Before joining the CUSB, Gaya as Assistant Professor on permanent position in December 2015, he had been pursuing Ph.D. in Law as Junior Research Fellow in Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi since Sept. 2011. He qualified UGC-NET/JRF and had been receiving Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and later on Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) provided by University Grant Commission (UGC) New Delhi. He has qualified UGC- JRF twice and NET three times from 2011 to 2013 continuously. He was also awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship in 2012. He did his LL.B. and LL.M. from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 2009 and 2011 respectively. He has been a bright student and has secured first Position in Ph.D. Course Work in academic year 2011-2012 and Fourth Position in LL.M. He completed his B.A degree with English as Honours subject.