- The Best tabla player of 1981, from Indo American Society (Calcutta)
- The Best Tabla player of the country from Rotary Club (Calcutta)
- The Best Talent from India (Darlington College of Music, London. UK, in 1980)
- Aftab-E-Tabla (Rampur Music Conference). India 1990
- Talmani (twice) by (Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan) in 1976 and in 1991(Bombay)
- The title of “The Best Tabla Player of India” given by then president of United States of America, Mr Bill Clinton.
- Recipients of “ Bharat Nirman Award” in the year 2011.
- Nominated for Grammy for his Album “ Drums of India”
- Ustad Sabir Khan was made the Musical Ambassador for India in Paris in the year 1985.
- At the age of 28 years Ustad Sabir Khan became the youngest person to have ever been award Top grade from All India Radio.
- Been Nominated for Padamasree (2012- 2013)
- Khansaheb has been awarded with Sangeet Natak Academy Award (2012-2013)
- Khansaheb has been awarded “The Maha-Samman” by Sri Mamta Bannerjee (chief-minister of West Bengal)