Secured National Scholarship in Higher Secondary Examination held in 1988.Passed B.E. (Civil) from Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur under University of Calcutta in the year 1971 and obtained University Gold Medal, K.B. Bose Memorial Silver Medal and Slater Bronze Medal.Passed Combined Engineering Services (CES) examination held in 1972 and worked in Central Public Works Department (CPWD) till January 1984.During the course of service in CPWD, passed LL.B. examination under University of Calcutta and enrolled as an advocate in the year 1984 after resigning from the post of Executive Engineer, CPWD.An empanelled arbitrator in the Indian Council of Arbitration, New Delhi.A Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE) (India) and a Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers (India).A life member of Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.A Techno-Legal Counsel and also an Arbitrator in hundreds of arbitration cases (both domestic and international), relating to works contract inter alia for massive housing projects. dams, hydro-electric projects, atomic power plant, port dock and harbour projects, thermal power stations, large signalling contracts of railways, railway track laying work by track laying machine, bridges, express highways etc.