- Selected as fellowship holder under teachers competence scheme, ICAR, New Delhi for Ph. D. work (1985-88).
- The best research paper award for the year 2003 was presented by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), CFTRI, Mysore to Mamta Merai, V. R. Boghra and RS Sharma for paper published on “Extraction of antioxygenic principles from Tulsi leaves and their effect on oxidative stability of ghee” in J. Food Sci. Technol., 40: 52-57
- Hari Om Ashram Award for the research work on “Detection of Vegetable Oils and or Hydrogenated Fats in Milk (Milk fat) by Rapid Method for Commercial Application” for the year 2002.
- Second Best poster paper Award for research work on “Study on development of Continuous Shrikhand Thermization Machine by Indian Dairy Engineers Association, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana.