The Institute has won many prestigious awards:

1. National award for the best reference book in Indian languages:

Sarvavijnanakosam Vol. 5 (1979)

2. State award for the best reference book instituted by the Malayalam Book Development Council:

Sarvavijnanakosam Vol. 3  (1976-77)

Sarvavijnanakosam Vol. 4  (1978-79)

Sarvavijnanakosam Vol. 8  (1987)

3. State award for the best designing and printing instituted by the Malayalam Book Development Council:

Viswasahithyavijnanakosam. Volume 2. (1992-98)

4. The Endowment Award of the International School of Dravidian Linguistics:

Sarvavijnanakosam Vol. 12  (2004)