Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday honoured 17 lecturers who have done excellent work in colleges and State universities funded by the Delhi Government.
On this occasion, Sisodia said that teachers are the biggest contributor to nation building. “Our teachers impact millions of lives with their work. The faculties of our colleges have been instrumental in building a knowledge-based society in Delhi, so it is our duty to honour them. The vision of the Kejriwal Government is to change the country through education and our teachers are contributing in this direction by leading the movement, standing on the forefront,” he said. The objective of this scheme is to acknowledge the brilliant contribution of college lecturers who are building a society where excellence in education is valued through higher education in Delhi. The purpose of this award is not only to reward and publicly recognise the best performing lecturers, but also to motivate them to perform even better in the future.
A senior Government official said that the selection of lecturers for this award is done on the basis of student feedback, improvement of results, research work, extra-curricular activities and other areas of academics. To assess these aspects, an evaluation committee is formed at the college and university level, he said. According to the guidelines for the award, there is a provision to award one lecturer each from 28 colleges of the Government-funded university and two lecturers from each of the three State universities. These selected teachers are given an amount of Rs 1 lakh along with the award by the Delhi Government.