Selected across general, special, tribal categories; college-level awards introduced for first time
TNR News Network
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has announced the names of 26 distinguished teachers who will be honoured with state-level teacher awards on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on Friday (September 5, 2025).
The awards will be conferred by the Himachal Pradesh Governor, Chief Minister and Education Minister at a special ceremony to be held at Hotel Peterhoff in Shimla.
Teachers have been selected based on their performance presentations and interviews held in recent weeks. The awards are divided into three categories: General, special and tribal/remote area awards. In a significant development this year, the state has also introduced awards at the college level, recognising excellence in higher education for the first time.
General category awardees (regular areas)
Teachers being recognised for their exceptional service in regular areas include:
• Ajay Singh, Garhjamula (Kangra)
• Anita Chaudhary, Serathana (Kangra)
• Devendra Singh Chauhan, PM Shri School, Rohru
• Seema Devi, Sandhu (Shimla)
• Umesh Kumar, Morla (Mandi)
• Gurudas Ram, Jhungi (Mandi)
General category (tribal/hard areas)
Awardees serving in difficult and tribal regions:
• Girdhari Lal, Tindi (Lahaul-Spiti)
• Yog Raj, Nigulsari (Kinnaur)
• Jeevan Bala, PM Shri School, Maihla (Chamba)
• Vivek Bhardwaj, Manal Dochi (Sirmaur)
Special category awards
Recognised for outstanding innovation or service:
• Dr Manjula Sharma (Shimla)
• Deepika, Jandaik Shamror (Solan)
• Kuldeep Negi, Principal, DIET (Kinnaur)
• Kailash Sharma, Samloti (Kangra)
• Shishupal and Maya Ram, both from Sarahan (Sirmaur)
Additional recipients in this category include:
• Geetika Negi (Shimla)
• Surender Sharma, Kulal (Chamba)
• Meena Devi, Bajyar (Halog, Shimla)
• Baraj Kumar, Dumehar (Solan)
• Paramjeet Singh, Bhathed (Bilaspur)
• Jeevan Singh, Himgiri (Chamba)
• Srishti Sharma, Premnagar (Sirmaur)
First-ever awards at college level
For the first time, college educators are being honoured at the state level. Pramod Kumar Patial, Principal, Hamirpur College, has been selected under the Principal category. In the professors category, the awardees include Arun Kumar, Bilaspur College; Dr Jagdish Chand, Nahan College; Dr Kirti Singha, Sanjauli College; Naresh Kumar Sharma, Dharamshala College; and Vikas Nathan, Theog College.
