Biblical theology
He joined the Faculty of Theology at Pontifical Athenaeum (now known as Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology), Pune. He went to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, to secure a licentiate in Scriptures and completed a PhD in Biblical theology in Lyon, France. He wrote his thesis "An Enquiry into the Tradition History of Matthew 1-2" under the guidance of Xavier Léon-Dufour.