The award was started with an aim to enhance the level of education delivery and appreciate the efforts of exemplary individuals involved in teaching chemistry and its allied components at various educational levels by taking into account experience and expertise of the teachers.
The nominations for the entries are classified in the categories of best chemistry teacher (standard XI/XII and equivalent), best chemistry teacher (bachelor's degree and equivalent), best chemistry teacher (for master's degree and above), best chemistry teacher for promotion of chemistry as a subject and best young chemistry teacher.
The winners for the awards will be felicitated by Kapil Sibal, Union minister for human resource development, communications and information technology, at the CII Global Higher Education Summit 2012 on November 8 in New Delhi.