Post-Doctoral Scientist, Joint Research Programme of ENGREF (École Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts) and LAMSADE (Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Modélisation de Systèmes pour l'Aide à la Décision), University of Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France, during February–July 2000 under the supervision of Prof. Lucien Duckstein in the field of Multicriterion Decision Making with reference to Water Resources Planning.
Ph.D. (Water Resources Engineering) in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, August 1996, under the guidance of Prof. C.R.S. Pillai. The study title was "Studies on Multicriterion Decision Making Methods and Management of Irrigation Systems."
M.Tech. (Water Resources Engineering) in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, March 1991.
B.E. (Civil Engineering), Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, June 1987.