• The Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize
• The first team award by ICAR for excellence in Cotton Research
• The Indian Merchant’s Chamber Award for progress in Agricultural Research
• Award of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)-New Delhi
• The SS Bains Memorial Award for Agronomy Research
• HEXAMR award to the scientists for significant contribution in the field of Cotton Entomology, Pathology, Breeding and Physiology.
• Plant protection of Association of India- 1995
• East India Cotton Association – 1995
• East India Cotton Association – 1997
• Vasantrao Naik Krishi Award – 2002
• Best ICAR Annual Report Award – 2002
• Vasantrao Naik Krishi Award – 2004
• Rashree Tandon Award – 2006
• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award – 2006
• Choudhary Devi Lal outstanding award for AICRP for the year 2006
• ICAR Award for Team Research 2007, 2008
• NAAS Associateship – 2007, 2008
• Environmentalist of The Year Award – 2007
• Punjabrao Deshmukh Woman Agricultural Scientist Award 2007, 2008
• NAAS Fellow – 2009
• International Cotton Researcher of the Year Award- 2009
• Dr. (Mrs.) Jagadiswari Rao Woman Scientist Award- 2009
• Bremen Award 2010
• Junior Scientist of the Year Award – 2010
• Dr. A.B.Joshi Young Scientist Award – 2010
• Rao Bahadur Ramnatha Iyer Award -2010

The Govt. of India has recognised the Bt laboratory at CICR, Nagpur as “The National Bt Referral laboratory”

• Dr. A. Manivannan – elected as ‘Editorial Board’ Member (2019-20) for Madras Agriculture Journal, MASU, TNAU, Coimbatore

The following officials received Certificate of Appreciation from the Director during 43rd ICAR-CICR Foundation Day on 1 April 2019 :

• Dr Babasaheb B Fand. “Associateship” of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. NAAS, New Delhi. 1st January 2022
• Dr. V. Chinna Babu Naik. Young Scientist Award 2022. International Conference on Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future (ICIASTSF -2022). 24-26 February 2022
• Dr S K Sain. Best Oral Paper Presentation Award 2022 at 8th International Conference Plant Pathology: Retrospect & Prospects. Indian Phytopathology Society, New Delhi. 23-26 March 2022
• Dr J Gulsar Banu. Research Excellence Award-2022. International Conference on “Recent Advances in Agricultural, Biological and Applied Sciences Research” held at Nowgong College, Assam (online). 08 August 2022
• Dr V N Waghmare. Professional Excellence Award. Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar. 08-10 August 2022
• Dr V N Waghmare. Diamond Achievers Award 2022. Council for Academic and Performance Appraisal, New Delhi.
• Dr J Gulsar Banu. Excellence and Innovation Award-2022. Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation.
• Mr Joy Das. Young Scientist Award. Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar. 08-10 August 2022
• Dr A.Manivannan. Outstanding Scientist award 2022. Society for Biotic and Environmental Research (SBER). 08 August 2022
• Dr A.Manivannan. Best Poster Award. Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar. 10 August 2022
• Dr K P Raghavendra. Best oral presentation Award at the National Symposium on “Paradigm shift in cotton. Cultivation “Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar. 08-10 August 2022
• Dr Rahul M Phuke. Outstanding Poster Award at the 2nd International Wheat Congress, Beijing, China. 11-15 September 2022
• Dr H B Santosh. Best oral presentation at the National Symposium On “100 Glorious Years of Cotton Research and Way Forward”. TNAU, Coimbatore. 18-19 October 2022
• Dr. Vinita Gotmare. Best Poster Award at the First National Conference on Plant Genetic Resource Management (NCPGRM 2022). Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR), New Delhi. 22-24 November 2022
• Dr H B Santosh. Best oral presentation at the First International Conference Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities. CRIDA, Hyderabad. 22-24 December 2022
• Dr. V. Chinna Babu Naik. Avvaru Seethamma Memorial Award 2022. AZRA, Bhubaneshwar. 10-12 November 2022
• Dr MV Venugopalan. Elected as the Executive Committee member, to represent India in the International Cotton Researchers’ Association (ICRA). General Body Assembly of ICRA in Cairo, Egypt. 6 October 2022
• Dr Blaise D. Fellow of the CRDA. Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar, Haryana. 8 August 2022
• Dr A Manikandan. Second prize in oral paper presentation in the National Symposium on 100 glorious years of cotton research and way forward. Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU, Coimbatore. 18-19 October 2022
• Dr Baghyalakshmi K. and Dr S. Manickam. Best Article Award for article ID AGV02-I03-03 entitled ‘Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) Based Selection in Cotton for Low Heritability Complex Traits’. Agri Gate – An International Multidisciplinary Monthly e-Magazine.

• Dr. P. Valarmathi – Certificate as reviewer for the journal “Journal of Experimental Agriculture International” by Journal of experimental agriculture international” on 04-11-2020
• Dr A. Sampathkumar – Three Gold medals for three Awards in Ph.D (Plant Pathology) by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore on 17-12-2020
• Dr. Satish Kumar Sain – Chairperson in the Technical Session VI: Food processing, value addition and post-harvest technology by the International Web Conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture & Allied Sciences (GRISAAS-2020): 28-30 December 2020 on 29-12-2020
• Dr. A Manivannan – Editorial Board Member (2020-21) by MASU Journal on 31-12-2020

• Best Supporting Staff Award – Shri P. Chidambaram, Supporting staff, ICAR- CICR-RS, Coimbatore 2015

• Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences – Dr. D. Blaise, Head, Division of Crop Production, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, 2016
• Fellow of Indian Society of Agronomy – Dr.D. Blaise, Head, Division of Crop Production, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur -2016
• Fellow of Indian Society of Soil Survey and land Use Planning (ISSLUP) – Dr. M V. Venugopalan, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), Division of Crop Production, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur -2016
• Fellow of the Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bengaluru on 9.2.2017 to Dr. M. Amutha, Scientist (Entomology), ICAR-CICR, Regional Station, Coimbatore
• Distinguished Scientist Award 2016” from Society for Scientific Development and Agriculture Technologies (SSDAT), Meerut to Dr. K. Sankaranarayanan, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CICR, Regional Station, Coimbatore

• IARI merit medal from Honourable President of India for his outstanding academic performance in Ph.D. programme during 56th Convocation (9th Feb 2018) of IARI, New Delhi to Dr. K. Velmourougane, Scientist, Crop Production Division, ICAR-CICR,
• ISO 9001:2015 certificate awarded -ICAR-CICR was on 22nd February, 2018

• Rajarshi Tandon Rajbhasha award to CICR for 2018
• Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Pune for the year 2018 on 31-12-2018 to Dr M.V. Venugopalan, Principal Scientist (Agronomy)
• Vasantrao Naik Gold Medal awarded jointly by Dr PDKV, and Vasantrao Naik Memorial to Dr M.V. Venugopalan, Principal Scientist (Agronomy) -2018
• Vasantrao Naik Smruti Pratishthan award to Dr Chinna Babu Naik in 2018
• VANHARTI award to Dr Chinna Babu Naik in 2018.
• Late RK Kadlag Foundation’s Krishi Kranthi Award 2018 to Dr Babasaheb Fand in 2018.
• Fellow of the Society of Plant Protection Sciences awarded to Dr. K. Rameash, Principal Scientist and Dr. K. Shankarganesh, Scientist in 2018.

• Rajarshi Tandon Rajbhasha award to CICR for consecutive year 2019.
• Dr. B. Vasanthraj David Foundation’s Young Scientist award to Dr Babasaheb Fand in 2019.
• Fellow of Society for Bio Control Advancement, Bengaluru, India awarded to Dr. Gulsar Banu in 2019.
• Dr. Babasaheb B Fand – Young Scientist Award -2019” by Dr. B. Vasanthraj David Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Dr. S.K.Sain and Dr. Amarpreet Singh – Young Scientist Award 2019 by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology.
• Dr. A. Manivannan – Best Poster Presentation for “Antixenosis mechanism of resistance of cotton genotypes to leafhopper (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla (Ishida)” during National seminar on “Potential Crops for food and nutritional security” held at TNAU, Coimbatore on 14-15 December 2019.
• Dr (Mrs) S. Usha Rani – Best oral presentation award for “e-Kapas Cotton Advisory Service – A Mobile Phone based Cotton Extension Program for Knowledge Transfer” in the eSARD 2019 – International Conference on Extension for Strengthening Agricultural Research and Development: Focus on Farmers Income held at ICAR KVK, Suttur, Mysuru, Karnataka during 14-16th December 2019.
• Dr. C. Karpagam – Professor MS. Swaminathan Best Scientist & Distinguished Fellow Award (2018-2019) for Agricultural Extension by the Bose Science Society
• Dr. A. Manivannan- Excellence award for reviewing papers from Indian Journal of Agriculture Research, ARCC, Karnal

• Dr. Vinita Gotmare received ‘Samman Patra’ from Dr. Rajendra Prasad Bahu Udaishiya Sansthan, Nagpur for outstanding contribution towards upliftment of the society in different areas.
• Dr. Rachna Pande – Women Scientist Award -2020 by Society for Biotic and Environmental Research (SBER) on 15-10-2020
• Dr. Rachna Pande – Women Researcher Award -2020 by VDGOOD Scientist Awards on 18-10-2020
• Dr. K Shankarganesh & Dr. A Manivannan – Research Excellence Award by Society for Biotic and Environmental Research (SBER) on 15-11-2020
• Dr. Raghavendra K P – Best Poster Presentation Award by Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru on 27-11-2020
• Dr. V. S. Nagrare , Dr. Rishi Kumar, Dr. V. Chinna Babu Naik, Dr. K Rameash & Dr. K Shankarganesh – Scientist Award 2020 by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation on 05-12-2020
• Dr. Rachna Pande – Young Scientist Award– 2020 by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation Excellence Awards -2020 on 05-12-2020
• Dr. Babasaheb B Fand – TN Ananthakrishnan Young Scientist Award for the biennium 2018-19 by Prof TN Ananthakrishnan Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 15-12-2020
• Dr A. Sampathkumar – Sree V. P. Ganesan Award for the best outgoing student in Ph.D (Plant Pathology) in the field of Host-Pathogen interaction by TNAU, Coimbatore on 17-12-2020
• Dr A. Sampathkumar – Dr R. Samiyappan Award for the best Ph.D thesis work in Molecular Plant Pathology by TNAU, Coimbatore on 17-12-2020
• Dr Rachna Pande – Young Scientist Award 2020 by The Society of Tropical Agriculture on 20-12-2020
• Dr Vinita Gotmare – Bharat Ratna Dr Abdul Kalam Gold Medal Award by Global Economic Progress & Research Association on 26-12-2020
• Dr. Satish Kumar Sain – Outstanding Achievement Award-2020 by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology (SSDAT) on 28-12-2020
• Dr. Satish Kumar Sain – Scientist of the Year – 2019 Award by Dr. Ram Avatar Shiksha Samiti (DRASS) on 29-12-2020
• Dr. Debashis Paul, Dr. P.Valarmathi – Young scientist award by Astha foundation on 30-12-2020
• Dr. K. Sankaranarayanan, Dr. A H Prakash, Dr. A Manivannan, Dr. M Sabesh, 2020, Identification of soil parameters influencing yield and fiber quality in ELS cotton. Awarded best poster at the National Symposium on “Cotton production Technologies in the Next Decade: Problems & Perspectives, organised by OUAT, Bhbaneshwar and CRDA, Hisar, 2020
• Dr K. Sankaranarayanan – Best presentation Award by Astha Foundation in GRISAAS-2020 on 30-12-2020
• Dr. Satish Kumar Sain, Dr. Amarpreet Singh ,Dr. Debashis Paul – Best Oral Presentation by Astha Foundation in GRISAAS-2020 on 30-12-2020
• Dr. Amarpreet Singh – Scientist of the Year Award by Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology (SSDAT) on 30-12-2020

• Dr. A.B. Joshi Young Scientist Award – Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Bala Singh, Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding), 2011
• Rao Bahadur Ramnatha Iyer Award – Dr. K.N. Gururajan, Retd. Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding), CICR Regional Station, Coimbatore, 2011
• Bhumi Nirman Award -Dr. K.R. Kranthi, Director CICR, 2011
• Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding – Dr. V.N. Waghmare, Senior Scientist, CICR, Nagpur
• Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore received the award for outstanding performance – DUS test center under ICAR category during 2010-11
• ICAR- CICR (RS), Coimbatore won -Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) Award-for commendable performance in Official Language Implementation- under Government Offices Category- First Prize- 2008-09 & 2010-11- First Prize & third prize- 2011-12

• Keith Runcorn Award in the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly – Dr. Blaise , 2012
• Courtesy Professor, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA – Dr. P.K. Chakrabarty, Head, Crop Improvement Division, 2012
• Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad) -Dr. P. K. Mukherjee, Principal Scientist, Crop Protection Division, 2012

• ICAR-CICR wins Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Sansthan Samman National Award 2014
• National Award for Technology Innovation – Dr. (Mrs.) P. Nalayini, Principal Scientist, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore on 7 May 2013.
• Dr. (Mrs.) Jagadiswari Rao Woman Scientist Award – Dr. (Mrs.) B. Dharajothi, Principal Scientist, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore on 18 February 2014
• Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Award- Dr. (Mrs.) J. Gulsar Banu, Principal Scientist (Nematology) on18 February 2014.
• Dastur Award – Dr S.E.S.A. Khader, Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology) on 26 March 2014
• NAAS Fellow 2013 – Dr. Prasun Mukherjee, Principal Scientist
• Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science – Dr. J. Gulsar Banu, Principal Scientist (Nematology), 2013

• ISO 9001-2008 -ICAR-CICR was formally awarded the ISO 9001-2008 certificate on 2nd December, 2014
• Fellow of Indian Society of Agronomy – 2014-Dr. M.V. Venugopalan, Principal Scientist (Agronomy) 2014.

• M. Sabesh, Dr. S. Vennila, Dr. B. Dharajothi, Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, 2009, Expert system on Cotton Insect Pest under the thematic area Crop Protection. Awarded best poster at the National Symposium on Bt Cotton: Opportunities and Prospects, organized by CRDA, Hisar, 2009
• M. Sabesh, Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, G Majumdar, 2009, Indian Cotton Portal under the thematic area Crop Production. Awarded best poster at the National Symposium on Bt Cotton: Opportunities and Prospects, organized by CRDA, Hisar, 2009