¤ Selected speaker with a travel grant for ASM Pseudomonas 2007 annual meeting in Seattle, WA.
¤ Stanley Alcorn Memorial Scholarship awarded for academic excellence for academic year 2006-2007 from College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson.
¤ Graduate Research Assistantship for Ph. D. in Plant Pathology and Microbiology during 2002-2007.
¤ University of Agricultural Sciences Gold Medal for M.Sc. (Agri.) in Plant Pathology, during 1999 – 2000.
¤ Dr. R.K. Hedge Memorial Gold Medal in M.Sc. (Agri.) in Plant Pathology during 1999 – 2000.
¤ Qualified for CSIR – UGC (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – University Grants Commission) – National Eligibility Test (NET) for “Lectureship in Life Sciences” during December, 2000.
¤ ICAR – JRF (Indian Council of Agricultural Research – “Junior Research Fellowship”) during Master’s degree at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
¤ Prof. Emmaneni Sambasiva Rao Ever Rolling Cup from Agricultural College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, during Bachelor’s degree.
¤ Andhra Pradesh State Merit Scholarship and Fee Waiver for 2 years during Intermediate studies at prestigious Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior College, Kodigenaballi, Andhra Pradesh.