• Ph.D., Chemistry, 1996
  Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
  Thesis: Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) of anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

• M.Phil., Chemistry,1988
  University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  Dissertation: Synthesis and conformational studies on lysine oligopeptides.

• B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education), 1986
  Meerut University, Meerut, India

• M.Sc., Organic Chemistry 1984
  Meerut University, Meerut, India

• B.Sc., Chemistry 1982
  Meerut University, Meerut, India

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• ACS Cycle of Excellence Award for most accessed article (Chem. Rev. 104: 3751-3793, 2004), 2005
• Invited member of QSAR expert panel for estrogen and androgen receptor, European Commission, Ispra, Italy 2004
• Nominated for Hansch Award of QSAR and Modeling Society, 2001-2003
• S R Palit Award of Indian Chemical Society, 1995
• 3^rd Rank in M.Phil., University of Delhi, India. 1988
• 3^rd Rank in B.Ed., Meerut University, India. 1984
• National Merit Scholarship of Government of India, 1978-1984