1975

1^st  rank in the Primary School leaving examination

1981

15^th rank among ~ 10,000 students in the State of Goa, Secondary School (99.84 centile)

1981

Merit certificate under National Scholarship scheme

1983

8^th  rank among ~ 5000 students at Higher Secondary School, (99.84 centile)

1983

Merit certificate under National Scholarship scheme

1983

“National Scholar” for success at highly competitive National Talent Search exam, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, and awarded Merit certificate & scholarship for 8.5 years

1984

Distinction in Anatomy and Biochemistry

1984

2^nd rank Anatomy,

1987

2^nd rank ENT & Ophthalmology at final MBBS

1987

1^st rank Surgery at final MBBS.

1987

Vasudev Narsinva Naik Memorial Prize in Surgery

1987

Dr. Ernest Borges Medal and Scholarship in Surgery

1987

Dr. Anant Narhar Jejurikar Prize in Surgery

1987

Dr. Ernest Borges Prize in Surgery, Sir Rabindranath Tagore Educational Society

1983-1991

Rs 29250 over 8.5 years: equivalent to half of prevalent house officer’s salary

through the undergraduate and postgraduate medical school,

based on the highly competitive ‘National Talent Search’ exam,

by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, India.

1984

and 1985

Rs 1000 over 4 months: equivalent to half of prevalent house officer’s salary

Two Short Term Research Studentships,

during 1^st and 2^nd MBBS summer vacations,

Indian Council of Medical Research