CBSE honors principal of Bhavans-Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 13: T. Premkumar, Principal of the Indian Educational School (Bhavans), Kuwait has been honored by the Central Board of Secondary Education with the ‘CBSE Teachers’ Award 2016’ for his hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, passion for excellence.
One of the most successful CBSE principals in the Middle East, he is the only awardee from abroad among the 33 teachers from across India.
The award ceremony was held recently in New Delhi in the presence of newly appointed CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal IAS, Member Secretary NCTE Sanjay Awasthi, Director NCERT Dr Hrushikesh Senapaty, Secretary of CBSE Anurag Tripathi and several other distinguished dignitaries from the MHRD, representatives of NVS, KVS and government schools.
The selection of the awardees is based on the academic efficiency and improvement, interest, reputation in the community, perseverance, and commitment towards education.
The award has been instituted by the Central Board of Secondary Education to honor and acknowledge the outstanding efforts of the great educators.
Premkumar began his career as a research assistant at the Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Centre, Chennai and later at the Tarapur Nuclear Reactor, Mumbai, in ‘the extraction of uranium in spent fuels’.
He forsook well-paid government job to follow his heart and become a teacher. He found little happiness in dealing with exanimate chemical elements and decided to pursue his dream.
The newly-recruited middle school teacher rose to the rank of a senior PGT within no time and in due course of time was promoted to the position of the Head of the Faculty, Department of Chemistry following his ascension to the position of the vice-principal of the higher secondary section of one of the largest co-educational schools in the Gulf region, Indian School, Muscat.
His contribution to the field of private education in Muscat, Oman earned him a letter of commendation from Simmon’s College, Boston, USA.
He also served the CBSE Muscat Chapter as the Educational adviser. He was nominated as the convener of the Oman Chapter for two years consecutively.
A major milestone in the career of Premkumar was his decision to be a part of the renowned Bhavans group of institutions in the Middle East.
He joined Indian Educational School in 2010 as the principal of the flagship school owned by the Abu Dhabi based Bhavans Middle East which runs nearly a dozen premium schools across the Middle East.
In his pursuit for perfection, Bhavans Kuwait found itself as the ‘Gulf Topper School, Center for CBSE Math Olympiad, and many more literary and language events such as the Balakalamela championship, Xpression Championship, St. Berchaman’s Extempore Speech Competition, etc. Bhavanites have even left their footprints in Slovenia where they have proved their might and mettle in the International Debate Contest.
Premkumar acknowledges the invaluable guidance of N.K. Ramachandran Menon, Chairman, Bhavans Middle East, Abu Dhabi in transforming Bhavans Kuwait into a school with a vision and a mission for the global learners of the 21st century.