He received his Ph.D. Degree in Energy Management, Faculty of Engineering from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K) in 2012. Earlier, he worked as a Marine Engineer Officer in ships. The details of his experience involve maintenance, operation and performance assessment of major machinery systems. He holds a Chief Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Government of UK, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. His area of interest is vapor absorption refrigeration systems, heat and mass transfer, energy and exergy analyses. He is having 17 Years of Experience which includes 9 years experience in shipping industry. He is recipient of a research grants from CSIR.