He is a proud recipient of many Awards and Honours, and to cite a few:

 

 

  1. Chancellor’s Best PG Student Award (1974)
  2. Khosla Research Award (1975)
  3. Distinguished Leadership Award (1988)
  4. Man of the Year Award (1992)
  5. Distinguished PSG Alumni Award (1994)
  6. World Lifetime Achievement Award (1996)
  7. Outstanding Fellow Award of Institution of Engineers (1996)
  8. Author of the Year Award (1998)
  9. Rashtria Ekta Award (1999)
  10. Vocational Excellence Award (2000)
  11. Bharat Nirman Excellence Award (2000)
  12. Bharat Vikas  Award (2001)
  13. For the Sake of Honour Award (2002)
  14. Seva Ratna Award (2003)
  15. Vande Mataram Award (2004)
  16. Deed Award (2004)
  17. Higher Education and Development Award (2004)
  18. Life Achievement Award (2004),
  19. Nominated for World Technology Award (2004)
  20. Nominated for Padma Bhushan Award (2004) and (2005) by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
  21. Meghnad Saha Award (2005)
  22. Bharat Madha Fellowship (2005)
  23. Viswa Vidyacharya Award (2007)
  24. Vibrant Indian Award (2011)
  25. Doyen of Madras Award (2013)
  26. Saadhanai Thamizhar Award, 2013, Kolkatta Tamil Sangam
  27. Lifetime Achievement Award 2015, EMC Academy, USA
  28. Lifetime Achievement Award 2015, Lions Club International
  29. Dynamic Indian of the Millennium Award 2018, KG Foundation, Coimbatore
  30. Lifetime Achievement Award 2020, Coimbatore Citizens Forums
  31. Treasure Trove of Scientific Knowledge Award 2020, MTS Academy, Chennai
  32. Vaalnaal Manithaneya Panpaalar Award, 2020, CS Foundation, Aravakurichi
  33. Thirukkural Thirumagan Award, 2020, Valluvar Educational Foundation, Karur
  34. Most Admired Gandhian Award, 2020, Senior Citizens Forum, Chennai

 In recognition of his accomplishments, he has been listed in the Directory of International Who’s Who of Intellectuals (UK) and the Directory of Distinguished Leaders (USA).