Academic Honors

Ph. D. (Rice University)

  1. 2019 Ralph Budd Award and Gold Medal for Best (Ph. D.) Engineering Thesis.
  2. 2019 Best Ph. D. Presenter Award, 2nd place, ECE Corporate Affiliates Day.

Intel:

  1. Spontaneous Recognition Award (Level - II)
  2. Goodie Drawer Award (Level - II)

M. E. (SSA, IISc)

  1. Topper of M. E. SSA 2009-11 batch and recipient of N. R. Khambhati Memorial Gold Medal.
  2. Innovative student project award from Indian National Academy of Engineering for my master thesis titled Robust Cell Detection and Active Contour Model for cell segmentation (also referred as best M.E. Thesis award).
  3. Recipient of MHRD scholarship.

B. Tech (EEE, NITW)

  1. Topper of EEE 2005-09 batch and 3rd in the university.
  2. Recipient of Roll of Honor and Prof. N. Ramarao Memorial Gold Medals.
  3. Received 5 first prizes in various national level technical competitions conducted during various tech-fests which includes first prize in the quiz conducted by Institute of Engineers, India.
  4. Four semester-branch-topper awards.
  5. Recipient of Sri Govinda Krishnayya Memorial scholarship, and Institute Merit Scholarship.

School

  1. 2nd Rank in Aditya Pratibha Puraskaram Talent Test 2003 conducted among 90 schools.
  2. 3rd Rank in Sri Vikas Talent Hunt 2003.
  3. Central Government Merit scholarship.

Ranks in various competitive exams

  1. Gate 09 AIR− 8, Score: 1000/1000, Percentile 99.96 (During final year of undergraduate study).
  2. Gate 08 AIR−55, Score: 699/1000, Percentile 99.63 (During third year of undergraduate study).
  3. ICET 09 State-28, among estimated 212,000 applicants from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  4. EAMCET 05 State-44 among 191,742 applicants from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  5. AIEEE 05 AIR-1260, State-397, among 436,048 All-India applicants.