Soma Mandal Named Regional Winner of 2026 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards

Key facts

• Soma Mandal was named the regional winner for the South Asia region of the 2026 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards by the International Education group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge).
• She was selected for her dedication to empowering pupils to participate in the worldwide fight against climate change.
• Soma Mandal is a science teacher at GD Goenka Public School, Delhi, with over 10 years of teaching experience.
• The award benefits include a trophy, publicity, £500 worth of books for her class, and a feature on a 'Thank you' page in new Cambridge textbooks from November 2026.
• The 2026 competition received over 12,000 nominations from 126 different countries and identified nine regional winners.