Rajendrajee honoured with many awards, like...

• ‘A-Grade’ artist of All India Radio and Dooradarshan.
• ‘Sur-Mani’ Award by ‘The Sur Singar Samsad’. Impressed by his performance,
  ‘The Times of India’ described him as a ‘Find of the Sammelan’ and a ‘Rising Maestro’. The award was presented in 1981 when he was still a college student.
• Degree of ‘Sangeet Alankar’ from ‘The Gandharva Mahawidyalay Mandal’, Mumbai. He stood first in the instrumental section.
• Honorary Artist of ‘SPIC-MACAY’ right from its inception.
• ‘Yuva Kalakar’ Award from ‘Sangeetonmesh Sanstha, Pune’ at the hands of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi.
• ‘Late Pt. B. S. Upadhye Puraskar’, Pune, Year 2002