- University Gold Medal (University of Kashmir, 2008).
Given to the topper in the order of grade-merit, the Mass Communication and Journalism MA program, Srinagar, India.
- Award of Merit (University of Kashmir, 2008)
Given to the topper in the order of grade merit, the Mass Communication and Journalism MA program, Srinagar, India.
- Pro-Helvetia Swiss Arts Council Writer’s Research Residency Award (2018), Switzerland.
- Shamim Ahmad Shamim Memorial-Kashmir Times Award (2007).
Given to the topper in the order of grade merit, the Mass Communication and Journalism MA program, Srinagar, India.
- Research Enhancement and Leadership Fellowship Award (2020-2024), University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award (Summer 2026), University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
- Winner of the Muse India Young Writer Award (2015), for The Half Mother (Hachette, 2014).
- Finalist, Tata Lit Live Best Book Fiction Award (2017), for Scattered Souls.
Honors exceptional literary works in the English language in India.
- Citizen Daily’s Talent of the Year Award (2016–2017), for Scattered Souls.
Given to a young person who shows ‘signs of extraordinary talent in the creative sphere’ in India.
- Excellent Mentorship in Writing (2016), Campus Diaries and University of Illinois at Chicago.