30 June 1999 :Honorary Doctorate Degree from UK Open University.
10 April 2000:Maharishi Vitthal Ramji Shinde Award (R. N. Chavan Pratishthan, Wai)
10 February 2002:Jeevan Sadhana Gaurav Award by Pune University, Indian Institute of Education, Pune (IIE) Trusteeship.
September 2002:Purandarbhushan Award, Saswad
25 January 2003: ‘Guruvarya Shankarao Kanitkar’ Award by Progressive Education Society, Pune.
1 July 2003:Gyandeep Award of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.
12 November 2003:First Indian to receive ‘Award of Meritorious Service’ from Asia Association of Open Universities.
29 November 2003:Honorary D.Lit. degree from the British Association of Open Universities.
7 February 2004 :
Honorable D. Lit. degree by Tilak Maharashtra University, Pune
Honorable D. Lit. by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Andhra Pradesh
1 September 2004:‘Swami Pranavananda Saraswati Award’ by University Grants Commission.
25 December 2009:‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Chaturanga Pratishthan, Mumbai.
26 March 2018:Honorable D.Lit. degree awarded in the 24th convocation ceremony of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.
19 November 2018:Lecture on 33rd foundation day of IGNOU. ‘Nayee taleem@Digital India.’
29 February 2020 :Value Education in Digital and Artificial Intelligence Ages – Keynote Address, Inaugural Speech at the National Symposium at Bahai Academy, Pachagani.
2021 :Honorable D. Lit. by Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pune
Important Positions
Chairman:Kerala Open University Formation Committee
President:Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (1994-95)
Fellow:The Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver-Canada
