Ms Palani has qualifications from several reputed Universities and Colleges. She holds an MA in ELT from University of Warwick, UK; M.Phil and PGCTE from English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad as well as TKT, CIDTT and Delta from University of Cambridge, UK. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Pune and a Bachelors of Arts and Education from Regional College of Education, Mysore. She has been awarded a Fulbright IREX Teacher Excellence Award from Chicho State University, California, USA. She has submitted her Ph.D. thesis to the Delhi University and will be awarded a Doctorate in Education soon.