Secured 3rd position in Humanities Group in HSSLC Examination, 1972(AHSEC).
Secured highest aggregate marks among all the honours students from Gauhati University, 1975 (Best Graduate with honours in Anthropology, 1st class first).
1st class in Anthropology with specialisation in Social and Culture Anthropology in 1977 (Gold Medalist) from Gauhati University.
Ph.D in Anthropology in 1986 from Gauhati University as a UGC Junior Research Fellow.