LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (STAI) in August, 2008 conferred the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDto the revered founder of SED - Mr. N. K. VARMA for his high level of thinking and foresightedness combined with the hard work & painstaking efforts to make a difference in the Cane Sugar Industry.

HARYANA RATAN AWARD to Honorable CMD Mr. Vivek Verma at the All India Conference of Intellectuals, 26th Annual Celebration Year 2007, Punjab & Haryana State Intellectuals' Conference on 9th September, 2007.

DR. BANSI DHAR GOLD MEDAL, 2006 given by STAI to Mr. Vivek Verma for the best original paper (Title: Conservation of steam in Sugar Industry experience of GMR Industries Ltd. Authors: Verma, Vivek, et al.).

NOEL DEERR GOLD MEDAL, 2006 to Mr. Vivek Verma conferred by STAI for the Best Original Paper. (Title: Innovation in the areas of energy & conservation in Sugar Industry. Authors: Verma, Vivek, et al.).

NOEL DEERR GOLD MEDAL, 2005 for Best Original Paper to Mr. Vivek Verma. (Title: Conservation of steam in sugar industry experience of GMR Industries Ltd. – 2005. Authors: Verma, Vivek, et al.).

STAI SILVER MEDAL, 2001 to Mr. Prateek Verma for the Second Best Paper (Title: Automation of Cooling & Condensing System).