He was awarded with Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in 2010. He won gold medal from IISc Bangalore for his doctoral research in the area of metalworking lubrication using nano-tribological concepts. He received his M. Tech. (Materials Engineering) and B. Tech. (Production Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, Uttaranchal, respectively.