A PhD from the Banaras Hindu University, India on the topic Organic matter and nutrient traps in a dry tropical forest habitat in the field of Forest Ecology. M.Sc from the same university. B.Sc (Honours) from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal-India. Studied 'Digital Image Analysis in the Field of Remote Sensing' from Indian Space Research Organization at Dehradun; 'History Science and Society - a training in the History of Science' from The Asiatic Society Calcutta; 'Opportunities in Biotechnology for SMEs' from the National Institute of Small Industries Extension Training, Govt of India, Hyderabad; 'ICT Tools for e-Readiness in Government (Module I & Module II)' sponsored by Department of Personnel and Training and offered by National Informatics Centre (Govt. of India)- Calcutta. Participated in 'On job training on Cyber Security for Government Employees' at Cyber Security centre of Excellence, Department of Information Technology & Electronics, Government of West Bengal. Post doctoral research from the Bose Institute, Calcutta as the CSIR-Senior Research Associate. Serving for the Government of West Bengal since 2003.