Ministry of Human Resource Development Teachers of Government schools can now directly apply for National Teachers Award – Shri Prakash Javadekar Posted On: 20 JUN 2018 4:52PM by PIB Delhi Teachers of Government schools can now send their entries directly for National Award for Teachers. Announcing this, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javadekar said that this is a new initiative, as earlier entries were selected by the State Government. He said that Government Teachers themselves can apply for National Award for Teachers. In the new system, Government teachers/heads of schools can nominate themselves online. Three teachers will be selected from every district; likewise 6 teachers will be selected from every state. An independent jury at national level will select 50 outstanding teachers/ heads of schools for the National award for Teachers. Teachers can also upload the videos of their work done. Shri Javadekar said National jury will select t...

Human Resource Development will rank its over 1,000 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) The Ministry of Human Resource Development will rank its over 1,000 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV), a first of its kind initiative by the government, with an aim at improving the institutes through holding a competition among them, sources said. The outcome of the initiative, the process of which has started recently, will be declared in June next year, the source said. The move follows the direction of Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar with an aim at improving the Kendriya Vidyalayas, the source said. According to sources, inspection of schools would be done twice for the ranking which would be an annual exercise from next year. With maximum 1,000 points, the KVs would be graded under four categories, with 80 per cent and above (excellent) under A category, 60-79.9 per cent (very good) in B category, 40- 59.9 per cent (Good) in C, and below 40 per cent (average) in D. Over 1,000 KVs would be assessed under seven...