Award was conferred to the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi on 27th April, 2017 in the category of 'Top R & D Institution/Organization for Patents and Commercialization'. Dr. K.V. Prabhu, Joint Director (Research), IARI and Dr. Neeru Bhooshan, Incharge, ZTM & BPD Unit, IARI received the award from Hon'ble Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India

ZTM& BPD unit, IARI won Gold in Flame Awards Asia, 2016 under the category of "Innovative Farm Model for Farm Profit" for the campaign "From Lab to Land" for successful commercialization of inventions from lab to land. The award was conferred by the hon'ble rural marketing goliaths of Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) on March 11, 2016

ZTM & BPD unit, IARI won Gold in Flame Award, 2014, under the Fifth (5th) category of "Agriculture/ Dairy Initiative of the Year" for the campaign "Translating Research into Prosperity" for successful materialization of inventions from lab to land by outperforming a total of fifty eight (58) contestants across seven (7) main categories, whereas the Silver went to PS Live Rural and DuPont India for their project "Sweetness of Victory", and Bronze went to Ayurvet Ltd for their project "Ayurvet ProGreen Hydroponics" The award was conferred by the hon'ble rural marketing goliaths of Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI)