Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education on Aug 26 announced the names of 21 teachers in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnic chosen for National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2025. The 21 selected teachers are from Polytechnics, State Universities and Central Higher Education Institutions.
NAT is conferred on the exemplary teachers/faculty members of higher education institutions and Polytechnics in two categories—Teachers of Higher Educational Institutions (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.) and under Category II  for Teachers of Polytechnic Institutions.
DETAILS OF NAT 2025 AWARDEES – DoHE
| Sr no. | Name of the Institution | State |
| 1. | Dr. Shreedevi
Faculty of Science and Technology, Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, Karnataka
|
Karnataka |
| 2.
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Dr. Shobha MÂ E
Manipal Institute of Technology, Udupi District, Karnataka
|
Karnataka |
| 3.
|
Dr. Anjana Bhatia
Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab
|
Punjab |
| 4. | Dr. Debayan Sarkar
IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh
|
Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. | Dr. Chandan Sahi
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
|
Madhya Pradesh |
| 6. | 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 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10. | Prof. Manoj B S
Indian Institute of Space science & Technology (IIST)Â 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 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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
|
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.
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.
