Awards/Honours: Indian National Science Academy (INSA)-Young Scientist Award, 2008; The National Academy of Science, India (NASI)-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award, 2009; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Young Scientist Award, 2010; BOYSCAST Fellowship, 2008 by DST, GoI; NAAS-Associate, 2013; Prof. Hira Lal Chakravarty Memorial Award of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), 2012-2013; Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratna Award, Haryana Govt., 2011-12; S. Ramachandran- National Bioscience Award, 2020; NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award, 2020; `Recognition Award' by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), 2019-20.