Academics’ Day 2026: President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer the Nationwide Academics’ Awards 2026 on 82 distinctive educators at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, at this time, September 5, as India celebrates Academics’ Day. The awardees embrace 48 faculty lecturers, 21 larger training lecturers, and 13 trainers from the Ministry of Talent Improvement and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE), whose dedication and excellence proceed to form the way forward for India. Quick documentaries highlighting the exemplary work of every awardee will even be showcased on the occasion.
The awards recognise the lecturers’ distinctive contributions to training and their lasting impression on the lives of scholars.
The Ministry of Schooling acknowledged, “These distinctive educators signify dedication and excellence in training. A instructor does greater than impart information… they form minds, nurture values, and contribute to the holistic improvement of each learner.”
“This Academics’ Day is a tribute to the inspiring journey of the changemakers who’re shaping the longer term in direction of Viksit Bharat 2047,” it added.
President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will confer the Nationwide Academics’ Awards 2026 on 82 distinctive educators on Academics’ Day.
The awardees embrace 48 College Academics, 21 Larger Schooling Academics and 13 Academics from MoSDE, whose dedication and excellence proceed to… pic.twitter.com/xiLJEXlODk
— Ministry of Schooling (@EduMinOfIndia) September 3, 2026
The President additionally greeted lecturers throughout the nation on the eve of Academics’ Day.
In a message, she mentioned, “On the event of Academics’ Day, I prolong my heartfelt greetings to all our lecturers throughout the nation. Academics’ Day is noticed to mark the delivery anniversary of the previous President of India, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was an incredible creator and thinker. He was additionally a unprecedented instructor. On this event, I pay my humble tributes to him.”
The President mentioned lecturers, via their steerage and mentorship, play an important function in nurturing expertise and strengthening character. She mentioned it’s their responsibility to information college students to change into good human beings. A devoted and caring instructor can recognise the distinctive potential of scholars, function a supply of inspiration, and encourage them to try for excellence.
The President additional mentioned lecturers ought to regularly replace their information, embrace expertise, and undertake progressive educating strategies. They need to promote impartial pondering and domesticate a spirit of enquiry amongst college students.
The Division of College Schooling and Literacy, Ministry of Schooling, holds a national-level operate on Academics’ Day (September 5) yearly to honour the nation’s finest lecturers. The awardees are chosen via a rigorous, clear, and on-line choice course of.
The Nationwide Academics’ Award is conferred to recognise the distinctive contributions of a few of the nation’s finest lecturers, whose immense contributions have performed a serious function in enhancing the standard of training and enriching the lives of their college students.
September 5 marks the delivery anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the distinguished thinker, scholar, and statesman who served because the second President of India.
