After undergoing schooling at the Lutheran Boarding in Peddapuram, his parents sent him to the Andhra-Christian College, Guntur where he earned a graduate degree in Arts ("B.A.") and returned to Rajahmundry where he joined for the B.Ed.
After undergoing schooling at the Lutheran Boarding in Peddapuram, his parents sent him to the Andhra-Christian College, Guntur, the College which was once cradle to notable theologians like B. V. Subbamma and Victor Premasagar. Paul earned a graduate degree in Arts ("B.A.") from the College in Guntur and returned to Rajahmundry where he joined for the B.Ed.