Teachers’ Day 2020 is on September 5, 2020. The day is celebrated to honour the teachers for their immense contribution in the field of education. Every year, the President of India, honours teachers from across the country for their exemplary role as a teacher. Because of the pandemic, a grand ceremony has not been conducted this year. However, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Awards to Teachers 2020 virtually through a live webcast on the Education Ministry’s website. HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of State (MoS) for education, Sanjay Dhotre were also present at the ceremony online. As the President of India honoured 47 teachers from across on the country today, here we bring you the full list of NAT recipients. In addition, we also bring you the video that explains why these teachers were honoured with the national award. From Dr S Radhakrishnan to Savitribai Phule, Here Are 5 Greatest Indian Teachers of All Times. 

The Ministry of Education Department of School Education & Literacy, constituted an independent Jury at National Level to select the teachers who deserve to be honoured with the award. The independent jury reviewed the list of 153 teachers as shortlisted by all the 36 State and UT Selection Committees and 7 Organisation Selection Committees. Below is the full list of teachers who were honoured with NAT 2020 on for their unique and amazing work towards the betterment of education in schools and other institutions. You can also check NAT 2020 full list of teachers, by clicking HERE.

List of NAT Recipients

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

  • Nardev Singh, Lecturer GSSS Biar, Biar, Bijhari, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

  • Rajinder Kumar,Teacher, Govt. Primary School WaraBhaika, Wara Bhaika, Jaitu, Faridkot, Punjab

  • Surender Singh,Teacher, MCP School, Sarai Pipal Thala-II, Adarsh Nagar, North West Delhi

  • Kewalanand Kandpal, Principal, GHSS Pudkuni, Kapkote, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

  • Geeta Kumari, Teacher S.K.S. Saruponi Maliyon Ka vas bandra, sar ka par bandra, barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan

  • Sindhu Prabhu Dessai, Principal, Government High School Malkarnem, Malkarnem, Quepem, South Goa, Goa

  • Mahipalsinh Sajjansinh Jetavat, Teacher, Shree Tidana Primary Scool, Tidana, Muli, Surendranagar, Gujarat

  • Prakashchandra Narbheram Suthar, Principal, Kanjeli Primary School, Kanjeli, Vadali, Sabar Kantha, Gujarat

  • Sanjay Kumar Jain, Teacher, GGPS Dunda, Dunda, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh

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

  • Akhileshwar Pathak, Head Teacher, Middle School Chainpur Bhaiswara, Chainpur Bhaiswara, Garkha, Saran, Bihar

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

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

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

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

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

  • Rooohi Sultana, Teacher, BMS Kashiporatailbal, Gulab Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

  • Sonam Gyaltsan, Head Teacher, Middle School Taknak Sakti, Kharu, Leh - Ladakh

  • Vikas Kumar, Principal, S D Inter College Meerapur, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

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

  • Snehil Pandey, Head Teacher, PS Soharamau Nawabganj Unnao, Soharamau, Nawabganj, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh

  • Jyoti Arora, Principal, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, B-8, North West Delhi, Delhi

  • Sangeeta Sohni, Teacher, Atomic Energy Central Schools No 4, Mumbai, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Sapana Soni, Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Jeora- Sirsa Durg, Jeora Sirsa,Durg, Chhattisgarh

  • Saji Kumar VS, Teacher, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala

  • Sudha Painuli, Vice Principal, Eklavya Model Residential School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

  • Chemmalar Shanmugam, Head Teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Jalahalli AFS (East), Bengaluru

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

  • Archana Gurung, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School Jorethang, Daragaon, Jorethang, South Sikkim

  • Lomas Dhungel, Teacher, Government Senior Secondary School Makha, Makha, Rakdong Tintek, East Sikkim

  • Rahul Sankar Chatterjee, Lecturer, Shillong Jail Road Boys Higher Secondary School, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

  • Sanjay Das, Teacher, Tilabazar HS School, Tilabazar, Tripura

  • Goutam Dev Sarma, Teacher, Govt. H.S. and M.P. School Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Assam

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

  • Nirupama Kumari, Teacher, Ram Rudra 2 High School Chas Bokaro, Chas, Bokaro, Jharkhand

  • Thankaleta Thankappan, Head Teacher, Govt LVLPS Chavara South, Kollam, Kerala

  • Madhu Babu Asapanna, Teacher, Z.P.High School Kasibugga, Kasibugga, Andhra Pradesh

  • Padma Priya Vummaji, Teacher, Government Nehru Memorial High School, Malakpet, Hyderabad

  • Yakub S. Teacher, Government High School Nada, Nada, Karnataka

  • Surekha Jagannath, Teacher, Government High School Bandarwad, Bandarwad, Karnataka

  • Dhilip S, Teacher, Government Higher Secondary School Sathiyamangalam, sathiyamangalam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu

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

  • Narayan Chandrakant Mangalaram, Teacher, Zhilla Parishad Primary School Gopalwadi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra

  • Selvamuthukumaran Rajkumar, Teacher, Indira Gandhi Government High School Katterikuppam, Puducherry

  • Joshi Sudha Gautambhai,Teacher, Secondary School for the blind, Vastrapurahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

  • Sant Kumar Sahani, Head Teacher, Upgraded High School Kharmauli, Kharmauli, Bihar

Watch Video of NAT 2020 Virtual Ceremony:

Teachers’ Day is observed to honour the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India and also a great academic, who believed that the role of teachers is utmost important towards national development. Every year, the government felicitates teachers from across the country with the National Award to Teachers, honouring their hard work.

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