[6] The State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh has instituted a gold medal in his memory.

[8] During his tenure at DRDO, he was responsible for the founding of three major research laboratories of DRDO, viz., Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) Bengaluru, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad and the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) Delhi.

He served as the first Director of the Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC) Delhi.

[3] He was a distinguished fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[9] and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.

[10] During his career, he held the following posts:[3] He contributed to more than half of India's total research in electronics and telecommunications engineering at the time [3][11] List of inventions of Prof. Chakravarti:[3][11] Some of his notable students include:[3][11]