Won Best Presentation Award for paper presentation on “Rationalization of LRFD method for Safe Bearing Capacity of Shallow footings to incorporate type of shear failure” in Indian Geotechnical Conference-GEOINDUS 2019, Surat Chapter on Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development and Urbanization organized by Indian Geotechnical Society and Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat during 19th to 21st December, 2019.