Padma Bhushan (1968) – One of India’s highest civilian honours.
Padma Vibhushan (2001) – The second-highest civilian award in India.
National Medal of Science (USA) (2002) – Awarded by the U.S. government for his contributions to statistics.
Guy Medal in Silver (1965) – Awarded by the Royal Statistical Society (UK).
Wilks Memorial Award (1979) – Given by the American Statistical Association.
Mahalanobis International Award (2003) – Given by the International Statistical Institute.
Samuel S. Wilks Award (1989) – Another prestigious recognition from the American Statistical Association.
Blue Ribbon Award (1941) – For his early contributions to multivariate statistical analysis.
India Science Award (2010) – India’s highest honour in scientific research.
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) (1967)
Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA)
In 2023, he was posthumously awarded the International Prize in Statistics, often considered the "Nobel Prize of Statistics," for his groundbreaking work on statistical estimation.