Best paper at Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines, 2019

Best paper award in WRDS Advanced Research Scholar Program, 2018

Scientific prize from the German Association for Alternative Investments, 2017

Best paper award at the India Finance Conference at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, 2016

Crowell Third Prize from Quantitative Research Group at PanAgora Asset Management, 2016

Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Research, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, 2016

Best paper award at the Indian School of Business (ISB) 2016 Summer Research Conference

Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Research, Robinson College of Business, 2013

Best empirical paper award at the Southern Finance Association 2012 Annual Meetings

Best paper award in investments sponsored by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) at the Financial Management Association 2011 Annual Meetings

Third Prize at Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Competition, 2010 

Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Research, Robinson College of Business, 2008

Summer Research Grant, Robinson College of Business — 2002 to 2010

First prize for best paper in hedge funds at European Finance Association (EFA) 2006 conference

First prize for best paper in hedge funds at European Finance Association (EFA) 2003 conference

Third Prize at INQUIRE Europe 2001 conference

Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Prize for Economics and Computational Finance, 2000

Fauchier Partners Scholarship at London Business School, 1999-2000

Edward Jones Fellowship at London Business School, 1998-1999

Frank Russell International PhD Scholarship in Investment Management at London Business School, 1997-1998 

Investment Management Program Scholarship in PhD (Finance) Ist Year at London Business School, 1996-1997

British Council Chevening Scholarship for PhD Program, 1996-1999

London Business School PhD Program Financial Award, 1996-2000

Awarded for securing first rank in M.M.S., 1994

Chairman, Board of Governors, Gold Medal for securing highest marks in all the branches of engineering, 1992

Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Mechanical Engineering, 1992

Silver Medal for securing highest marks in Machine Design, 1992

National Merit Scholarship in Engineering, 1989-92