Two teachers from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have been selected for the State-level Best Teacher Award for 2026-27.Ashoka, a teacher at Government Higher Primary School, Hesakuttur, Kundapur taluk, Udupi district, is among 20 primary school teachers selected for the State award.Roshan Alexander Pinto, Assistant Teacher, Grade II, Carmel High School, Modankaup, Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada, is among 11 high school teachers chosen for the award.Meanwhile, seven high school teachers from Dakshina Kannada have been chosen for the district-level award.They are Vijayalakshmi, Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Manchi-Kolnad, Bantwal taluk; Ravindra K., Assistant Teacher, Government Pre-University College (high school section), Venoor, Belthangady taluk; Praveen Cutinho, Assistant Teacher, St. Aloysius High School, Kodialbail, Mangaluru; Kishore, Physical Education Teacher, Government High School, Muchhur, Mangaluru taluk; John Ronald D’Souza, Assistant Teacher, Government High School, Moodumarnad, Moodbidri; M. I. Thomas, Assistant Teacher, St. George High School, Nelyadi, Puttur taluk; and Kishore Kumar, Assistant Teacher, Government Pre-University College (high school section), Aranthodu, Sullia taluk.In addition, seven lower primary school teachers and seven higher primary school teachers from Dakshina Kannada have been selected for the district-level award. Published - September 04, 2026 07:32 pm IST