She completed her MBBS from Utkal University, Cuttack, Orissa; Junior Residency (Paediatrics) from GTB Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi; MS (Oph) from Behrampur University, Orissa; Training in Micro Surgery and Training in Contact Lens Fitting from Venu Eye Institute, New Delhi Delhi; and Fellowship in Gen. Oph. from GEF eye hospital, Hoskote, Bangalore. She has worked at Poornima Nethralaya and Steel City Nursing Home, Jamshedpur