Finding the chemist with all the solutions

In line with its mission of serving society through science, Tata Chemicals, along with the Association of Chemistry Teachers, is organising the third edition of the annual Best Chemistry Teacher Award (BCTA) 2013. These awards recognise exceptional contribution of individuals from the chemistry teaching fraternity and inspire a whole new generation to actively pursue chemistry and its allied subjects.

Nominations for the awards will be open till September 30, 2013, and interested applicants must be full-time teachers engaged in teaching chemistry to class XI, XII, graduate or postgraduate levels.  The applicants of BCTA 2011 and 2012 (excluding the winners) are also eligible to participate in the event.

The nominations are classified into five distinct award categories: best chemistry teacher (class 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.

Human touch of chemistry
Tata Chemicals has created an interactive website—humantouchofchemistry.com—wherein, interested and eligible teachers can send in their nominations online for awards in the above mentioned categories. Teachers can also submit handwritten applications by downloading the forms the website.

The winners will be selected by eminent panelists comprising renowned Indian scientists, professionals and academia. The winning teachers will be felicitated at a formal award ceremony, which will be announced in November.