President Murmu confers National Teachers Awards 2026 on 82 educators
On Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 82 teachers, faculty members and skill trainers in New Delhi.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards 2026 at a function in New Delhi on 5 September 2026, observed as Teachers' Day on the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. A total of 82 awardees were selected from three departments: 48 teachers from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 teachers and faculty members from Higher Educational Institutions and Polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. President Murmu credited teachers for the near-negligible primary school dropout rate and said academic excellence, skill development and entrepreneurship are vital for national development. On 4 September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the awardees at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg and urged teachers to watch for drug addiction and excessive screen time among students.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 Sep 2026 (Teachers' Day), New Delhi
- Conferred by
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Awardees
- 82: 48 school teachers, 21 HEI/polytechnic faculty, 13 MSDE skill trainers
- Teachers' Day
- Birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- PM interaction
- 4 Sep 2026 at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg
Practice MCQs 4 questions
How many teachers and educators were selected for the National Teachers Awards 2026?
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Correct answer: A — 82
82 teachers and educators were selected from three departments.
How many of the National Teachers Awards 2026 awardees were from the Department of School Education and Literacy?
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Correct answer: C — 48
48 were school teachers; 21 were from HEIs and polytechnics and 13 were MSDE skill trainers.
Teachers' Day in India on 5 September marks the birth anniversary of whom?
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Correct answer: B — Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
President Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary on 5 September; the PM said Teachers' Day is a day to pay homage to him.
Consider the following statements about the National Teachers Awards 2026: 1. 13 of the awardees were skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the awardees at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg a day before Teachers' Day. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: 13 MSDE skill trainers were among the 82, and the PM met them at 7, LKM on 4 September.