Awards:
Gold Medal in Civil Engineering
The Institution of Engineers (India)
The gold medal was awarded by the National Design and Research Forum, a subsidiary of the Institution of Engineers (India) for winning the 35th All India Student Design Competition 2004.
JN Tata Endowment Scholarship
JN Tata Endowment for the Higher Education of Indians
• The Endowment annually selects around 120 meritorious scholars from all over India through a rigorous selection process for the prestigious JN Tata Endowment scholarships for higher studies abroad.
• Awarded a loan scholarship of Rs 60,000 from the Jamsetji N Tata Trust and a travel grant of Rs 60,000 from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust for graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University.
The University of Chicago Unendowed Scholarship
The University of Chicago
Awarded the University Unendowed Scholarship of two-thirds tuition ($ 28,296 in 2010-11) for pursuing the MA program in International Relations
Fenves Travel Grant
Carnegie Mellon University
Awarded the Fenves Travel Grant in the amount of $ 250 in support of travel to the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conference in San Diego, CA (August 30-September 2, 2009)
Carnegie Institute of Technology Dean's Fellowship
Carnegie Mellon University
Awarded the CIT Dean's Fellowship to cover the tuition expenses ($ 34,000) for the first year of the PhD program in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Best Student Paper Award
Map India 2003 Conference, New Delhi, India
• Map India 2003 was the 6th Annual International Conference and Exhibition in the field of geographic information technologies like GIS, GPS, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
• Awarded the Best Student Paper Award for the paper:
Binyala, V, Oberoi, SV and Rao, KS, “Detection and analysis of growth of sea-ice using MSMR brightness temperature data,” Map India 2003, New Delhi, India, January 28–31, 2003.
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
• NTSE is a national-level scholarship program in India to identify and recognize students with high intellect and academic talent. It is widely regarded as one of the toughest and most prestigious examinations at high school level in India.
• Awarded scholarship for pursuing high school and undergraduate education.