Dimapur, July 31 (EMN): The All Nagaland School Teachers' Association (Ansta) has recommended the criteria to be considered while selecting the teachers for the Teachers’ Day award. The association stated that the awards for teachers have been instituted with the sole purpose in honouring the teachers for their sacrificial and meritorious services rendered to humanity. Hence, they asserted that the award be given only to the deserving teachers.
In a press release issued by the association on July 31, mentioned eligibility criteria to be considered while selecting teachers for the prestigious award. Since the selection process for 2018 is underway, the association reminded all the recommending authorities to follow the criteria for fair selection.
The Ansta recommended that heads such as DEO / SDEO / principal / HM / AHM etc. should recommend only the name of the deserving teachers; academic performance of the student in particular subject of the teacher to be recommended for the award should be satisfactory for atleast three consecutive years; all necessary formats relating to award should be filled-up by the concerned heads and not by the teachers concerned; the award should be a surprised gift to the teacher concerned; teachers of the nil results should not be recommended for it; proxy/substitute/attached teachers should not be recommended; any teacher(s) found campaigning/lobbying in the any form whatsoever either politically/ through any other influence for his/her selection should be disqualified; one has to serve for atleast 10 years on continuous service; the teacher awardee should be a role model and a source of inspiration for others; and any teacher(s) being recommended without fulfilling the aforesaid criteria should be dropped/rejected from the final state level selection.
