She obtained her doctorate degree in Life Science from DAU (1993).She has authored/co-authored more than 60 research papers, several book chapters, has guided 15 doctorate students. She has availed several fellowships from national and international funding agencies in order to carry out research work in several renowned laboratories all over the world. At the same time, she has completed several national and international collaborative projects. Her research interests include abiotic stress responses in photosynthetic machinery, particularly Photosystem II.