India, Aug. 26 -- The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, has selected 21 teachers for the National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2025. The teachers are selected from higher education institutes (HEIs) and Polytechnics.

The two new categories-Higher Education Institutes and Polytechnics-were added to the award in 2023 as per NEP 2020.

PIB has released the list of 21 teachers selected for the HEIs and Polytechnic categories. Three are from Karnataka, two from Gujarat, one from Punjab, two from Maharashtra, two from MP, two from AP, one from Arunachal Pradesh, two from Telangana, and one each from New Delhi, Mizoram, UP, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry.

This award is conferred on the exemplary teachers/faculty members of...