# AP BEST TEACHER AWARDS 2026 Guidelines Application - Link: https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-best-teacher-awards-2026-guidelines-application/ - Published: 2026-07-03T00:22:00+05:30 - Author: Venkat # AP BEST TEACHER AWARDS 2026 Guidelines Application **AP BEST TEACHER AWARDS 2026 Guidelines Application** # State Awards – 2026 **Proc. Order** · Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh ## 1. Eligibility Criteria of Teachers for State Awards Committee, duly following the procedural guidelines, timelines, and submit the same with specific recommendations to the Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. i. Special Work done for raising the Standard of Education. ii. Inculcating Interest in extracurricular activities among the students. iii. Educational innovative writings and development of learning materials useful to the students. * b. Teachers / Head Masters / Teacher Educators who have completed **10 years** of minimum Service. * c. Normally, retired teachers are not eligible, but those who have served for part of the academic year may be considered if they otherwise fulfil the conditions. * d. Teachers / Head Masters / Teacher Educators who have been selected for State Awards earlier are **not eligible**. * e. Teachers / Head Masters / Teacher Educators who have charges/disciplinary proceedings/criminal cases are **not eligible**. * f. The District Selection Committee should form the verification teams to verify the facts/information provided by the applicant. * g. In addition to the above categories, the Government have decided to felicitate certain outstandingly performing teachers. * h. Criteria based on performance: Under this, teachers will be awarded marks on criteria based on performance e.g. initiatives to improve learning outcomes, innovative experiments undertaken, organization of extra and co-curricular activities, use of Teaching. ## 2. Nominations for State Awards – 2026 **The nominations for the selection of teachers to the State Awards-2026 have been invited for the following criteria:** **i. Self-Nomination:** Applications are invited from all teacher categories working in Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Municipal, Aided Schools, APMS, APSWREIS, APTWREIS, ITDA, APREIS, KGBV, and DIETs (Lecturers/Senior Lecturers) under the Department of School Education. **ii. Recommended by five Fellow Teachers:** Any teacher who is eligible for the State award but has not applied himself/herself, in that case, five Fellow teachers can nominate that teacher (he/she) for the State Award. Keeping in view of his / her performance, achievements, and the evaluation parameters shown for state awards in the proforma (Annexure- III). **iii. Performance-based selection of Teachers through LEAP APP at the state level:** Shortlisting the best-performing teachers based on Attendance, results, and Enrollment through LEAP App. The list will be communicated to the Districts for the District Selection Committee to select the shortlisted teachers. **Note:** The District Selection Committee should recommend the teacher in any one of the above said three award criteria only. ## 3. Selection Process Timeline – Offline | Activity | Dates | | Receipt of applications from teachers (All categories) at O/o Divisional Level | 1.07.2026 to 15.07.2026 | | Scrutiny & Finalisation at Divisional Level (1:3 ratios across categories) | 17.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 | | Submission of final list to O/o the District Educational Officer | 22.07.2026 | | Scrutiny & Finalisation at District Level (1:1 ratios at categories) | 23.07.2026 to 27.07.2026 | | Submission of final list at District level to O/o the Director of School Education | 28.07.2026 | | Scrutiny at State Level | 03.08.2026 to 06.08.2026 | | Interview at State Level | 10.08.2026 to 12.08.2026 | | Shortlisted by State Selection Committee | 14.08.2026 | | State Function | 05.09.2026 | ## 4. Selection Committees ### (a) Divisional Selection Committee | Deputy Educational Officer | Chairman | | Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in DIET | Member | | Senior most MEO-I & II in the Concerned Division | Member | | Eminent Educationist (Nominated by the DEO) | Member | **Divisional recommendations:** Not more than **24** teachers (cadre-wise) across three selection categories. Submit self-nomination form, Certificate of antecedents& character, approval copy, marks awarded, one JPJ model photo and citations (not exceeding 10 lines) to the District Selection Committee. **SGT** 06 **School Assistant** 12 **HM** 06 **Total @ each District** 24 ### (b) District Selection Committee | District Collector | Chairman | | District Educational Officer | Convener | | Principal of DIET | Member | | Eminent Educationist (Nominated by the District Collector) | Member | | Any other District Level Officer (Nominated by the District Collector) | Member | | Representative of Good Voluntary (Organization interested in Education) | Member | **District recommendations:** Not more than **8** teachers (cadre-wise) across three selection categories. Submit self-nomination form, Certificate of antecedents & character, approval copy, marks awarded, one JPJ model photo and citations (not exceeding 10 lines) to the State Level Committee. **SGT** 02 **School Assistant** 04 **HM** 02 **Total @ each District** 08 ### (c) State Selection Committee | 1. The Hon’ble Minister for Education, AP Secretariat, Amaravati. | Chairman | | 2. The Secretary to Government, School Education Dept., Government of AP, Amaravati. | Vice Chairman | | 3. The Director of School Education, AP, Amaravati. | Convener | | 4. The Director, SCERT, AP, Mangalagiri. | Member | | 5. Eminent Educationist (Nominated by the Government). | Member | ## 5. State Level Selection The State Level Committee selects the teachers for **“State Awards”** from the Selection lists submitted by the District Selection Committee, duly limiting the No. of awards category wise. ## 6. Celebration of District Level Best Teacher Awards The District Level Best Teacher Awards, the selection committee shall recommend not more than **30** teachers in the category of SGT, **20** teachers in the category of SA and **10** teachers in the category of Headmaster for each district as per the above categories. Further, all the Regional Joint Directors, District Educational Officers, and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the state are requested to organise the District level TEACHER’S DAY celebrations at their jurisdictions in a befitting manner as per the existing practice without giving any scope for adverse remarks in the selection of awardees, duly following the local protocol and strict adherence to rules in force. All the Regional Joint Directors and District Educational Officers in the State are requested to give wide publicity about the programme through newspapers and other local mass media. **Instruction:** All the District Educational Officers in the State are hereby instructed to adhere to the above instructions scrupulously and ensure strict compliance with the prescribed guidelines and timelines. They shall process and furnish the applications/ proposals to this office within the stipulated time schedule without fail. Any deviation or delay in submission will be viewed seriously. **Encl:** Annexure – I (Self Nomination Form) · Annexure – II (CRITERIA FORM FOR EVALUATION) · Annexure – III (Recommending the teachers by the five Fellow Teachers)· Certificate of Antecedents & Character. **Thameem Ansariya A I.A.S** DIRECTOR State Awards_CERTIFICATE OF ANTECEDENTS and CHARACTER 2026 (1) [**State Awards_CERTIFICATE OF ANTECEDENTS and CHARACTER 2026 Download**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pm_NgCxiXuCvCKrhSVth5wI-WTDC1dpw/view?usp=sharing) [**state awards – 2026 proc. order Download**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bD7b-lnD5F94Ei9aZbzze6G30OlM3RH2/view?usp=sharing) [**Annexure_II_Evaluation Form 2026 Download**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VGkb4cUyarar9Qh77Dot9PgcTJ5JDId1/view?usp=sharing) [**Annexure _III_Nominations by three Fellow Teachers 2026 Download**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BPzgeEDzN2L0v7LuFDQaS73iuG59VTCZ/view?usp=sharing) [**Annecure-I Self Nomination form 2026 Download**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pt0Ry3gxm7m9KNHs8VLY6OAogN4LfLr9/view?usp=sharing) ### 󠀁[AP TEACHERS LATEST NEWS](https://amaravathiteacher.com/category/ap-teachers-latest-news/)󠁿 * [ NEW AP SSC Exam Fee Online Payment – AP SSC March 2027 Fee Due Dates ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-ssc-exam-fee-online-payment/) * [ NEW SA1 Question Papers 2026 PDF Download – 1st to 5th Classes | Telugu, English, Maths, EVS ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/sa1-question-papers-2026-1st-to-5th-classes/) * [ AP DSC 2026 Notification PDF Download – 2721 Vacancies, Syllabus – Apply Online ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-dsc-2026-notification-apply-online/) * [ APPSC AEE Recruitment 2026 – 503 Assistant Executive Engineer Posts ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/appsc-aee-recruitment-2026-notification-503-posts/) * [ AP Local Body Elections 2026 Remuneration Rates – GO 1086 | ఎన్నికల సిబ్బంది రెమ్యునరేషన్ ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-local-body-election-remuneration-rates-2026-go-1086/) * [ GVMC Teachers School Educational Subordinate Service Rules, 2026 G.O.Ms.No.40 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/gvmc-teachers-school-educational-subordinate-service-rules-2026-g-o-ms-no-40/) * [ Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Teachers School Educational Subordinate Service Rules 2026 GO No 39 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/vijayawada-municipal-corporation-teachers-school-educational-subordinate-service-rules-2026-go-no-39/) * [ AP Municipal Corporation Teachers Service Rules 2026 GO 38 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-municipal-corporation-teachers-service-rules-2026-go-38/) * [ AP Municipal School Educational Subordinate Service Rules 2026, GO Ms 37 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-municipal-school-educational-subordinate-service-rules-2026-go-ms-37/) * [ AP School Education (Govt) Subordinate Service Rules 2026 – G.O.Ms.No.35 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-school-education-govt-subordinate-service-rules-2026-g-o-ms-no-35/) [View More ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/category/ap-teachers-latest-news/) ### 󠀁[TEACHERS SOFTWARES](https://amaravathiteacher.com/category/teachers-softwares/)󠁿 * [ SMC Elections 2026 Notification Voters List Download ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/smc-elections-2026-notification-voters-list-download/) * [ Income Tax Online Calculator FY 2026-27 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/income-tax-online-calculator-fy-2026-27/) * [ Student id Card Download ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/student-id-card-download/) * [ AP DA Arrears Calculator 2026 ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-da-arrears-calculator-2026/) * [ AP New DA Salary Calculator ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-new-da-salary-calculator/) * [ AP EHS Hospitals List ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-ehs-hospitals-list/) * [ AP Teachers ID Card Download ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-teachers-id-card-download/) * [ Pdf Compressor Online ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/pdf-compressor-online/) * [ Online image compressor ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/online-image-compressor/) * [ AP Medical Reimbursement Proposal Software ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/ap-medical-reimbursement-proposal-software/) [View More ](https://amaravathiteacher.com/category/teachers-softwares/)