2001-2003: MSc. Botany (Gold Medallist) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab.
2003-2009: Ph.D. Plant Molecular Biology from Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India under the esteemed guidance of Prof. Akhilesh Tyagi and Prof. Sanjay Kapoor.
Thesis Title: Transcriptome profiling during panicle development in indica rice and functional characterization of candidate genes and promoters in transgenic rice and Arabidopsis