He did his B.Pharm. from Punjab University Chandigarh and M.S. (Pharm.) in Pharmaceutics specialization from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from NIPER. After that, he did his post-doctoral training at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE in the area of Nanomedicines for cancer treatment. He is a recipient of the Ranbaxy Science Scholar Award -2011.