1983 Class X, Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Jivan Vikas Education Academy, Nadiad, Gujarat Secondary Education Board.1985 Class XII, Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from New English School, Nadiad, Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board.1988 BSc from J & J College of Science, Nadiad, Gujarat University1990 MSc (Physics) from Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University.1998 PhD (Physics) from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore.1998-2019 Member of the faculty at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).Dec 2019 Opted for early retirement from TIFR.2019- Self-employed scientist, Pune, India.