4thSRI SRI AWARDS

FOR EDUCATION 2026

FOR TEACHERS & SCHOOLS

AWARDS CATEGORIES

SRI SRI AWARD FOR

Overall Excellence in Education

Overall Excellence in Education

AWARDS SUB-CATEGORIES :

○ Pedagogy & Academic Excellence ○ Skill development programs for students ○ Innovative Teaching-Learning practices ○ Helping Students to choose their career path ○ Including subjects from Indian Traditional Systems as well as new subjects relevant to manage 21st century environment

SRI SRI AWARD FOR

EXCELLENCE IN HOLISTIC EDUCATION

EXCELLENCE IN HOLISTIC EDUCATION

AWARDS SUB-CATEGORIES :

○ Community Service & Environmental Awareness ○ Spiritual Development & Value-based education ○ Yoga, Sports & other Physical Education ○ Art & Culture ○ Emotional Intelligence

SRI SRI AWARD FOR

BEST TEACHER

(In the North, West, East & South of India)

BEST TEACHER

AWARDS SUB-CATEGORIES :

  • North
  • South
  • East
  • West

4th

SRI SRI AWARDS

FOR EDUCATION 2026

Operating in 180+ countries, The Art of Living is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

Founded in 1999 by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR VIDYA MANDIR (SSRVM) TRUST is dedicated to providing holistic, value-based education that integrates the best of the East and the West.

For more than 25 years, the SSRVM Trust has been committed to transforming education. With 120+ educational institutions and over 60,000+ students impacted, we have built a network of over 1 lakh alumni. Our academic programs, which cater to students from pre-primary to postgraduate levels, are shaping the future of education.

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OBJECTIVES

  • To recognize and acknowledge excellence, effort and progress in the field of education across educational institutions in India
  • To empower and promote institutions that focus on holistic development beyond the parameters of academics and those that deploy the potential of innovative practices and experiments for the improvement of teaching-learning;
  • To encourage institutions that involve their parents and other stakeholders in policymaking and its execution;
  • To recognize and acknowledge the schools which make their student's transition smooth from school to career;
  • To felicitate schools that promote ancient wisdom as well modern strategies of 21* Century Skills in students
  • To recognise and acknowledge schools that promote spirituality, have an environment-friendly culture, human values and peace education;
  • To honor schools that promote the leadership skills, social and emotional development of students.
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ELIGIBILTY

Eligibility criteria for School Awards

Eligibility criteria to apply for the first two awards category :

  • School should be functioning for a minimum period of eight years
  • The school must have at least 1000 students
  • Schools with Classes from KG1 to Class 10th & above
  • The Past Winners (of first two places) are eligible to apply only after a gap of 3 years
  • Schools having received the special mention certificates in previous years are eligible to apply for the award.

Eligibility criteria for Best Teacher Award

There is no restriction on the size of the school or the age of the school in which the teacher is working. The applicant must have at least 10 years of experience as a teacher. Any person who has authentic knowledge of the teacher’s contribution in the field of education may nominate the teacher for the award by providing the details mentioned in the application form. In order to recognize a larger set of teachers, past winners (Best Teacher of N/E/W/S zones) of this category are not eligible to apply for the second time. However, teachers having received the special mention certificates are eligible to apply for the award.

TIMELINES

Last Date of Application :

1st October 2025

Announcement and Presentation of Awards :

January 2026

APPLICATION FORM

Sri Sri Award for Overall Excellence in Education:

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Sri Sri Award for Excellence in Holistic Education (Schools):

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Sri Sri Award for Best Teacher:

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You may fill in the basic details and upload the application form above.

You may write to srisriawards@ssrvm.org or Call 9875588983 to seek clarifications

AWARDS, CERTIFICATES AND CASH PRIZES

Note: The first two categories will have a winner and runner up. Totally, 8 awards will be given.

  • A trophy, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 1 lakh for the winner of the first 2 categories.
  • A trophy, certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 75,000 for the runner-up of the first 2 categories.
  • A plaque, certificate and cash prize of ₹ 51,000 for for each of the 4 awardees in the ‘Best Teacher’ category.

The Jury may also choose to recognize schools with a “Special Mention” certificate for significant exhibition of traits mentioned in the evaluation criteria and guidelines.