2022- Honorary Doctorate Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia USA

2022 – Lifetime Achievement Award – Indo American Press Club

2015-Honorary Doctorate Universiti Sains Malaysia

2013-Life Time Achievement Award by Ratan Tata at TiECon, Hubli

2013- RCU Honorary Doctorate

2010-Nargis Dutt Foundation Award

2008- Honorary Doctorate Karnatak University Dharwad

2006- Karnataka Rajyotsava Award

2004- Outstanding Educationist award Giants International

  • 2003- Life Time Achievement Award by Veershaiva Samaj of North America, New York
  • 2004- Outstanding Educationist by ‘Giants International Group’ – award by Sri Amitabh Bachchan.
  • 2006- Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsav Award- Govt of Karnataka
  • 2007- Kannada Vaibhav Prashasti by Kannada Sangh Bahrain
  • 2008- Honorary Doctorate by the Karnatak University, Dharwad
  • 2009- Eminent Educationist Award- Karnatak Sangh Qatar
  • 2010- Felicitated by “Nargis Dutt Foundation” at Long Island, New York
  • 2012- Honoured by Ms. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary Health, USA in 2012
  • 2013- “Life Time Achievement Award”, by “TiE – The Indus Entrepreneurs” –conferred by Shri Ratan Tata 2013
  • 2013- Honorary Doctorate by the Rani Channamma University, Belagavi
  • 2014- Life Time Achievement Award at the Sugar Convention in Oct, 2014 by ‘Bharatiya Sugar’ – a Bi-Monthly Journal – Indian Sugar Industry, Pune
  • 2015- Honorary Doctorate in Education by Universiti Sains Malaysia (2 nd Indian after Bharat Ratna, Honorable President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to receive the honour)
  • 2016- “Life Time Achievement Award” by The Sugar Technologists Association of India (STAI)
  • 2016- ‘Sirigannada Gourav-2016’ by Belagavi Zilla Sahitya Pratishthan, Belagavi
  • 2017- “Sri Mrityunjaya Mahant Prashasti
  • 2017- “Angel Award” by The Gift of Life Foundation, New York, USA
  • 2018- “Basavasri” Award by Basava Vedike, Bengaluru
  • 2018- “Kayaka Ratna” Award at the International “Vachana Sahitya Sammelana”, jointly organized by the Rashtriya Basava Pratishthana & Divya Jyoti Seva Trust, Bengaluru, at Bilva Indian School, Dubai
  • 2018- “Life Time Achievement Award” by at the 5th Edition of Navbharat Educational Conclave
  • 2020- “Kengal Hanumanthaiah Award”
  • 2022- Life Time Achievement Award by Indo American Press Club. New York USA
  • 2022- Honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), Philadelphia (First Indian to receive this honour)
  • 2022- ‘Shree Veerabhadreshwar Prashasti’ by Veerashaiva Lingayat Sanghatana at the hands of Jagadguru Shri Siddhalinga Rajadeshikendra Shivacharya Mahaswamigalu of Ujjaini Peetha
  • 2022- “Sakhar Udyog Gaurav Puraskar-2022” at the annual convention of the Deccan Sugar Technologists Association (DSTA), at the hands of Padma Vibhushan Honorable Shri Sharadchandraji Pawar Saheb
  • 2024- ‘Shreshth Kannadiga’ award by Smt. Gangamma S. Bommai Trust
  • 2024- Honoured with ‘Kayaka Ratna’ award by Basava Samithi, Bengaluru
  • 2024- Honoured with ‘Dr.P.G.Halakatti National’ Award by Dr.P.G.Halakatti Trust, Bengaluru