1. Visitor-ship of British Council & DFID in Primary Health Care as Education for Development (at Master’s First semester Level) from the University of Manchester, U.K.  1997
2. Ph.D. in 1988  from BHU ( Central University )
3. Masters in Sociology in 1982
4. Masters in English Literature in 1975 from the University of Delhi .
5. Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication forDeveloping Countries from the Indian  Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, India in 1977.

In-Service Orientation Courses in Communication and Journalism and Gender

1. Summer Seminar on Communicating With Policy-Makers by East-West Centre, Honolulu , Hawaii , USA 2007 .

2. Training Design Course organised by the Ministry of Personnel, GOI - 1997.

3. Gender Issues Course organised by ODA, British Council and Ministry of Personnel, GOI- 1995.

4. Development Journalism Workshop organised by UNFPA and PII at Banaras   Hindu University . 1981.

5. Course for Journalism Teachers in 1979 organised by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and the Press Institute of India, New Delhi .