Summary:
Till 2015, the NU used to honour teachers twice a year — on Foundation Day on August 4 and Teachers Day. Thirty applications were received in the best teacher category, 11 in best research, three in best writer and one each for best principal and social work teacher. Nagpur: Nagpur University (NU) has selected associate professors Prakash Itankar and Chandrashekar Sakhale for this year’s ‘Best teacher’ award which will be conferred on Teachers’ Day on September 5. Among the five different categories in which teachers will be honoured, only the best teacher award is given to two awardees — one from NU PG department and one from an affiliated college. The best research award would be conferred upon Kamala Nehru College associate professor Vasudeo Gurnule while the best writer award will be given to CP & Berar College’s associate professor Rajendra Naikwade..