My educational background starting from the undergraduate level is as follows.

• B.E.(Honours) in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, June 1995.

• M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea , August 2003.

• Ph.D. in Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan, September 2006.

Before starting the undergraduate course, I completed 12 years of education from the following institutions in Nepal.

• Saraswati Lower Secondary School, Babiya, Sunsari: I completed my primary and lower secondary education (class 1 through class 7) from this school during 1977-1984.

• Bhagawati High School, Inaruwa, Sunsari: I completed my secondary education (class 8 through class 10) from this school during 1985-1987. I passed the School Leaving Certificate (S.L.C.) exams in first division, scoring the highest grades in school.

• Mahendra Morang College, Biratnagar: I completed the 2-year course of Proficiency Certificate Level in science, also known as Intermediate of Science (I. Sc.), from this college. I passed the I. Sc. exams in first division, again scoring the highest grades in college.