Academic qualifications (including Honorary Degrees conferred):
Qualification: DSc (Honoris causa).
University: University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, Meghalaya
Year: 2020
Subject: Science
Qualification: LLB
University: University of Mumbai: Datta Patil College of Law, Alibag, Raigad District, Maharashtra. Affiliated to University of Mumbai.
Subject: General Laws
Percentage: I Class (66.70%)
Qualification: DSc (Honoris causa)
University: Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Year: 2017
Qualification: PhD
University: University of Mumbai: The Institute of Science, Mumbai
Year: 1990
Subject: Science (Ecology)
Qualification: MSc – I Class
University: University of Mumbai: The Institute of Science, Mumbai.
Year: 1986
Subject: Botany (Ecology as Principal Subject & Plant Geography)
Percentage: I Class (60.50%)
Qualification: BSc – I Class
University: University of Mumbai (formerly Bombay): B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane
Year: 1984
Subject:Botany (Principal Subject) & Horticulture
Percentage: I Class (64.00%)
Qualification: Graduation as LEAD Fellow
University: LEAD International (Leadership for Environment and Development),UK
Year: 2006
Subject: Leadership for Environment and Development
Qualification: Summer School/ Diploma
University: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, (IIM-A), Gujarat.
Year: 1996
Subject: Management of Common Property Resources (CPR)