| Institution/Academy/ Society | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| INSA | Young Scientist | 1974 |
| I.A.Sc | F.A.Sc. | 1974 |
| American Physical Society | Fellow | 1980 |
| INSA | Fellow | 1984 |
| Govt. of India | Padma Shri | 1985 |
| CSIR | S.S. Bhatnagar Award | 1986 |
| National Academy of Science | Fellow | 1987 |
| Ghent University, Belgium | Doctor Honoris | 1991 |
| IIT, Delhi | Distinguished Alumni Award | 1992 |
| Indian Physics Association | R D Birla Award for Excellence in Physics |
2002 |
| INSA | Albert Einstein Research Professorship |
2006 |
| INSA | Vice-President | 2006 |
| DST, New Delhi | J C Bose Fellowship | 2007 |
| TWAS Prize in Physics | TWAS Council of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World | 2008 |