C. N. R. RAO
- The August-Wilhelm-von-Hoffmann Medal for outstanding contributions to chemistry by the German Chemical Society, 2010
- A.D. Little Lecturer in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
- Dhirubhai Ambani Life-Achievement Award for Innovation, 2011
- Honorary Fellow, Chinese Chemical Society, China, 2010
- Distinguished Lecture, Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, 2010.
- 1st PC Ray Lecture, IACS Kolkata, 2010
- EDGE Award for Leadership in Education, 2011
- As a Speaker in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the 1st Solvay Conference on Physics in Belgium, October 18, 2011
- Honoris Causa Doctorate Degree from Joseph Fourier Universite, Grenoble France
- Honorary Doctorate Degree, Tumkur University
- Firodia Life-time Achievement Award
- The Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize, 2011
B. BAGCHI
- J.C. Bose Fellowship, 2011-16
- Distinguished Public Lecture under CSIR-NCL IYC 2011 Lecture Series
A. J. BHATTACHARYYA
- Visiting Professor to University of Bordeaux, 2011
G. R. DESIRAJU
- J.C. Bose Fellowship, 2011-16
- Elected President of the International Union of Crystallography for the triennium, 2011-14
T. N. GURU ROW
- J.C. Bose National Fellow, 2010-2015
S. NATARAJAN
- Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad), 2010
- Ramanna Fellowship (DST, 2010-2012)
S. RAMASESHA
- J.C. Bose Fellowship, 2011-16
- Designated Honorary Professor of the Institute after superannuation
- Elected Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, 2011
D. D. SARMA
- J. C. Bose National Fellow, 2011-2016.
- 8th Atma Ram Memorial Lecture, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, 2011
- Distinguished Public Lecture under CSIR-NCL IYC 2011 Lecture Series
A. K. SHUKLA
- Elected Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2011
- Fellow Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), 2011
- Alumni Award for Excellence in Research for Science, 2011
- Fellow of The Electrochemical Society (FECS), 2011
S. PATIL
- “A. V. Rama Rao Research Foundation Young Scientist Award” 2011
- INSA Young Scientist Award for, 2009
- Young Associate for Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2009-2012
- Microsoft Research India Outstanding Young Faculty Award, 2011
- Visiting faculty to Cavendish laboratory, University of Cambridge, 2011
S. YASHONATH
- Raja Ramanna Fellowship of DST in Physical Chemistry (2010-2013)
- Elected Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, 2011
K. J. RAO
- D.Litt(h.c.) from Karnataka State Open University in the year 2012
- DST Senior Ramanna Fellow
J. GOPALAKRISHNAN
- Distinguished Alumni Award from IISc for 2010
- DST Ramanna Fellowship Award 2010