θˈaʊdəm dˈæmədˌɑːɹ ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz bˌiːˌɛssˈiː wɪð ˈɑːnɚz fɹʌm ɡɔːhˈɑːɾi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, hɪz mˈæstɚɹ ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi dᵻɡɹˈiː wɪð ˈɑːnɚz fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kælkˈʌɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, hɪz ˌɛmˌɛssˈiː ɪn kˈɛmɪstɹi fɹʌm kænˈɪsɪəs kˈɑːlɪdʒ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ kəmplˈiːɾᵻd hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn fˈɪzɪkəl ɔːɹɡˈænɪk kˈɛmɪstɹi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ˈɜːvaɪn.
Thoudam Damodar received his BSc with honours from Gauhati University in 1961, his Master of Technology degree with honours from the University of Calcutta in 1964, his MSc in chemistry from Canisius College, New York in 1969, and in 1974 completed his PhD in physical organic chemistry at the University of California, Irvine.