TS State Best Teacher Awards 2019, Guidelines, Application form, Selection process

Subject: School Education Department - State Teachers Awards 2019 - Selection of the Best teachers on the eve of the Teachers Day Celebrations on September every year guideLines - Communicated-Reg

Read: G.O.M.No 29, School Education General Department Df 14.08.2018

The attention of the District Educational Officers and Regional Joint Director of School Education in the state are hereby informed that Selection of the best teachers on the eve of the Teacher's Day Celebrations on 5 September 2019 selecting and regarding finalising the list of Head Masters teachers in Govt./Local Body School: Lecturer/st. Lecturers in the Institute of Advanced Study in Education CASE/College of Teacher Education CTEs)/District Institutes of Education & Training (DE) and the Principals/Post Graduate teacher Trained Graduate Teachers TG ) in Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Society to be given on the Teachers Day on September on every year

The government offer a careful examination of the proposal and in supersession of the orders
issued in the reference read above, issue the following orders.

The procedure of obtaining applications from the H.M/Teachers in Govt/Local Body School Principals/PGT/TGT in TREIS and Lecturer/St. Lecturers in ASE/CTEs/DIETS is hereby dispensed with The following Criteria/Parameters for the selection of Head Master/Teachers in Govt/Local Body School Principals PGT./1Gts in TREIS and Lecturer/Lecturers in IASE/CTE/DIET for the State Awards shall be followed

Criteria/Parameters for the selection of Best Teachers:
The following Criteria/Parameters for the selection of Head Masters/Teachers in Govt./ Local Body Schools; Principals/ PGTs/ TGTs in TREIS and Lecturers/Sr.Lecturers in IASE/CTE/ DIET for the State Awards shall be followed:-

1. Conditions of eligibility of Head Masters / Teachers working in Govt/Local Body Schools; Principals/PGTs/TGTs working in TREIS and Lecturers/Sr. Lecturers in IASE/CTEs/DIETs for considering for the State Awards:-
a) Gazetted Head Master (HM/GHM) Gr.II with at least 15 years of Teaching experience and for the Teachers 10 years of Teaching experience and who are actually working as (HMs)/ Teachers in Government /Local Body Schools under the School Education Department only shall be considered.
b) Normally, retired teachers are not eligible for the Awards, but those Teachers who have served a part of the academic year may be considered, if they otherwise fulfil the conditions.
c) Lecturers/Senior Lecturers working IASE/DIETs/CTEs, with at least 10 years of teaching experience only shall be considered.
d) Principals with at least 15 years of Teaching experience and for the PGTs/TGTs 10 years of Teaching experience and who are working in Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Society(TREIS), only shall be considered.

A. Parameters for the Headmasters/Teachers:

The Headmasters/Teachers working in Govt/Local Body schools, who have done ‘extraordinary’ work or made ‘extraordinary contribution’ in the following parameters shall be considered:

1. Teachers/HMs who have done extraordinary work for improving the Gross Enrolment of the School/Class:  Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

2. Teachers/ HMs who reduced dropout rate in their schools in the district and achieved least dropout rate for the School/Class compared to the District figures. Details of last two Academic years-2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

3. Teachers/HMs who achieved 100% results in the SSC March exams for the School/Class. Details of students appeared and passed during the past two years i.e., March, 2018 & 2019 to be seen.

4. Teachers/HMs who achieved maximum GPA 9+ results in the SSC March, exams for the School/Class. Details of students appeared and passed during the past two years i.e., March 2018 & 2019 to be seen.

5. Special Awards won by the students of the Schools/Class at the State Level Science Exhibition/ relevant National Level competitions. Details of the last two Academic years -2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

6. Important innovations implemented as a Teacher/ HM. Details during the last two Academic years to be seen i.e. 2017-2018 & 2018-2019.

7. Head Masters who achieved 100% Aadhar seeding for the students and teachers in the school.
Details of 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

8. Teachers/HMs who made an important contribution to developing the infrastructure in the schools such as toilet constructions, water supply etc., through CSR, etc., Details of infrastructure facilities developed in the school during the past two Academic Years, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, though CSR funds etc., to be seen.

9. Teachers/HMs who achieved Outstanding work in ‘Haritha Haram’ Programme or made special efforts to develop Kitchen Garden etc., Details of plantations taken up in the school and survival of the plants during 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

B. The Teacher Educators (Lecturers/Senior Lecturers ):

The Teacher Educators i.e. Lecturers/Senior Lecturers in IASE/CTEs/ DIETs, who have done ‘extraordinary’ work or made ‘extraordinary contribution’ in the following Parameters:-

1. Awards won by the Pre-service Teacher Trainees in State/ National competitions. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.
2. Paper Presentation in State and National Level Seminars/Important Research are done.
Details of last two Academic years-2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.
3. Publications – Authored or Edited Govt. Publications like Telugu Academy or Govt. Text Books.
Details of last two Academic years-2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.
4. Outstanding work as a Resource person in Curriculum development /Trends/ Workshops at National and State Level. Details of last two Academic years-2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.
5. Creative Work/ Experiments in Education. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

C. The Principals/ PGTs/ TGTs 

The Principals/ PGTs/ TGTs working in Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Society (TREIS), who have done ‘extraordinary’ work or made ‘extraordinary contribution’ in the following Parameters:

Parameters for PGTs/TGTs
1. Adopted innovative teaching Learning Practices/Strategies to improve Academic standards of students. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

2. Active participation in organisation of co-curricular activities like Science Fair, Literary activities, Cultural activities, Sports meets, Project works, Seminars etc. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

3. Achieved 100% Results in SSC March 2019 in his/her subject. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

4 Maximum GPA 9+ Results in the SSC March 2019 in his/her subject. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

5. Important Innovations done by the Teacher. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

6. Outstanding achievement in ‘Haritha Haaram’ Programme or made special efforts to develop Kitchen Garden. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

7. Important contribution as Resource person in Curriculum development. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

8. Special Awards won by the students taught by him/her in the State level Science Exhibition/relevant National level competitions. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.


Parameters for Principals

1. New teaching Learning Practices/Strategies adopted to improve Academic standards in the Schools with his/her efforts. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

2. Achieved 100% observation of class room teaching as per TREI Society norms of each Teacher and provided guidance to the teachers. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

3. Achieved 100% health checkups for all the students and maintained Health Cards for all the students as per the norms of TREIS. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

4. Achieved 100% Results in SSC March 2019 for the School. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

5. Achieved maximum GPA 9+ Results in the SSC March 2019 for the School. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

6. Important Innovations done as a Principal. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

7. Outstanding achievement in Haritha Haaram Programme or made special efforts to develop Kitchen Garden. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

8. Special Awards won by the students of the School at the State level Science Exhibition/relevant National level competitions. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

9. An important contribution to developing the infrastructure in the school such as toilet constructions; water supply through CSR etc. Details of last two Academic years- 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 to be seen.

Selection Committees:
The following Committees at the District and State level shall finalise the names for the Best Teacher Awards:-
Selection Committees:-

I. District Level:-

A. District Collector - Chairman.
B. District Educational Officer - Convenor
C. Principal of DIET - Member
D. Any other District level Officer - Member
(Nominated by Dist. Collector)

The District Educational Officers shall furnish total three names only, selected under all these following categories:-

(a) Gazetted Head Masters in Govt./Local Body schools, Principals in TREIS.
(b) School Assts./ Secondary Grade Teachers and Equivalent cadres working in Govt./ Local Body schools; PGTs/ TGTs working in TREIS
(c) Lecturers/ Sr. Lecturers working in IASE/CTEs/DIETs.

The District Educational Officers must furnish along with the names, citation not exceeding (10) lines and evidences with facts/figures on each of the selected candidates along with their recommendations to the State Level Committee.

II. State Level:
A. Spl. C.S./ Prl. Secy/Secy to Govt. - Chairman
(School Education)
B. Commissioner & Director of School Education, / Director of School Education,
Hyderabad - Member
C. Director, SCERT, Hyd - Member
D. Secretary, TREIS, Hyd. – Member
E. Principal, IASE, Masab Tank, Hyd. – Member- Convener

The State Selection Committee shall finalise the following number of Awards in the following categories:-
No. Of Awards
1. Gazetted Head Masters in Govt./Local Body allotted schools and Principals in TREI Society.: 10
2. School Assts./ Secondary Grade Teachers and Equivalent cadres working in Govt./ Local Body
Schools and PGTs/ TGTs working in TREI Society.: 31
3. Lecturers/ Sr. Lecturers in IASE/CTEs/DIETs. 02
TOTAL: 43

2. The Teachers selected by the State Selection Committee will be honoured with a Silver Medal (Gold Plated), a Shawl and Cash Award of Rs.10,000/- and a Merit Certificate.

3. The Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad shall take necessary action in the matter, accordingly.

CSE Telangana Schedule 2019:
The Teachers selected by the State Selection Committee will be honoured with a Silver Medal (Gold Plated), a Shawal and Cash Award of Rs.10.000/- and a Merit Certificate.

The State Selection Committee shall finalise the following number of Awards in the
following categories:
Name of the category of the Teachers & No.of Awards allotted:
1. Gazetted Headmasters in Govt./Local Body schools and Principals in TSREI Society.: 10
2. School Assts./ Secondary Grade Teachers and Equivalent cadres working in Govt./ Local Body
Schools and PGTS/TGTS working in TREI Society: 31
3. Lecturers/ Sr. Lecturers in IASE/CTES/DIETS.: 02
TOTAL: 43



01. District Selection Committee nominations to be submitted to the State Selection Committee: By 07.08.2019
02. The selection process by Jury: 13-08-2019 to 20-08-2019
03. Award function on 05 September 2019

Further, all the District Educational Officer's in the state are instructed to submit the ist of identified 3 best teachers along with citation not exceeding (10) lines and evidences with facts/figures on each of the selected candidates along with their recommendations by 07.08.2019 without fail to the State Level Committee. This item of work should be treated as Most Urgent


New Guidelines for Selection of Best Teachers for TS State Best Teachers Awards 2019 (GO.29, Dated: 14-08-2019 File)
TS State Best Teacher's Awards Guidelines (CSE Telangana) File



GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
School Education Dept. – State Teachers Awards – Selection of the Best Teachers on the eve of the Teacher’s Day Celebrations on 5th September of every year – Guidelines – Issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (GENERAL) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.29 Dated: 14-08-2018

Read the following:-
1. G.O.Rt.No.434, Education (SER.IV) Dept., dt.23.08.2000.
2. G.O.Rt.No.49, School Edn. (Genl) Dept., dt.01.04.2016.
3. Govt. Memo. No.5376/General/A1/2017, dt.25.07.2018.
4. From the Director of School Education, T.S., Hyderabad Lr.Rc.No.616/UMC-2/2017, dt.27.7.2018 & 10.08.2019.
5. From the Secretary, TREIS, Hyd, Lr.No.108/TA/2019, dt.10.08.2018


ORDER:
I. The procedure of obtaining applications from the H.Ms./Teachers in Govt./Local Body Schools; Principals/PGTs/TGTs in TREIS and Lecturers/Sr. Lecturers in IASE/CTEs/DIETs for the Awards is hereby dispensed with.
Further Guidelines see above...........................
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Previous Guidelines:
Following the points of criteria for Best Teacher awards: Teachers with at least 20 years of Teaching Experience and Teacher Educators working in DIETs /IASEs /CTEs and Physical Education Colleges and recommend the teacher duly following the points of criteria for awards: All the Service  Particulars along with the following particulars will be taken in to consideration for giving Best Teacher Awards
1. The Academic Standards of the Students.
2. Teaching Methodology being followed by the teacher.
3. Innovation done by the teacher.
4. Special efforts of teacher to improve enrollment, and retention.
5. Sincerity and Commitment towards the job like regularity of attendance, not bringing any political Pressure for transfers etc.,.
6. Willingness to work in Interior areas.

FOLLOWING CATEGORIES TO BE AWARDED STATE BEST TEACHER AWARDS
Sl. No. Name of the category of the teachers.
1. The Headmasters of High Schools working under the State Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, I.T.D.A. and Aided.
2. Headmasters working under T.R.E.I.S.
3. Headmasters working under T.S.W.R.E.I.S.
4. Headmasters working under T.T.W.R.E.I.S.
5. School Assistants/Headmasters of Upper Primary Schools working under State Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Municipal, I.T.D.A. and Aided.
6. School Assistants of T.R.E.I.S. (T.G.T. & P.G.Ts.).
7. School Assistants of T.S.W.R.E.I.S. (T.G.T. & P.G.Ts.).
8. School Assistants of T.T.W.R.E.I.S. (T.G.T. & P.G.Ts.).
9. Secondary Grade Teachers working in High Schools under State Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, I.T.D.A. and Aided Managements.
10. Secondary Grade Teachers working in Primary, Upper Primary Schools under State Government, Mandal Parishad, Municipal, I.T.D.A. and Aided Managements.
11. School Assistant (Telugu).
12. Language Pandits (Telugu).
13. Sanskrit Pandits Grade – I & Grade – II (Working in all managements excluding Societies).
14. School Assistant (Hindi).
15. Language Pandits (Hindi).
16. School Assistant (Urdu).
17. Language Pandits (Urdu).
18. School Assistant (Physical Education)/ Physical Education Teachers.
19. Craft/Music Teachers.
20. Drawing Teachers.
21. All Senior Lecturers in D.I.E.Ts., I.A.S.Es., C.T.Es. under State Government and Aided.
22. Lecturers in Colleges of Physical Education.


SELECTION PROCESS FOR STATE BEST TEACHER AWARDS:
Following Categories to be Awarded State Best Teacher Awards

a) COMMITTEE AT MANDAL LEVEL:
1. Mandal Educational Officer. : Chairman.
2. Headmaster of Local Government /M.P. /Upper Primary Schools : Member.
3. One member from out side the Mandal (DIET, Lecturer/Headmaster of Govt./Z.P. H.S) : Member.

The quorum of the Committee shall be two (2) members. The Mandal Educational Officer shall enlist the eminent Teachers of Primary/Upper Primary Schools in his jurisdiction and place their particulars before the Selection Committee and send the selected list with recommendations containing not more than one teacher for each of the above categories, in the prescribed proforma along with the certificate of antecedents and character, Marks awarded by the Committee duly signed by all the members of the Committee and citation which shall not exceed 10 lines on each of the selected teacher, to the District Educational Officer concerned.

b) COMMITTEE AT DIVISIONAL LEVEL:
1. Deputy Educational Officer - Chairman
2. Senior Lecturer in DIET/Lecturer in College of Teachers Education/Institute of Advanced studies in Education - Member
3. Eminent Educationist. - Member

The quorum of the Committee shall be two (2) members. The Deputy Educational Officer shall enlist the eminent teachers of High Schools in his jurisdiction and place, their particulars before the Selection Committee and send the selected list with recommendations, not more than one teacher for each of the above categories, in the prescribed proforma along with the Certificate of antecedents and character, Marks awarded by the Committee duly signed by all the members of the Committee and Citation
Which shall not exceed 10 lines on each of the selected Teachers, to the District Educational Officer concerned.

c) COMMITTEE AT DISCTRICT LEVEL:
1. District Collector : CHAIRMAN
2. District Educational Officer. : CONVENOR
3. Principal of DIET. : MEMBER
4. Eminent Educationist. : MEMBER
5. Any other District Level Officer (Nominated by District Collector). : MEMBER
6. Representative of Good Voluntary Organization interested in Education. : MEMBER

The quorum of the Committee shall be four (4) members. The District Educational Officer shall place the proposals with recommendations against the Teachers received from Mandal Educational officers and Deputy Educational Officers and Principals of DIETs/IASEs/CTEs/College of Physical Educators before the District Selection Committee for selection of the Best Teachers.

Selection of Process for State Best Teacher Awards:
1. The recommendations regarding the selected teachers, which should not be more than one teacher from each category, shall be sent in the prescribed proforma along with the Certificate of antecedents and character, Marks awarded by the Committee duly signed by all the members of the Committee together with Citation which shall not exceed 10 lines on each of the selected teacher at District Level, to the Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad, in a sealed cover.
2. The Principals of DIETs /IASEs /CTEs /Colleges of Physical Education shall enlist the eminent Teacher Educators under his/her control and place their particulars before the District Level Selection Committee through District Educational Officer, which will select not more than one Teacher Educator for each of the categories i.e., Senior Lecturers in DIETs/IASEs/CTEs and Lecturers in College of Physical Education.
3. The District Level Selection Committee shall submit the particulars of the Selected Candidates in the prescribed proforma along with the antecedents and Character, Marks awarded by the Committee duly signed by all the members of the Committee, which shall not exceed 10 lines on each of the selected teacher Educator to the Commissioner of School Education,Telangana State, Hyderabad, in a sealed cover in both Telugu and English Languages.
4. The final selection will be made by the State Selection Committee from out of the names recommended by the District Committee.

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The Award for the Best Teacher Awardee:
The Teachers and Teacher Educators selected by the State Selection Committee will be honored with
1. Cash Award of Rs. 3,000/-,
2.  Gold Plated Silver Medal,
3.  a Shawl and a Merit Certificate.
The T.A. will be paid and 2nd Class Railway Fare or Bus Fare and D.A. shall be paid as per A.P.T.A. rules.

How to Apply:
It is a time-bound programme and as such, the proposals together with the Antecedent and Character Certificates and Citations, duly signed by the District Educational Officer should be sent to this office on or before 30-07-2017. The proposals received without the Antecedent and Character Certificate, Citation etc. shall be summarily rejected and those proposals received after the last date prescribed will not be entertained and considered.

Incomplete and defective proposals, such as:
I. Leaving the columns of proforma as blank.
II. Recommendations along with marks awarded by the Committee, which are not signed by the District Selection Committee, proposals which are not having a gist of each item in proforma and the proposals without the passport size Photographs duly attested at the back side of the photo will not be considered for Awards. If any Committee sends particulars of more than one candidate in each category in deviation of the above instructions, the same will be viewed seriously and the member-Convener will be liable for disciplinary action.

Important Dates for Submission Proposals:
1. The last date for submission of proposals by the Inspecting Officer (Mandal Educational Officer/Deputy Educational Officers) to the District Educational Officer is ....
2.  District Educational Officers Should Scrutinize the proposals received from the Inspecting Officer as per the guidelines and Should submit the same with their specific recommendations so as to reach the undersigned to DSE Telangana State on-or-before: .....

Download the State Best Teachers Application Form
Process of Awarding Marks for Selecting State Best Teachers