Dr. Prahlada, Distinguished Scientist and Chief Controller of Aero Programmes, DRDO, Delhi has taken over as the Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune.Dr. Prahlada is a recipient of many coveted awards which includes the DRDO Scientist of the Year, IISc Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Aeronautical Prize, DRDO Award for Path Breaking Research/ Outstanding technology Development 2008. He was awarded honorary doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University in 2006. He is the Member / Fellow of various professional organisations like the IISc, Alumni Association, Management Association, Institute of Engineering and other Aeronautical Aerodynamics and Electronic Institutions. He got Padma shri award in 2015.