He obtained his M.Com., M.A. and Ph.D degrees from Banaras Hindu University and joined Ramjas College, University of Delhi, as a Lecturer in Economics in the year 1969. He retired from Ramjas College as Reader in August 2004. After his retirement, he joined Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies (MAIMS), Delhi, where he worked as Professor of Economics till January 2016.