Awards and honors

2022: Nijhawan Award for best paper award, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur

2021: Nijhawan Award for best paper award, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur

2020: Nijhawan Award for best paper award, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur

2015: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Re-invitation fellowship

2012: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Re-invitation fellowship

2007: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Research Fellowship

2007: Young Metallurgist of the Year award from Ministry of Steel,  

            Govt. of India

2002: DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst ) Long Term 

            Research Fellowship

1996: Senior Research Fellowship during doctoral work

1994: Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in 

            Mechanical Engineering

1994: Post-graduate Fellowship during M.Tech. Course

1991-1994: Merit scholarship during B. Tech. Course