni etc. to 3
contribute to the school in any way e.g. physical infrastructure,
computers, mid day meal, funds, books etc.
Publication (Research papers/Articles in international/national
2 3
journals{with ISSN}, Books {with ISBN}, etc.) in the last 5 years
Annual Performance Appraisal Reports or other performance appraisal
3 3
tools of last 3 years
4 Is the teacher attending school regularly without any complaints? 3
Whether the teacher is regularly attending the in-service training he/she
5 2
is deputed to?

6 Work done by teacher to increase enrolment and reduce dropouts. 2

Whether the teacher is enrolled for any course under SWAYAM or any
7 2
other MOOCS platform
Development of e-contents, textbooks, teacher handbooks for SCERTs,
8 2
Boards or NCERT
Subtotal 20

Category B: Criteria based on performance (Indicative and illustrative only)

Sl Maximum
Criteria
No. Marks
Innovative experiments (like use of ICT, joyful learning technique)
undertaken by teacher for greater impact of his/her teaching on the students.
Development and use of appropriate pedagogic approaches in day to day
1 30
teaching activities including Teaching Learning Material, Low cost teaching
aids etc.
(Based on number, scale and impact of innovations/experiments)

Organization of extra and co-curricular activities

2 25
(Based on number, scale and impact of experiments)
a) Mobilization of society for school infrastructure and for spreading
3 social awareness among children. 25
b) Promotion of nation building and national integration
Subtotal 80
Grand Total 100
 Annexure-II

State / UT / Organizations wise maximum number of nominations allowed

S.No States/UTs/Organizations Max. nominations
1. Andhra Pradesh 6
2. Arunachal Pradesh 3
3. Assam 3
4. Bihar 6
5. Chhattisgarh 3
6. Goa 3
7. Gujarat 6
8. Haryana 3
9. Himachal Pradesh 3
10. Jharkhand 3
11. Karnataka 6
12. Kerala 6
13. Madhya Pradesh 6
14. Maharashtra 6
15. Manipur 3
16. Meghalaya 3
17. Mizoram 3
18. Nagaland 3
19. Odisha 6
20. Punjab 6
21. Rajasthan 6
22. Sikkim 3
23. Tamil Nadu 6
24. Telangana 6
25. Tripura 3
26. Uttar Pradesh 6
27. Uttarakhand 3
28. West Bengal 6
Subtotal 126
Union Territory
29. A&N Islands 1
30. Chandigarh 1
31. D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 1
32. Delhi 2
33. Jammu and Kashmir 2
34. Ladakh 1
35. Lakshadweep 1
36. Puducherry 1
Subtotal 10
Others
37. Atomic Energy Education Society Under Deptt. Of Atomic Energy 1
38. CBSE 6
39. C.I.S.C.E. 2
40. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 5
41. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 2
42. Sainik Schools Under M/o Defence 1
Subtotal 17
Grand Total 153
 Appendix-II

Timeline
S.# Activity Timeline

1. Opening of web-portal for inviting online 15 June to 06 July 2020

self-nomination by teachers.

2. Shortlisting of teachers by District/Regional 12 July to 21 July 2020

Selection Committee and forwarding the
shortlist to the State/Organization Selection
Committee through online portal.

3. State Selection Committee/ Organization 22 July to 31 July 2020

Selection Committee shortlist to be forwarded
to Independent National Jury through online
portal.

4. Intimation to all the shortlisted candidates 3 August 2020

(154 Max) for selection by Jury through VC or
physical interaction as may be decided

5. Selection process by Jury through VC or 6 August to 14 August

physical interaction as may be decided 2020

6. Finalization of names by Independent 14 August 2020

National Jury

7. Intimation to selected candidates after 16-17 August 2020

approval of Hon’ble HRM.

8. Presentation of Award 5 September 2020