Education is the panacea (medicine) for all social ills and a means for progress, empowerment and peace. Persons and institutions providing education, preferably to the under-privileged, the weak and the rural folks of our society need to be recognized, honoured and encouraged.

The award is given to inspire people to do selfless service in the field of Education for the needy and poor and provide opportunity and facilitate for their education. The award is for excellence in human endeavour in the field of Education.

The activities of the nominee may include the following:

• Potential ideas that bring about improvement in educational practice.
• Efforts to educate the people living in remote rural areas.
• Improvement in communication systems, Computer technology, Literacy campaigns, improvement in attendance in rural schools, reduction of school dropouts etc.
• Achievements through Innovative educational practices.
• Contribution to the furtherance of Education Movement.
• Education may include vocational training or any alternative system of education, education for the differently abled children, promoting indigenous knowledge, application of technology in education, etc.
• Care, education and rehabilitation of the mentally retarded and the physically challenged (including spastics, slow learners) and dyslexic children and so on.

To promote the pursuit and spread of knowledge, the Award honours such individuals and institutions with a cash award of Rs.10 lakhs, a citation and a memento.

Recipients Of Mahaveer Awards For The Excellence In Human Endeavour In The Field Of Education

Award	Year	Awardees
27th	2024	Humanity Welfare Organisation Helpline, Bijbehara Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir
26th	2023	Friends of Tribals Society, Kolkata, West Bengal
25th	2022	Shri Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor, Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh
24th	2022	Mahila Abhivruddhi Mattu Samrakshana Samsthe, Belgaum, Karnataka
23rd	2021	Manav Kalyan Trust, Navsari, Gujarat
22nd	2021	Shree Panchmahal Anusuchit Jati Education Trust, Adadara, Gujarat
21st	2018	Shri Anand Kumar, Ramanujan School of Mathematics, Patna, Bihar
20th	2017	AIM For Seva, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19th	2016	Dr. Sapam Nabakishore, Silchar, Cachar Dist., Assam
18th	2015	Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam, Vedaraniam, Tamil Nadu
17th	2015	Sri Sarada Ashram, Ulundhurpet, Tamil Nadu
16th	2013	Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Churu, Rajasthan
15th	2012	Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
14th	2011	The Indian Planetary Society, Mumbai, Maharashtra
9th	2005	Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan, Jakhan Devi, Almora, Uttaranchal
8th	2003	Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu
8th	2003	Marudhar Mahila Shikshan Sangh, Vidyavadi, Rajasthan
7th	2003	Dr. H.Sudarshan, Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, Yelandur Tk, Karnataka
4th	1998	Shri Avinashilingam Education Trust Institutions, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu