Awards
1. Best Hostler's Award for academic achievements and conduct in B.Sc. Agriculture, 1963.
2. Rayalaseema Merit Award for academic achievements in B.Sc. Agriculture, 1963.
3. Atomic EnergyScholarship (Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India) during M.Sc., 1963-1965.
4. Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) during Ph.D., 1965-1968.
5. Fellowship of the University Grants Commision of India for Advanced Research, October 1968 - February 1969.
6. Second Prize in Seminar contests in Genetics, 1964, Division of Botany, IARI, New Delhi, India.
7. Selected for French Government Scholarship for research in France, 1970.
8. Recognized as scientist of Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ).
9. Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics.
10. Life Member of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, India, and Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi.
