The University was awarded the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Chair on protective Discrimination for a period of five years. Further, the University has been accorded a 4 star status by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India for a period of five years, commencing from September, 2000.
Individual members of the faculty have made significant contribution to academics. Some honours conferred on individual members of faculty are:
| Awards | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Padma Bhushan | Prof. Mrinal Miri |
| Padma Shri |
Prof. Badaplin War (Padma Shri 2022 - Literature & Education) |
| Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru National Award | (Late) Prof. B. Pakem |
| FNA | Prof. R. S. Tripathi Prof. P. N. Pandita |
| FASc | Prof. P. N. Pandita |
| FNASc | Prof. Pramod Tandon Prof. S. S. Khare Prof. S. K. Srivastava Prof. R. S. Tripathi Prof. V. Tandon Prof. B. B. P. Gupta Prof. Nirmalendu Saha Prof. A. Chatterjee Prof. R. Sharma |
| MNASc | Prof. R. Lalthantluanga Dr. B. Roy Dr. S.R. Joshi |
| Janaki Ammal National Award For Taxonomy | Prof. V. Tandon |
| Meghnad Saha Award | Prof. S. K. Srivastava |
| B. P. Pal National Environment Award | Prof. Pramod Tandon |
| Priya Darshani Award | Prof. (Mrs) K. S. Lyngdoh |
| Young Scientist Award in Biotechnology | Prof. A. N. Rai |
| ISCA Young Scientist Award | Prof. Nirmalendu Saha |
| IRDP Academic Excellence Award (India) - 2019 | Dr. N. Amareswaran |
| Career Award of UGC | (Late) Prof. Vinod Singh |
| Rev. Fr. L. M. Yeddanapalli Medal Prize | Prof. M. K. Mahanti |
| FNIE | Prof. H. N. Pandey Prof. B. K. Sharma Prof. Uma Shankar |
| FNESA | Prof. B. K. Sharma |
| FIAES | Prof. B. K. Sharma |
| FISG | Prof. A. K. Misra |
| INSA Young Scientist Award | Prof. Uma Shankar |
| CSTUP Young Scientist Award | Prof. Uma Shankar |
| LEAD Fellow | Dr. S. K. Barik |
| Young Researcher Award (Indian Accounting Association) |
Dr. V. K. Shrotryia |
| Fellow of Indian Commerce Association | Dr. V. K. Shrotryia |
| ISCA Young Scientist Award | Dr. (Mrs.) Kuheli Biswas Das |
| Rashtriya Gaurav Award | Dr. Chintamani Rout Dr. Jaynal U. Ahmed |
| BOYCAST Young Scientist Award (DST) 2011 | Dr. Dinesh Bhatia |
| ICMR Young Biomedical Scientist Award (ICMR) 2014 | Dr. Dinesh Bhatia |
| Long Term ICMR-DHR International Fellowship 2022-23 | Dr. N.Sahai |
| UGC Research Award 2016 | Dr. N. Amareswaran |
| UK FutureLearn Award - 2020 | Dr. N. Amareswaran |
| FMBRC | Prof. J. U. Ahmed |
| Bharat Jyoti Puraskar | Prof. J. U. Ahmed |
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