Recipient of the “Jury Best Paper Award” for the paper titled “Failure Mechanisms in Reinforced Soil Slopes for Transportation Infrastructure: A Review of Case Histories and Design Implications”, awarded at the International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics and Sustainable Materials for Advanced Resilient Infrastructure (TG-SMART 2026), held at Integral University, Lucknow, from 8 to 10 October 2026.

Recipient of the “Jury Best Paper Award” for the paper titled “Synergistic Effect of Guard Gum and Coir Fibre Inclusions on Mechanical Properties of Expansive Soil”, awarded at the International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics and Sustainable Materials for Advanced Resilient Infrastructure (TG-SMART 2026), held at Integral University, Lucknow, from 8 to 10 October 2026.

Recipient of the “Jury Best Paper Award” for the paper titled “Erosion Characteristics of Chitosan and Kappa-Carrageenan Modified Dispersive Soil Through Pinhole Erosion Test”, awarded at the International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics and Sustainable Materials for Advanced Resilient Infrastructure (TG-SMART 2026), held at Integral University, Lucknow, from 8 to 10 October 2026.

Listed among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in October 2026.

Recipient of Editorial Contribution Award 2026 for Nature Scientific Reports.

Recipient of Author Contribution Award 2026 for Nature Scientific Reports.

Listed among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in September 2025.

Listed among Top 0.5% Scholars by the ScholarGPS for 2024.

Springer Nature Author Service Award 2025, Editor of Distinction Awards, Awarded by Springer Nature for exceptional editorial contributions to the Indian Geotechnical Journal.

Listed among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in September 2024. 

“Outstanding Reviewer Award 2023” for Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste.

"Exceptional Peer Reviewer Award 2023" for International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering.

"Springer Best Paper Award" for the paper titled "Adsorption Potential of Sugarcane Bagasse Biochar on Bioavailability of Heavy Metal in Soil", awarded during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2023, held at IIT Roorkee on 16 Dec 2023.

"Reviewer of the Year 2022" for Indian Geotechnical Journal.

Recipient of "IGS-Prof. A.V. Shroff Biennial Award - 2023" for the paper titled "Mathematical Modelling of Bioremediation of Benzene Contaminated Soil by Biopile Method", awarded during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2023, held at IIT Roorkee on 16 Dec 2023.

Listed among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in October 2023. 

"Springer Best Paper Award" for the paper titled “Analysis of Case Studies on Landfill Failures – Lessons Learnt” for Theme – Geoenvironmental Engineering, awarded during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022, held at Kochi from 15 to 17 Dec 2022.

"Springer Best Paper Award" for the paper titled “Geotechnical Benign Characterization of Nano Amended CLS Stabilized Soil” for Theme – Soil Stabilization awarded during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2022, held at Kochi from 15 to 17 Dec 2022.

"Reviewer of the Year 2021" for Indian Geotechnical Journal. 

Listed among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in September 2022. 

"Springer Best Paper Award" for the paper titled “Effect of Biopolymer Inclusion and Curing Conditions on the Failure Strain and Elastic Modulus of Cohesive Soil” awarded during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, held at NIT Trichy from 16 to 18 Dec 2021.

"IGC 2021 Technical Team Best Performer Award" during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2021, held at NIT Trichy from 16 to 18 Dec 2021.

University First Rank Holder for Securing Highest Marks in the M.Tech Degree Examinations for the Year 2005; awarded at the 48th Convocation of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.

Recipient of the "Sri R P Brindavan Prize" for Securing the Highest Marks for I Year B.Tech Program (Year: 2000) at NBKRIST, Vidyanagar.

Recipient of the "Sri R P Brindavan Prize" for Securing the Highest Marks for II Year B.Tech Program (Year: 2001) at NBKRIST, Vidyanagar.

Recipient of the "Sri R P Brindavan Prize" for Securing the Highest Marks for III Year B.Tech Program (Year: 2002) at NBKRIST, Vidyanagar.

Nature Scientific Reports

Indian Geotechnical Journal

International Journal of Geomate 

Frontiers in Earth Science - Geohazards and Georisks

Frontiers in Built Environment - Transportation and Transit Systems

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology - Bioprocess Engineering

International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 

Sustainable Intelligent Infrastructure