1) “Best Laboratory Award in Indigenous Development of Critical Components for BrahMos Aerospace” for the year 2012 For “Development of Polyimide Composites for the Airframes of BrahMos Missiles from the Board of Directors of BrahMos Aerospace, DRDO, New Delhi’, S. Ponarthnam, N. N. Chavan, M. S. Qureshi, C. R. Rajan, S. S. Bhongale, S. A. Mule, (Award was received by Director NCL, in Delhi at the hands of Defence Minister A.K. Antony).

2) “Best International Collaborator for Proctor and Gamble, USA” for the year 2012, for the “Development of Super Absorbing Polymers for Sanitary Napkins”. S. Ponarthnam, N. N. Chavan, M. S. Qureshi, C. R. Rajan, S. S. Bhongale, S. A. Mule, (Award was received by Director NCL, in USA).