(National)

1974: Recipient of University Gold Medal

1974: Recipient of P. N. Bose Medal from Jadavpur University

1979: Recipient of N. N. Chatterjee Medal from the Asiatic Society, Calcutta

1988: Recipient of Career Award by the University Grants Commission

1989: Recipient of Krishnan Medal from the Indian Geophysical Union.

1996: Recipient of National Mineral Award from the Government of India.

2007-2017: J.C. Bose Fellowship from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

2014: Teachers Award, Indian National Science Academy

2014-2016: Distinguished Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

2016-2017: Adjunct Professor, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

2018: D. N. Wadia Medal, Indian National Science Academy.

(International)

1984-1985: Recipient of Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Government of Japan.

1991-92, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017: Recipient of Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

2002-2003: Awarded Mercator Guest Professorship by the German Research Foundation.

2007: Awarded Visiting Professorship by Hokkaido University, Japan.