India's highest civilian honour, the  Bharat Ratna , in 1990.Many public institutions are named in his honour, such as the  Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University  in  Hyderabad ;  Dr BR Ambedkar University in Srikakulam , Andhra Pradesh;  B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University ,  Muzaffarpur ; the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar; the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International