2021 to Present - Principal Scientist (E-2), Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, Maharashtra

2018 to 2021Senior Scientist (E-1), Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, Maharashtra

2015 to 2018 Scientist (C), Physical & Materials Chemistry DivisionCSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, Maharashtra

2012 to 2013 IRCSET-EMPOWER Postdoctoral Fellow, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Division, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (Mentor: Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt)

2011 to 2015  Scientist (C), Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Division, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat

2010 to 2011  CSIR-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow, Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, Maharashtra

2007 to 2009  Deputy Manager (Scientist), Tata Chemicals Innovation Centre, Pune, Maharashtra

2002 to 2007  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, AP

Thesis Title: In situ Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticle-Embedded Polymer Films: Optical Limiting and Bactericidal Applications (Mentor: Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan)

1999 to 2001 - Master of Science (Organic Chemistry), Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal