Awards & Honors 

• Government of India scholarship to Pursue M. Tech (2007-2009) at NITK, Surathkal.

• Government of India Scholarship to Pursue M.S (Eng) Engineering (2010-2012) at IISc, Bangalore

• Government of India scholarship to pursue Ph.D. at IISc, Bangalore

• ISSMGE Foundation awarded a scholarship to support my presentation of our work at the "30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management", Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A 

• Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) awarded a scholarship to support my presentation of our work at the "30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management", Philadelphia, U.S.A.

• Oasys Project of the Year 2016 award for Geotechnical Project 

• Aqua Foundation's Academic Excellence Award 2016 for Solid Waste Management received from Hon'ble Water Minister “Uma Bharati." 

• Young Researcher and Scholar Icon 2017 award under the research area of Civil Engineering from Jupiter Publications Consortium and Ingenious Cyberonics (P) Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Young Educator and Scholar Award 2017 for Teaching and Scholarly activities in " Civil Engineering".

• Young Educator and Scholar Award 2018 for Teaching and Scholarly activities in " Civil Engineering".

• IEI Young Engineers Award 2018 in Civil Engineering Discipline, 34th National Convention of Civil Engineering, Nagpur, September 8-9, 2018.

• Aqua Foundation Professional Excellence Award-2018 in Geoenvironmental Engineering, XII World Aqua Congress, International Conference, 22-23 November 2018 at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

• Nominated and selected by the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), among one of the two Young Geotechnical Scientists (aged below 35 years) to represent India and present a research paper at the 9th Young Asian Geotechnical Engineers Conference (9AYGEC) and 15th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (15ICGE) held on December 5 - 7, 2019 at UET Lahore Pakistan.

•  Senior Educator and Scholar Award for Significant Contribution to Teaching and Scholarly Activities in the Field of Civil Engineering, 9th National Teachers' Day Awards powered by National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 5th September 2020. 

•  Sir M Visvesvaraya Award 2020 in the Category of Best Academician on Engineers Day, September 15th, from Smart Infrastructure Engineering Service Trust, Hyderabad.

• Young Researcher Award in Energy and Environment, International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE 2021), Organized by Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala, April 9th, 2021.

• Distinguished Educator & Scholar Award for exemplary academic services and splendid scholarly activities in the field of Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental Engineering, 13th National Teachers’ Day Awards 2022 – National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) fellowship 2024 from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).

•  Peace Ambassador Award 2024 from the Centre for Peace Studies Sri Lanka.

• International Forensic Scientist Award 2025 for the research article: “Toward Sustainable Infrastructure: Advanced Hazard Prediction and Geotechnical Risk Management in the Jiroft Dam Project, Iran”.

GRANTS RECEIVED

• Received 1.0 Lakhs from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) for presenting a paper & poster at the International Conference on " Solid Waste Technology and Management," held in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. on March 15-18,2015.

•  Received 1.0 Lakhs from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for presenting a paper & poster at the International Conference on “Solid Waste Technology and Management" in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. on March 15-18, 2015.

• Received Rs.25 000 from the Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) for presenting a paper & poster at the International Conference on “Solid Waste Technology and Management" in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A, March 15-18, 2015.

• Received USD.500 from ISSMGE for presenting a paper & poster at the International Conference on “Solid Waste Technology and Management," held in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., on March 15-18,2015.

• Received 2.0 Lakhs from the AICTE to organize the “Waste to Energy” two-day workshop from July 29th to 30th, 2024, in Odisha Language under the AICTE-VAANI scheme for the academic year 2024-25.

• Received 1.0 Lakhs from the AICTE to organize the Atal six-day FDP on “Waste to Wealth Innovation” under the theme “Energy, Sustainability & Climate Change” scheme for the academic year 2024-25, from Dec 2nd to 7th, 2024.