He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from A.S.S College of Commerce, Gadag. Master degree in Business Administration from Rajrambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur. Ph.D. from University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Guiding 2 Ph.D. students at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka and guided 34 U.G. and 128 PG. students. Conducted 7 Conferences and 13 Workshops on FDP & PDP. Published 11 papers in National Journals and 4 papers in International Journals.