Awarded University gold medal for securing top position in Master of Science (M.Sc.).
Bagged prestigious INSPIRE [Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research] fellowship from Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India to pursue Ph.D.
Bagged international travel grant to attend International Marine Biotechnology Conference (IMBC-2010) in Qingdao, China from Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.