National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions. The National Awards scheme was reviewed by the NCERT during 2005-07 with the help of faculty members of RIEs and some external experts in the area of school education and teacher education. The review led to the reformulation of the Scheme as „All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions.‟ After the implementation of the Scheme for about ten years, it has been felt that individual teachers and teacher educators attempting innovations need to be accorded recognition by giving them awards at the national level. Therefore, the scheme has been rechristened as ‘National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions’ from 2017-18 on wards.
Teacher of any recognised Special Education School.
Teacher educators of Colleges of Education including CTEs, IASEs and University Departments of Education offering B.Ed./M.Ed., B.El.Ed., B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.Ed. programmes; and
Faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and State Institutes of Education (SIEs) offering teacher education programmes.
Teachers and teacher educators shall submit project proposal in given format to the Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE) of the region concerned (Annexure-1) latest by 31st July every year.
OBJECTIVES OF THE National Awards SCHEME:
The main objectives of the scheme are to:- sensitize teachers and teacher educators about the potential of innovative practices and experiments for improvement of teaching-learning;
- encourage teachers and teacher educators to try out innovative ideas and practices for improvement of different areas of school education and teacher education;
- encourage teachers and teacher educators to identify problems they face in their teaching learning process and adopt a realistic approach to find their solutions;
- create an environment in schools and teacher education institutions to ensure sustainability of innovation; and provide a forum to teachers and teacher educators to share their innovative ideas with all the stakeholders.
ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION:
Teachers and teacher educators from recognized schools/teacher education institutions at all stages are eligible to participate in the Scheme:
School Teachers:
Any teacher of Pre-school (pre-primary), Elementary (primary and upper primary), secondary and senior secondary school recognised by State Board/CBSE or any other recognised Board; andTeacher of any recognised Special Education School.
Teacher Educators:
Teacher educators of Teacher Education Institutions at Pre-primary/Primary/ Upper primary/Secondary level offering Teacher Education Programmes;Teacher educators of Colleges of Education including CTEs, IASEs and University Departments of Education offering B.Ed./M.Ed., B.El.Ed., B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.Ed. programmes; and
Faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and State Institutes of Education (SIEs) offering teacher education programmes.
NUMBER OF AWARDS:
| For School Teachers | 40 | |
| a. | Pre-primary/Primary/Elementary school | 20 |
| b. | Secondary/Senior Secondary Schools | 20 |
| For Teacher Educators | 20 | |
| a. | Teacher Education Institutions at Pre-primary/Primary/Elementary levels | 10 |
| b. | Teacher Education Institutions at Secondary level | 10 |
| Total number of Awards | 60 | |
SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS:
National Awards for Teachers and Teacher Educators guidelinesTeachers and teacher educators shall submit project proposal in given format to the Principal, Regional Institute of Education (RIE) of the region concerned (Annexure-1) latest by 31st July every year.