Ten Point Oath For Teachers


- Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam


  • 1. First and foremost, I will love teaching. Teaching will be my soul.
  • 2. I realize that I am responsible for shaping not just students but ignited youth who are the most powerful resource under the Earth, on the Earth and above the Earth. I will be fully committed to the great mission of teaching.
  • 3. I will consider myself to be a great teacher only when I am capable of elevating the average student to a high degree of performance.
  • 4. I will organize and conduct my life, in such a way that my life itself is a message for my students.
  • 5. I will encourage my students and children to ask questions and develop the spirit of enquiry, so that they blossom into creative and enlightened citizens.
  • 6. I will treat all the students equally and will not support any differentiation on account of religion, community or language.
  • 7. I will continuously build capacities in teaching so that I can impart quality education to my students.
  • 8. I realized by being a teacher, I am making an important contribution to the efforts of national development.
  • 9. I will constantly endeavor to fill my mind with great thoughts and spread nobility in thinking and action among my students.
  • 10. I will always celebrate the success of my students.