The National Award to Teachers (NAT) constitutes a distinguished honor bestowed upon exceptional educators within our nation. These awards recognize teachers who have demonstrated exceptional teaching prowess, made a remarkable impact on their student’s growth, and extended their educational service to the community beyond traditional classroom settings. These awards are presented every year, with the President of India conferring the award. The awards are presented on National Teachers Day, September 5th every year.
The list of 50 teachers selected for NAT 2023, with State/UT details, is given below:
| Sl.No. | Name of the Teacher | State/UT/Org. |
| 1 | Satyapal Singh | Haryana |
| 2 | Vijay Kumar | Himachal Pradesh |
| 3 | Amritpal Singh | Pun]Ab |
| 4 | Arti Qanungo | Delhi |
| 5 | Daulat Singh Gusain | Uttarakhand |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar | Chandigarh |
| 7 | Asha Rani Suman | Rajasthan |
| 8 | Sheela Asopa | Rajasthan |
| 9 | Shyamsundar Ramchand K | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu |
| 10 | Avinash Murlidhar Parkhe | Goa |
| 11 | Deepak Jethalal Mota | Gujarat |
| 12 | Dr. Ritaben Nikeshchandra F | Gujarat |
| 13 | Sarika Gharu | Madhya Pradesh |
| 14 | Seema Agnihotri | Madhya Pradesh |
| 15 | Dr. Brajesh Pandey | Chhattisgarh |
| 16 | Md. Ejazul Haque | Jharkhand |
| 17 | Bhupinder Gogia | C.I.S.C.E. |
| 18 | Shashi Sekhar Kar Sharma | Odisha |
| 19 | Subhash Chandra Rout | Odisha |
| 20 | Dr. Chandan Mishra | West Bengal |
| 21 | Reyaz Ahmed Sheikh | Jammu And Kashmir |
| 22 | Asiya Farooqui | Uttar Pradesh |
| 23 | Chndr Prakash Agrwal | Uttar Pradesh |
| 24 | Anil Kumar Singh | Bihar |
| 25 | Dwijendra Kumar | Bihar |
| 26 | Kumari Guddi | Bihar |
| 27 | Ravi Kant Mishra | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti |
| 28 | Manoranjan Pathak | Sainik Schools |
| 29 | Dr. Yashpal Singh | Eklavya Model |
| 30 | Mujib Rahiman K U | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| 31 | Chetna Khambete | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| 32 | Narayan Parmeshwar Bhagwat | Karnataka |
| 33 | Sapna Shrishail Anigol | Karnataka |
| 34 | Netai Chandra Dey | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 35 | Ningthoujam Binoy Singh | Manipur |
| 36 | Dr. Purna Bahadur Chhetri | Sikkim |
| 37 | Lalthianghlima | Mizoram |
| 38 | Madhav Singh | Meghalaya |
| 39 | Kumud Kalita | Assam |
| 40 | Jose D Sujeev | Kerala |
| 41 | Mekala Bhaskar Rao | Andhra Pradesh |
| 42 | Murahara Rao Uma Gandhi | A Andhra Pradesh |
| 43 | Settem Anjaneyulu | Andhra Pradesh |
| 44 | Archana Nooguri | Telangana |
| 45 | Santhosh Kumar Bhedodkar | Telangana |
| 46 | Ritika Anand | CBSE |
| 47 | Sudhanshu Shekhar Panda | CBSE |
| 48 | Dr. T Godwin V Rajkumar | Tamil Nadu |
| 49 | Malathi S. | Tamil Nadu |
| 50 | Mrinal Nandkishor Ganjale | Maharashtra |
The awards ceremony is planned to take place at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi, on the 5th of September, 2023. Every award recipient will receive a certificate of merit, a cash prize of Rs 50,000/-, and a silver medal. Accommodation and meals for the awardees have also been organized at the designated location. Additionally, a briefing meeting is scheduled for the 3rd of September, 2023 at the same venue.
For more details, the official letter released by the Union Ministry of Education can be accessed at the below link:
https://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in/File/Selected_Teachers_2023.pdf
