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Enriching minds.
Connecting globally.

Global Gyaan Academy is building an international education ecosystem — training teachers as counsellors, guiding students toward their futures, and transforming the institutions that hold both.

Now Open7th International Global Best Teachers Award 2026· Nominations 09–28 August · No fee

Award, conference & papers
Open for Registration · 2026

Three ways to take part this year

The award, the international conference in Malaysia, and an open call for papers. Nominations carry no fee at any stage.

Full 2026 details
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09–28 August 2026Free to enter

Nominate for the 7th International Global Best Teachers Award

Fourteen categories, open to any practising teacher with three years' experience. Self-nominations and institutional nominations are treated identically, and there is no fee at any stage.

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October 2026 · MalaysiaRegistration open

Register for the International Education Conference

A cross-border gathering of educators, researchers and institutional leaders, held alongside the award ceremony in Malaysia.

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Call for papers · Open nowSix tracks

Submit a paper to the conference

Tracks span counselling in education, AI and digital pedagogy, inclusive education, leadership and policy, student wellbeing, and teacher development.

In Focus

Six years of recognising the teachers who change what a classroom can be.

The Global Best Teachers Award began as a single ceremony in Mangalore. It is now in its seventh international edition, has honoured more than two thousand educators across twenty-two Indian states, and carries no registration fee at any stage.

Since 2020

What six years has added up to

Growth measured in the people reached — not the programmes run.

15,000+
Teachers trained
75,000+
Students benefited
150+
Schools & institutions
22+
States reached
2,000+
Teachers recognised
20,000+
Parents reached
500+
DTC graduates
4+
Countries connected

Education isn't confined to marks and curriculum. It is about shaping minds, nurturing wellbeing, and connecting people across borders.

Global Gyaan Academy — Founding Vision
Recent Honourees

The teachers our juries chose

Each edition closes with a ceremony in a different Indian city, hosted with a partner institution.

Dr. Sreelatha

2025

KSRM Engineering College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

Mr. Dawn Prakash

2024

The Chancery Pavilion, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Mrs. Noushin Banu

2023

Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore, Karnataka

Strategic Partners

Advancing education alongside institutions, government and industry

  • NITTE (Deemed to be University)
  • Karnataka Urdu Academy
  • Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka
  • Global TV
  • Mangalore City Police
  • Prestige Group
  • Baraka International
  • HEBIC
  • MEESCO Hyderabad
  • Twin Glacier Foundation
  • Safe & Serene Foundation
From Our Events

Ceremonies, graduations, classrooms

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Join the Community

There is a place for you in this network.

Educators, students, parents and institutions — membership, mentorship, partnership and volunteering are all open.