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Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education selects 21 teachers in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnic for National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2025.
NEP 2020 recognizes that motivated, energized and capable faculty is critical for advancement of the students, institution and profession. It also envisages incentives such as rewards and recognitions to cultivate a culture of excellence in education ecosystem. As such, in the year 2023, it was decided to institute two categories of awards for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnics under the umbrella of NAT, hitherto restricted to School teachers only.
NAT is conferred on the exemplary teachers/faculty members of higher education institutions and Polytechnics as per the following categories:
Sub-category (i) : Engineering & Technology, Architecture.
Sub-category (ii) : Pure Sciences including Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy
Sub-category (iii) : Arts and Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Legal Studies, Commerce, Management.
The 21 selected teachers are from Polytechnics, State Universities and Central Higher Education Institutions.
The selection is based on the performance of the teacher as adjudged against the parameters such as Teaching Learning Effectiveness, Outreach activities, Research and Innovation, Sponsored Research/ Faculty Development Programs/ Consultancy Teaching. Of the above, Learning Effectiveness & Outreach activities has the preponderant weightage.
The selection procedure for NAT-2025 involves two-steps process; (i) Evaluation by Preliminary Search-cum Screening Committee for initial shortlisting of nominees and (ii) Selection of awardees from the shortlisted nominees by a National Jury.
Nominations for NAT, 2025 were invited in online mode @www.awards.gov.in and included provisions for self, institutional and peer nomination as part of Jan Bhagidari.
DETAILS OF NAT 2025 AWARDEES - DoHE
Sr no.
Name of the Institution
State
Dr. Shreedevi
Faculty of Science and Technology,
Sharnbasva University,
Kalaburagi, Karnataka
Karnataka
Dr. Shobha M E
Manipal Institute of Technology,
Udupi District, Karnataka
Karnataka
Dr. Anjana Bhatia
Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya,
Jalandhar, Punjab
Punjab
Dr. Debayan Sarkar
IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Chandan Sahi
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Prof. Vijayalaxmi J
School of Planning and Architecture,
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
7.
Prof. Sanket Goel
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences,
Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Telangana
8.
Prof. S Siva Sathya
Pondicherry University (A Central University),
Puducherry
Puducherry
9.
Dr. Nilakshi Subhash Jain
Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
10.
Prof. Manoj B S
Indian Institute of Space science & Technology (IIST)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Kerala
11.
Prof. Shankar Sriram Sankaran
SASTRA Deemed University,
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
12.
Prof. Vineeth N B
IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
Telangana
13.
Prof. Vibha Sharma
Department of English, Faculty of Arts,
Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
14.
Prof. Srivardhini Keshavamurthy Jha
IIM Bangalore
Bangalore
15.
Prof. Amit Kumar Dwivedi
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India,
Gandhinagar
Gujarat
16.
Dr. Zoramdinthara
Mizoram University
Mizoram
17.
Prof. Ganesh Timmanna Pandit
Central Sanskrit University,
New Delhi
New Delhi
18.
Dr. Proshanto Kumar Saha
Rajiv Gandhi University - A Central University,
Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
19.
Dr. Menda Devananda Kumar
Dr. Lakireddy Hanimireddy Government Degree College,
Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
20.
Prof. Purushottam Balasaheb Pawar
SVPM Institute of Technology and Engineering,
Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
21.
Shri Urvish Pravinkumar Soni
Government Polytechnic,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Gujarat
MOE/August 26 2025
