India, Sept. 10 -- Professor Sankar Prasad Rath of the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kanpur, has been selected as one of the recipients of the National Teachers Award 2026 for his contributions to teaching, research, and student mentorship.

Professor Rath has been associated with the Institute since 2004 and has been serving as a full Professor in the Department of Chemistry since 2014. He has authored more than 165 research articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals and has supervised 27 PhD students, 40 master's students, and 25 postdoctoral researchers.

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The recognition Professor Rath received is particularly m...