National Teachers' Day 2026: Every year, September 5 is celebrated as National Teachers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was India’s second President, a respected scholar and a profound teacher. On this day, across India, teachers are selected based on their educational contributions to their schools for the prestigious National Teachers’ Award.
Organised by the e Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education, educators are selected and honoured for their exceptional contribution in nurturing minds, inspiring students, and shaping the future generations of the nation. This year, President Murmu will confer the award on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 5, 2026.
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82 Exceptional Educators To Be Awarded
This year on Teachers’ Day 2026, a total of 82 exceptional educators across the nation have been selected through a rigorous selection process to be awarded the prestigious National Teachers’ Award 2026. The list of educators comprises 48 School Teachers, 21 Higher Education Teachers, and 13 Teachers from MoSDE.
48 school teachers have been selected based on their exceptional role in shaping the future generation of the nation. The 48 teachers represent 27 states, seven Union Territories, and six organisations under the Central Government. Of the 48 teachers, 26 are male while 22 are female teachers.
Complete List Of 48 School Teachers
The awardees have been shortlisted from across the country. The Centre has clarified that the list is not arranged in any order of merit.
No. | Teacher | Place/State/Organisation |
1 | J Prakash Rao | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
2 | Rajesh Kouluri | Andhra Pradesh |
3 | Yaku Tame | Arunachal Pradesh |
4 | Rajesh Bordoloi | Assam |
5 | Khushboo Kumari | Bihar |
6 | Pushpa Prasad | Bihar |
7 | Radha Rajesh | CISCE |
8 | Sangeeta Yadav | CBSE |
9 | Ravi Jaiswal | Chandigarh |
10 | Sunita Yadav | Chhattisgarh |
11 | Patel Purnima Mohanlal | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
12 | Suman Goel | Delhi |
13 | Md. Zafar Alam | Eklavya Model Residential Schools |
14 | Mahadev Hanamant Shinde | Goa |
15 | NitinKumar Mahendrakumar Pathak | Gujarat |
16 | Anil Kaushik | Haryana |
17 | Manjari V Mahajan | Himachal Pradesh |
18 | Mohd Ayaz Raina | Jammu and Kashmir |
19 | Munmun Bhattacharjee | Jharkhand |
20 | Rathnakumari S | Karnataka |
21 | Amutha J | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
22 | Dr Manisha Khetrapal | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
23 | Sunil Kumar KP | Kerala |
24 | Mohd Mustafa Kumal | Ladakh |
25 | Dr Archana Shukla | Madhya Pradesh |
26 | Shailendra Pratap Singh | Madhya Pradesh |
27 | Dr Kavita Narsingrao Gitte | Maharashtra |
28 | Kunda Jayawant Bachhav | Maharashtra |
29 | Wanglembam Gobin Singh | Manipur |
30 | Lalnunmawii | Mizoram |
31 | R Ronald Meru | Nagaland |
32 | Vaibhav Vasantrao Kulkarni | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti |
33 | Padaraj Umakanta Nayak | Odisha |
34 | Ganesan S | Puducherry |
35 | Dinesh Kumar | Punjab |
36 | Dr Divyendu Sen | Rajasthan |
37 | Dr Vartika Gulati | Rajasthan |
38 | Shivprasad Arvind Tingare | Sainik Schools |
39 | Sushma Tamang | Sikkim |
40 | Thanga Raj M | Tamil Nadu |
41 | Bhavani Bompelly | Telangana |
42 | Ranjan Debnath | Tripura |
43 | Dr Renu Tripathi | Uttar Pradesh |
44 | Dr Iftkhar Khan | Uttar Pradesh |
45 | Shalini Kushwaha | Uttar Pradesh |
46 | Gabar Singh | Uttarakhand |
47 | Palash Chowdhury | West Bengal |
48 | Santanu Patra | West Bengal |
Where To Watch The Award Ceremony?
The live telecast of the ceremony will be available on Doordarshan and the Ministry of Education's SWAYAM PRABHA channels. The complete ceremony will be streamed through the government's webcast platform and the Ministry of Education's social media channels.