She had received her M.A. and Ph.D. Degree from Banaras Hindu University. Her Ph.D topic was “Impact of External Resources on Economic Growth in India’’ and her research interests include Macroeconomics, Economic Development, International trade , Finance and Econometrics. At the Institute, she was associated with the project on ‘China’s entry into WTO: Building Complementarities and Competitiveness in the India’s External Sector, sponsored by the Planning Commission, Government of India.