60 schools from across country get Transforming Education Awards

Our Correspondent

Phagwara, May 20

Lovely Professional University (LPU) organised its 2nd Edition of ‘Transforming Education Awards-2018’ at Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium on its campus on Saturday. Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Dr Hrushikesh Senapaty distributed the awards for Rs 22 lakh and ‘Certificates of Excellence’ to 60 schools from across the country.

As many as 1,100 nominations were received from various government and private schools of 26 states and 3 Union Territories of the country. A total of 11 principals and teachers from across the country were honoured with ‘Winner awards’ for Rs 85,000 each; 37 with runner-up awards for Rs 35,000 and 12 got appreciation awards for Rs 10,000 each.

Interacting with teachers and students, Dr Senapaty shared: “Irrespective of good or bad infrastructure, only a good teacher can create conducive learning environment in his/her classroom, adding that instead of inspiring students to get 100 per cent marks, teachers should enable students to innovate, create, invent, explore and become autonomous learners.”

“Students must be taught about community development, co-operation, leadership qualities, societal values, working in groups in the interest of the nation,” added Senapaty.

LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal thanked Dr Hrushikesh Senapaty. He also honoured Director Pushkar Raj of Allens Career for bringing illustrious transformation in the realms of competitive studies.

For its first edition, LPU had made an earnest approach to former President of India Dr Pranab Mukherjee, who inaugurated the awards’ ceremony which was organized at his residence in New Delhi.

For the 2nd Edition of ‘Awards’, videos for the nominee schools and teachers were shortlisted on the basis of endorsements through voting by more than 7 lakh students, parents and teachers.

The shortlisted videos and appraisal forms were evaluated by an eminent Jury of 15 members, including Head of Asia, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Purvi Mehta; Leader CSR, Infosys, Suja Warriar; Director-External Relations, Indian School of Business, Kumara Guru DNV; vice president-CSR, Vedanta, Neelima Khetan; president and COO, SBI Foundation Nixon Joseph; Actress and Media Entrepreneur Deepa Sahi; Director, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dr A Senthil Kumar.