48 Teachers to Receive National Teachers Awards 2026 on 5 September
President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers Awards 2026 on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5 September 2026 — Teachers' Day, marking the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The awardees, 26 men and 22 women, come from 27 States, 7 Union Territories and 6 Central Government organisations, spanning government schools, PM SHRI schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools and an Eklavya Model Residential School. Selection ran through district, state and national stages, with online self-nominations open from 15 June to 20 July 2026. Short documentaries on each teacher will be broadcast on Doordarshan and SWAYAM PRABHA channels.
Teachers' Day in India falls on 5 September, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (born 1888), India's first Vice-President and second President | World Teachers' Day is observed globally on 5 October | Eklavya Model Residential Schools are run under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for Scheduled Tribe students