He did his M.Sc and PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in 2001 and 2007 respectively. From early 2008 to July 2009, he was a post-doctoral researcher at ICFO-The Institute of Photonics Sciences, Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Rajan Jha is a recipient of 2015 ICO-ICTP Gallieno Denardo award, DAAD Fellowship in 2013 and was awarded JSPS (Japanese Society for Promotion of Science) fellowship in 2009. He is an Associate of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. Dr. Rajan Jha is a member of Optical Society of America (OSA) and is a life member of Optical Society of India (OSI).