Chethan was born in a village called Vinjapally in Karimnagar (Telangana). He did his Bachelor's in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from RGUKT (IIIT) BASAR. Thereafter, he earned his Master's in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT BHU), Varanasi, specializing in alloy technology. In August 2021, he joined our group as a PhD student. His research interests include irradiation effects on materials, designing irradiation-tolerant materials, and microstructural characterization using electron microscopy techniques.

Apart from curricular activities, he has participated in cricket and football tournaments and won several awards at the college level. He likes listening to music, writing and sometimes drawing in his free time.