A Post-Graduate in Economics, he started his service career in 1985 as a short service commissioned officer in the Indian army. On his release from the Army as a Captain in 1990, he was selected as an Assistant Secretary in CBSE, Delhi. After serving for many years in CBSE, with promotions, he was promoted as the controller of Examinations and posted to CBSE Hqrs at Delhi. In that capacity he conducted examinations throughout the country and also in 25 other foreign countries. Finally, in 2014 he retired as a Director of CBSE. He is a trained Strategic Leader of School Education from different institutions of repute and travelled to many countries on various academic and assessment related assignments.