- National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science announced by MOES.
- Life Time Excellence Award – Professor Ashok Sahni – for his contribution to the field of Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology and Biostratigraphy.
- National Award for Ocean Science & technology – Dr. V. V. S. S. Sarma – Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Vishakapatnam and Dr. M. Ravichandran, Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa.
- Dr. Sarma – for his contributions in understanding biogeochemistry of the Indian Ocean.
- National Award for Atmospheric Science & technology – Dr. S. Suresh Babu
- National award for Geoscience & technology – N. V. Chalapathi Rao, Department of Geology
- National Award for Ocean Technology – Dr. M. A. Atmanand
- Anna Mani award for woman scientist – Dr. Lidita D. S. Khandeparker
- Young Researcher Awards – Dr. Indra Sekhar Sen & Dr. Arvind Singh Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad