Education
Ph.D (Crustacean Physiology) School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (1974 – 1977)
M.Sc. (Bio-Sciences) University of Mysore, Mangala gangotri, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India (1972 – 1974) (First Class).
B.Sc (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry) Vivekananda College, Puttur, S.K., Karnataka, India (1969 – 1972) (First Class).
Advanced Training in Reproductive Physiology of Crustaceans under an FAO Fellowship at Bodega Bay,University of California,USA (1985)