▁the ▁state ▁mer it ▁list . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁First ▁Prize ▁in ▁Ch ir anje e vi ▁D hi ri ▁Singh ▁Provin cial ▁English ▁Deb ate . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁master ' s ▁in ▁App lied ▁Mathemat ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁from ▁Al la hab ad ▁University ▁scoring ▁high ▁ranks ▁in ▁the ▁mer it ▁list . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁Al la hab ad ▁University , ▁Al la hab ad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Joh ri ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁mathematics ▁at ▁Gor akh pur ▁University , ▁Gor akh pur ▁India , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁con ferred ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁on ▁his ▁th esis ▁" G rav it ational ▁W aves ▁in ▁Bond i ▁Space - Time ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Joh ri ▁was ▁awarded ▁Commonwealth ▁Fellow ship ▁for ▁Post - Do ctor ate ▁work ▁at ▁Department ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁The oret ical ▁Physics , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁( UK ), ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁close ▁collaboration ▁on ▁cosm ological ▁problems ▁with ▁Dr . D ennis ▁Sci ama ▁and ▁research ▁sch ol ars ▁Friedrich ▁He hl ▁( C ologne ), ▁Fernando ▁de ▁Fel ice ▁( Pad ova , ▁Italy ), ▁George ▁Ell is ▁( C ape ▁Town ) ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Haw king ▁( UK ) ▁for ▁his ▁post