The Derozio Award
The Derozia Awards For Education and Human Enrichment
Henry L.V. Derozio (1809 – 1830), arguably the first Indian poet, freedom fighter and social reformer, was fondly referred to as the “National Bard of Modern India.” He taught English at Hindu College (later Presidency College), Calcutta, and set up a youth movement to promote nationalism and enlightened living. Through his writing he fired the imagination of a generation of ‘Derozians’, young people of conviction who were prepared to make any sacrifice for the cause of ‘freedom’. ‘The Harp of India’, ‘To India my Native Land’ and ‘Fakir of Jungheera’ are among his best known writings.
The ‘Derozio Awards’ have been instituted to celebrate and commemorate the life of this great revolutionary, so that his life may inspire a new generation of people to emulate his life and work, in the service of the nation.
Derozio Awards Forms
- Objectives
- Categories of Awards
- Awards
- The Jury
- Procedure
The Derozio Awards for exemplary service to school education and human enrichment have been instituted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, to honour and motivate people to serve the nation in a manner that clearly defines leadership in an identified sphere.
The Awards seek to:
- identify people who make a difference in their sphere of education;
- promote a sense of achievement, recognition and support for education;
- recognise the work of people for the greater good of humanity;
- establish a role for people to contribute to the nation through education;
- enable professionals to use their skill for human enrichment;
- generate concern for the social, physical or cultural ecology of the nation through
education; - enhance global goodwill and understating through the medium of education.
Note :
- (a) The jury at its discretion will decide each year in which two categories the awards will be made.
- (b) At least one of the two awards will be given to a teacher/Principal associated with a School affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.
The Awards will be given annually to the following categories:
- Contribution to the society as an Individual.
- Contribution to the society as an Institution.
Each award will consist of the following:
- An Engraved Gold Medal – 24 gms (22 carats)
- A Citation Plaque Engraved in Silver
- A Certificate / Scroll
- An amount of Rs. 1 Lac in the form of an account payee cheque.
The Jury shall consist of the following:
- The Chairman of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Jury.
- An eminent public servant or ex-judge of the Supreme Court.
- Two eminent educationists who have established record(s) of service in school education.
- A person of eminence, who has served in the armed forces.
- The Chief Executive & Secretary of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations shall be ex-officio Secretary to the Jury.
Procedure
• Nomination and Application Forms are to be downloaded from the CISCE website https://cisce.org.
• Duly completed Nomination / Application form with all the required details may be sent to:
The Chief Executive & Secretary
Jury for “The Derozio Awards For Education and Human Enrichment”
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Plot No. 35 – 36, Sector VI
Pushp Vihar, M.B. Road, Saket
New Delhi-110 017
• The candidates will have to give a virtual presentation as per their applications/nominations to the Jury.
• Based on the virtual Presentation, the Jury will shortlist the suitable candidates.
• CISCE will appoint two Jury Members to meet the shortlisted Candidates along with the referee or other relevant persons, or to visit the shortlisted Institutions (in case the Nominee for the award is an Institution) and meet the head of the institution and other relevant persons. Thereafter, on receipt of the recommendation, the Jury will select the awardees.
Validity of Nominations
Nominations received will be considered only for the year in which the application is made.
National Award
National Awards For Teachers, Principals and Educators
Mrs. Bhupinder Gogia, Principal, Sat Paul Mittal School, Durgi, Punjab, a CISCE-affiliated school, is one of the country-wide teachers selected by the Union Ministry of Education for the National Awards for Indian Teachers. She received the award from President Smt. Droupadi Murmu on September 5, during the Teacher’s Day celebration, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President of India.
National Awards For Narasimha Murthy H K of Daffodils English School in Sanjaynagar, Karnataka
Narasimha Murthy H K of Daffodils English School in Sanjaynagar, Karnataka, was honored for his engaging teaching methods, which include problem-solving tasks, Sudoku, IT expos, project-based learning, and gamified educational activities like treasure hunts and Minecraft Education.
National Awards For Teachers, Principals and Educators
Kavita Sanghvi, Principal, Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial (CNM) School, Vile Parle, Mumbai, a CISCE-affiliated school, is one of the 46 country-wide teachers selected by the Union Ministry of Education for the National Awards for Indian Teachers. She received the award from President Smt. Droupadi Murmu on September 5, during the Teacher’s Day celebration, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President of India.
The purpose of National Awards to teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution for some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.
The Ministry of Education, Government of India allots annually 2 National Awards to the teachers of the schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations( CISCE).
National Award For Teachers
- Criteria
- Procedure
Criteria
- Normally, retired teachers are not eligible for the Award, but those teachers who have served a part of the calendar year (atleast 4 months i.e. upto 30th April, in the year to which National Awards relate) may be considered if they fulfill all other conditions.
- Only regular teachers and heads of schools will be eligible.
- The age of Superannuation shall be deemed to be 60 years.
National Award for Teachers – Procedure for Selection
- No teacher/ Principal can directly apply for this award. The name of the teachers shall be recommended by the Principal of the School while that of the Principal shall be recommended by the Chairman/ Manager of the Managing Committee of the School.
- The applications shall be evaluated by the Organisation Selection Committee and the best 2 applications shall be forwarded to the Independent Jury at the National Level through Online Portal.
- The Independent Jury at the National level would review the applications forwarded by the CISCE.
- Each shortlisted applicant is required to make a presentation before the Jury.
ICT Award
The Ministry of Education- Government of India, has introduced National Awards for School teachers for innovative use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in School and teacher education leading to improvement in quality in all the spheres of school and teacher education.
The Award proposes to felicitate those teachers who have enhanced student learning by effectively and innovatively integrating technology supported learning into the school curriculum and subject teaching, and thereby promoted inquiry-based cooperative-collaboration learning using ICT among their students.
The Ministry of Education-Government of India has allotted one such award to teachers of schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE).
- Procedure
Procedure for Selection
- The applicants need to register themselves on the portal, which will be provided by the concerned department every year.
- The applicants will be required to complete the form in all respects. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- The selection committee will scrutinize all the completed applications and forward the recommendation to the National Awards Committee (ICT).
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to make a presentation before the National Awards Committee (ICT).
- The invitation will be sent to the shortlisted candidate/s by the concerned department.
