Awards and Fellowships

A well recognized authority on technology development-business management, Y.S.Rajan had envisaged Technology Vision 2020 for India. In view of multiple responsibilities he held, he was member of several innumerable apex scientific, management boards / committees / councils.

• Awarded ‘Punjab Ratan-2003’ by All India Conference of Intellectuals.
• Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE) - (1998 - Lifetime).
• Honorary Distinguished Fellow of the Center for International Trade and Security, The University of Georgia.
• Honorary Distinguished Fellow of Manipal University of Higher Education.
• Elected member, International Astronautical Academy, Paris (1986 - Lifetime).
• Currently Member of Space Law Committee of International Law Association.
• Was and is Member in many other prestigious bodies, Councils of Institutions.
• Fellow of World Academy of Art & Science WASS. 
• Recipient of Padma Shri 2012.
• Lifetime Achievement Award (India Geospatial Leadership Award) at the occasion of India Geospatial Forum January 2013.
• Jawaharlal Nehru Award of Indian Science Congress Association (1991).