During his life time Maharaja received the following titles and awards:
Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI), in 1945.
Doctor of Law from Banaras Hindu University in 1942. He was the Youngest to receive such an honour at the age of 23 years.
Government of India appointed him as Honorary Major General on 14th August 1948.
Doctor of Literature from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu in 1955.
Doctor of Literature from the University of Queensland, Australia in 1963.
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB), in 1946.He was the only Indian and the youngest to receive this title post World War-I.
Honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London, in 1945.
He was appointed as Honorary Colonel of Q.V.O., Madras Engineer Centre, R.I.E., with effect from 15th August 1948.
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from the University of Mysore, 1962.
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