Honors and Recognitions

1.  Got selected in ACSIR- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training program 2016, on the project of “Light Harvesting Porphyrin-based Photosensitizer for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell” under the guidance of Prof. Rajendiren, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. 

2.  Did an internship sponsored by IASC-INSA-NASI 2015, under the guidance of Dr. James Joseph at CSIR - CECRI, Electrodics and Electrocatalysis division, Karaikudi, India. 

3. iM.Sc Project focused on "Synthesis and Characterization of Cross-Conjugated Polymers" under the guidance of Prof. S. G. Ramkumar, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. 

4. Got selected in the State Level Proficiency Test (SLPT) 2016 and 2017, organised by Prof. Ramasubbu Jeyaraman Science Foundation (RJSF) with 90-95% percentile. 

5. Qualified in Joint CSIR-UGC Test for JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET), Government of India, 2017 (AIR 99th rank).

6.  Qualified in State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship, Tamil Nadu State Government, 2017.

7. Recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, 2019, and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from UGC in 2021.

8. Got selected for the 19th Orientation Program on Catalysis at the National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR) organised by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM). I got this opportunity from Prof. Rohit Kumar Rana, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad. - Nov-Dec 2018. 

9. Highly Interactive student award - Advanced and Foundation Course on Material Synthesis and Experimental Techniques – Bulk to Nano ( FAC2020) conference. 

10. Best Oral Talk Award - Title: Investigating The Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Dugganite (A3BC3D2O14) - SSCU Unit Day 2023 – IISc.

11. Best Poster Award - Title: Exploring Cobalt Substituted Telluro-Borate for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium: Synthesis, Structures, and Material Properties - SSCU Unit Day 2024 – IISc.

12. Best Poster Award - Title: Exploring Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Ludwigite - AFMA 2025: International Conference on Advances in Functional Materials and Applications, BITS Pilani, K K Birla, Goa Campus, India, February 20 – 22, 2025.

13. Best Photographer Award - Internal competition in IISc organised by Spandan 2025. 

14. Book Talk Award - Organised by IISc Library in National Library Week, 2025. 

15. Got selected for the Lotus Student Exchange Program for one year at Kyoto University, Japan, from 2026 to 2027.