1. Master of Arts (MA), 1989, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Courses Studied
First Semester (MONSOON)
PO401N: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY I: ORIGINS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT AND THEORY
PO402N: INDIAN POLITICS I: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT OF MODERN INDIA
PO403N: POLITICAL ANALYSIS
PO404N: POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
Second Semester (WINTER)
PO405N: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY II: MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND CONTEMPORARY IDEOLOGIES
PO406N: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND STRUCTURE
PO407N: METHOD IN SOCIAL SICNENCE
PO4O8N: COMPARATIVE POLICS I: POLITICS IN CAPITALIST SOCIETIES
Third Semester (MONSOON)
PO501N: INDIAN POLITICS III: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS
PO502N: COMPARATIVE POLITICS II: POLITICS IN SOCIALIST SOCIETIES
PO516: POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA
PO522: INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY
Fourth Semester (WINTER)
15551N: INTRODUCTION TO DIPLOMACY
15553N: ARMS RACE, ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
PO503N: INDIAN POLITICS IV: DEVELOPMENT POLITICS AND POLICY PROCESS
PO504N: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

2. Master of Philosophy (1989-1991), Degree Awarded in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Courses Studied
First Semester (MONSOON)
PO618: PHILOSOPHY AND METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
PO602: APPROACHES, CONCEPTS & METHODS-POLITICAL ANALYSIS
PO613: IMPERIALISM AND PROBLEMS OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT
SECOND SEMESTER: (WINTER)
PO631: SEMINAR COURSE
PO623: TRADE UNION MOVMENT IN INDIA

DISSERTATION (ONE YEAR DURATION, MONSOON & WINTER SEMESTER)
TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION: WORKERS IN UNION STRUGGLE: A STUDY OF JUTE MILL WORKERS IN WEST BNGAL (1977-1987)
SUPERVISOR: DR. (Mrs) KIRAN SAXENA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CENTRE FOR POLITICAL STUDIES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI.

3. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Submitted: 1997, Awarded: 1998.

Title of the PhD Thesis: The CPI (M) AND JUTE WORKERS IN WEST BENGAL: A STUDY IN MOBILISATION (1972-1992)
SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR (Mrs) KIRAN SAXENA, PROFESSOR, CENTRE FOR POLITICAL STUDIES, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI.

4. Post Doctoral Fellow: International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Kandy, Sri Lanka from July 2005 till November 2005.
Title of the Post Doctoral Project: Ethnic Parties in Multi-Party Democracies of South Asia: India and Sri Lanka in a Comparative Perspective