Teachers are the backbone of any educational system. To impart quality education, teachers have to continue evolving with time. The year 2020 came with many ups and downs and we are still trying to get a hold of everything. A drastic shift to online learning has impacted not only students and parents but teachers as well. No doubt, the digitization of education was an utmost priority for any nation however, Covid-19 fast-forwarded this process by many years.
Shifting from blackboards to Zoom and Google Meet wasn’t an easy task for students and teachers. We faced many challenges such as the absence of reliable internet access and very little or no knowledge of technology. This was the time when many of our teachers themselves became learners. With schools gates being closed, several video conferencing apps like Zoom, Google Classrooms, GoTo Meeting, etc became our only alternative to not let the pandemic stop students from learning and growing. Despite the challenges and health crisis in India, teachers enabled themselves to become a part of this fast-changing technology-enabled teaching universe. They kept their health condition and personal life at stake to ensure continuous learning of their students. We seldom realise how difficult it is to smile and teach in front of thirty to forty students in a new technological way when we are surrounded by challenging health crises.
After the abrupt advent of the Covid-19 crisis, we realised how the pandemic has affected the education sector. From back to back lockdowns to switching to the online mode of learning and teaching, our students and parents have gone through a drastic technological change and adaptivity. To ensure a seamless learning experience, the onus of continuing education amidst the pandemic came on our teachers. Our Super Teacher, through their continuous efforts and hard work, ensured to keep learning and teaching a continuous process. Keeping this in mind, more than a month ago, we came up with an initiative to recognize and felicitate the efforts of our teachers. Our team decided to call it UniApply’s Teacher Excellence Awards 2021 and later on The Times of India also joined us in this initiative.
While addressing the event, Vikram Shah, the Chief Business Officer at NoPaperForms said, “during the last 12 months, we got to learn a lot of stories through our Super Gurus who have gone the extra mile in terms of creating an environment so that they can teach online. Some teachers had to spend money from their own salary to buy instruments to teach online. So, we felt if we can launch something like a Teacher Excellence Awards which can help us as a society to recognize teachers who have gone the extra mile, not only in adopting the technology but actually using that technology to impart learning”.
As we realised the efforts of our teachers in enabling students to study even in the pandemic stuck world, we got inspired to appreciate them. While running our Super Guru initiative on our social media handles, we got to know the personal experiences of our teachers and how they are trying to meet the challenges and learn technological advancement within less time. This was the reason for launching UniApply’s Teacher Excellence Awards 2021, powered by The Times of India.
On 5th September 2021 (Sunday), in the presence of Shri Anurag Tripathi (Secretary, CBSE) and Dr Biswajit Saha (Director, Training & Skill Education, CBSE) as our keynote speakers, UniApply presented one of its kind, the Teacher Excellence Awards 2021, powered by The Times of India.
We received 3100+ nominations and the jury shortlisted 42 winners in 22 different subject categories along with 12 special Jury Awards. The winners’ immense contribution in making learning fun and continuous even during the pandemic has inspired us a lot. We appreciate their ongoing dedication to evolve with time and adapt to the current situation while using technology as much as possible in teaching your students.
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As mentioned by Mahesh Sarma, Mentor, NoPaperForms, the selection criteria for the winners was divided into four subpoints. Along with adapting to technology, the jury focused on the following points while shortlisting the nominations:
Here is the list of winners of the Teacher Excellence Awards 2021, powered by The Times of India across different categories in Delhi NCR and Maharashtra. We congratulate all the winners. Their immense contribution in making learning fun and continuous even during the pandemic has inspired us a lot.
Category: Best Teacher in Political Science
Name: Ms. Alka Chawla
School: Maxfort School Dwarka, New Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Accountancy
Name: Mr. Gaurav Palia
School: DAV Centenary Public School, New Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Geography
Name: Ms. Jabita Sehgal
School: Bharti Public School, Swasthya Vihar, New Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Physics
Name: Ms. Monika Sindhwani
School: Bal Bharti Public School, Rohini, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Business Studies
Name: Ms. Sangeeta
School: The Mann School, Holambi Khurd, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Physical Education
Name: Ms. Rashmi Sagar
School: GD Goenka Public School, Dwarka, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Special Education
Name: Ms. Shailaja Raghavendra
School: Kunskapsskolan International, Gurgaon
Category: Best Primary Class Teacher
Name: Ms. Smriti Chandra
School: Ahlcon International School, New Delhi
Category: Best Pre-primary Class Teacher
Name: Ms. Gunjan Sharma
School: Manav Rachna International School, Charmwood, Faridabad
Category: Best Teacher in English
Name: Ms. Neelam Saxena
School: Salwan Public School, Gurgaon
Category: Best Teacher in Economics
Name: Ms. Sweety Bakshi
School: Mira Model School, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Art and Craft
Name: Mr. Nirmalya Banerjee
School: Bal Bharati Public School, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Chemistry
Name: Ms. Deepti Gupta
School: Sanskriti School, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Biology
Name: Ms. Manpreet Kaur
School: Modern School, Barakhamba, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Social Science
Name: Ms. Garima Joshi
School: Kothari International School, Noida
Category: Best Teacher in History
Name: Ms. Mansi Malkotia
School: Bal Bhavan Public School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Mathematics
Name: Ms. Geetika Datta
School: DAV Public School, Sec-14, Gurugram
Category: Best Teacher in Science
Name: Ms. Sucheeta Pall
School: St. Columba’s School, Ashok Place, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Computer Studies
Name: Ms. Varsha Sigtia
School: Lancers Convent Sr Secondary school, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Music & Dance
Name: Ms. Shalini Gupta
School: Modern Convent School, Dwarka, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Hindi
Name: Ms. Krishana Dixit
School: Columbia Foundation School, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in English (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Parita Chawla
School: Modern Convent School, Dwarka, Delhi
Category: Best Teacher in Computer Studies (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Neetu Dhiman
School: Vega School, Gurugram
Category: Best Teacher in Political Science (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Dipti Chawla
School: Kothari International School, Noida
Category: Best Teacher In Art and Craft (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Manisha Verma
School: Vega Schools, Gurugram
Category: Best Teacher in Mathematics (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Ritu Dheman
School: Delhi Public School, Greater Noida
Category: Best Teacher in Hindi (Jury Award)
Name: Dr. Savita Upadhyay
School: Salwan Public School, Gurugram
Category: Best Teacher in Accountancy
Name: Ms. Anita Kaul
School: Boston World School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Geography
Name: Ms. Hemali Madan
School: Educon International School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Physics
Name: Ms. Lalitha Vivek Bhat
School: Thakur College of Science And Commerce, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Business Studies
Name: Mr. Nitin Dhareshwar
School: JBCN International School, Oshiwara, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Physical Education
Name: Mr. Mukund Singh Negi
School: St. Francis De Sales School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Special Education
Name: Ms. Rudri Joshi
School: The Gateway School of Mumbai, Mumbai
Category: Best Primary Class Teacher
Name: Ms. Mrunalini Ganesh Jamdade,
School: Oxford World School, Pune
Category: Best Pre-primary Class Teacher
Name: Ms. Serene Wentzel
School: JBCN International School, Oshiwara, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in English
Name: Ms. Mukta Nikhil Kelkar
School: S.P.M. Public English Medium School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Economics
Name: Ms. N.S.Lakshmi Sengupta
School: Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Art and Craft
Name: Mr. Dilip Tukaram Pawar
School: Pawar Public School, Hadapsar, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Chemistry
Name: Ms. Zainab Mustafa Mala
School: Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Biology
Name: Ms. Bhavana Ketul Sutaria Shah
School: C M International School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in History
Name: Ms. Jayvanti Pundalik Pawar
School: Global Indian International School, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Mathematics
Name: Ms. Vaishali Baban Andraskar
School: Pawar Public School, Nanded City, Pune
Category: Best Teacher in Science
Name: Mr. Riyaz Ahemad Jafar Shah
School: Iqra Urdu High School, Salar Nagar, Jalgaon
Category: Best Teacher in Computer Studies
Name: Ms. Archana Suvarna
School: Pawar Public School, Bhandup, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Marathi
Name: Ms. Harshada Pandurang Kasle
School: Mahapragya Public School, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Music & Dance
Name: Ms. Sharda Milind Shelukar
School: Little Wonders International School, Nasik
Category: Best Teacher in Hindi
Name: Ms. Samina Khan
School: Diamond Jubilee ICSE School, Mazgaon
Category: Best Pre-primary Class Teacher (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Smita Golia
School: Little Angels International School, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in English (Jury Award)
Name: Mr. Abhinandan Bhattacharya
School: JBCN International School, Oshiwara, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher In History (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Nandini Krishna
School: JBCN International School, Oshiwara, Mumbai
Category: Best Teacher in Science (Jury Award)
Name: Ms. Anjana Pramod
School: Shri Ramkrishna Education Foundations Seth Nandlal Dhoot English Medium School, Ahmednagar
With the Teacher Excellence Awards 2021, we aimed to appreciate the teachers’ unwavering contribution to the education system. From troubleshooting digital tools for parents to attending parent-teacher calls, our teachers have put students above their own families and children. We seldom forget that these teachers put a lot of effort into providing us with better education. To show our gratitude we came up with this initiative and appreciate the super teachers of our society.
We are thankful to those teachers who participated in this event and helped us make it a huge success.
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