Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu will confer the honours on Teachers’ Day, with the higher-education ceremony confirmed at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on September 5.
- The Department of School Education & Literacy released the official list of 45 school-teacher awardees, including five from PM SHRI schools and multiple recipients from Maharashtra and Bihar.
- Each school award recipient will receive a certificate of merit, a silver medal, and Rs 50,000 as part of the recognition.
- Accommodation for awardees is scheduled from the afternoon of September 3 to the forenoon of September 6 at Hotel The Ashok, with a 5 pm briefing on September 3 and a rehearsal on September 4.
- The Department of Higher Education selected 21 educators from universities and polytechnics, including IIM Bangalore’s Srivardhini K. Jha, using a two-step evaluation that emphasized learning outcomes and community outreach.