Former Indian School Seeb principal receives ‘CBSE Teachers Award’

MUSCAT: “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, passion for excellence”. This dictum is true about T. Premkumar, one of the most successful CBSE principals in the Middle East and the former principal of Indian School Seeb. His immense contribution to the field of education has now earned him the most coveted ‘CBSE Teachers’ Award 2016’ instituted by the CBSE to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of the great educators.

The CBSE award ceremony was held recently in 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 dis- tinguished dignitaries from the MHRD, representatives of NVS, KVS and government schools.

The Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD), Government of India, Upendra Kushwaha felicitated the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) teachers for their contribution to the field of education. Thirty-three teachers from across the country and abroad were conferred CBSE award for their innovations in classroom teaching for the year 2016-17.

The selection of the awardees is based on the academic efficiency and improvement, interest, reputation in the community, perseverance, and commitment towards education, said a statement from CBSE.

Premkumar stands tall among the awardees as he was the only awardee from abroad.