| Sl.No. | Year | Recognition | Institution |
| 1 | 2017 |
Elected Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, FASc. 2017 |
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru-80 |
| 2 | 2016 |
Centenary Year 1016-2016 -Golden Jubilee Foundation Award for Science – Sir C.V. Raman award for 2014-15 (24.07.2016) |
University of Mysore, Mysuru |
| 3 | 2015 |
Dr. Raja Ramanna Scientists State Award for the year 2014 for his exceptional contribution to Science Education (Award presented on 30.12.2015) |
Government of Karnataka, State Council for Science and Technology, IISc., Bangalore and Department of Information Technology and Science & Technology, Karnataka Govt. Secretariat, Bangalore |
| 4 | 2015 |
Prof. G. K. Manna Memorial Award of ISCA for the year 2014-2015 (Award presented on 04.01.2015) |
102nd Indian Science Congress, held at University of Mumbai, ISCA, Kolkata |
| 5 | 2014-2016 |
Organizing Local Secretary for 103rd Indian Science Congress, 3rd -7th January 2016, (From August 2014) |
University of Mysore, Mysore |
| 6 | 2013 | Award for Research Publications |
Government of Karnataka Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology & Science and Technology, Bangalore |
| 7 | 2011 | DST Travel Grant Award for the International meeting | 12th International Congress of Human Genetics, Montreal, Canada |
| 8 | 2008 |
Sir C.V. Raman Young Scientist State Award for the year 2007 for his exceptional contribution to Life Sciences |
Government of Karnataka and State Council for Science and Technology, IISc., Bangalore |
| 9 | 2008- 2012 |
Editorial Board Member (4 years) |
7th Editorial Board of Zoological Research, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| 10 | 2001 |
VISITING PROFESSOR- to teach a course on- Genetics and Development |
Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 11 | 1999-2000 | Senior Research Associate II award | University of California, Department of Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology, Los Angeles, USA |
| 12 | 1990 -1992 | Post Doctoral Fellow Award | McMaster University, Department of Biochemistry, Canada |
| 13 | 1990 | Government of India Nehru Centenary British Fellowship (commonwealth) Award | Department of Biological Sciences, Warwick University, Coventry, United Kingdom (not availed). |
| 14 | 1982 | II Rank M.Sc | DOS in Zoology, Univ. of Mysore. |
| 15 | 1980 | “Best boy of the college” award | Cauvery College, Gonicoppal, Univ. of Mysore. |
