[3] He started his career in 1978 at Lucknow University supervised by Dharani Dhar Awasthi, Father of Indian Lichenology.

He has revised the lichen families such as Pyrenulaceae, Graphidaceae, Teloschistaceae, Lecanoraceae, Parmeliaceae, Usneaceae, etc.

Recently, Dr. Upreti received FNASc during the year 2013 for his notable service in the field of Lichenology.

[5] The Janaki Ammal National Award in Plant Taxonomy for the year 2015 was given to Dr. Dalip Kumar Upreti for his work over the last three decades, leading to the establishment of more than 100 new species of lichen to the world and more than 200 species as new records to the lichen flora of India.

[6] He has also received Prof. Bashir Ahmad Razi Medal -2006) of Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT).