Overview

• At a ceremony in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 2025 National Teachers’ Awards to 45 educators drawn from across India.
• Recipients were chosen through a three-stage district–state–national selection process run by the Union Education Ministry, reflecting urban, rural and remote school settings.
• This year’s cohort includes 24 men and 21 women, with names spanning states and Union Territories such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the North-East.
• Each award carries a certificate of merit, a silver medal and Rs 50,000, with the President praising teachers’ classroom innovation and urging stronger investment in girls’ education.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted teachers, met awardees and lauded their nation‑building role, as states held parallel events including Uttar Pradesh honouring 81 teachers and Delhi felicitating 118 and launching the ‘Nipun Sankalp’ literacy initiative.