Four Teachers Recognised at Most Inspiring Tamil Teachers' Award Ceremony 2025
Last Updated: 30 Aug 2025
Four teachers received the Most Inspiring Tamil Teachers' (MITT) Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the teaching and learning of the Tamil Language. In addition to the MITT Award, one teacher was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award while another received the Best National Institute of Education (NIE) Tamil Trainee Teacher Award. Please refer to Annex for the list of award recipients.
2. Guest-of-Honour Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash, Chairman of the Tamil Language Learning and Promotion Committee (TLLPC) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and the Ministry of Manpower, presented the awards to the recipients at the MITT Award Ceremony today.
3. Jointly organised by Tamil Murasu (TM), the Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union (STTU) and the TLLPC, the MITT Award recognises the stellar performance of our Tamil Language teachers in educating and promoting Tamil language among their students. Award winners also serve as role models for other Tamil Language educators in nurturing our students' love for the language and using technology creatively to enhance learning. Each award recipient will receive a plaque, a certificate of achievement and a cash grant.
4. This year, 543 nominations for 180 teachers were received between February and April 2025. All Tamil Language teachers in local mainstream schools were eligible to be nominated for the Award.
5. The awardees were selected by a panel of judges comprising key representatives from TM, STTU and TLLPC. Since the Award's inception in 2002, it has affirmed the contributions of over 200 inspiring Tamil Language educators in our primary and secondary schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute.
6. For more information on the MITT Award, please visit .