hiː pˈæst ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˈɪndiən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ænd wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd æz luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðɪ ˈɪndiən ˈɑːɹmi kˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ˌɪntʊ, fˈɪfti fˈɪfθ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv bˌɛŋɡˈɔːl sˈæpɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiən ˈɑːɹmi.
He passed out of the Indian Military Academy in 1966 and was commissioned as Lieutenant in the Indian Army Corps of Engineers into, 55th Engineers Regiment of Bengal Sappers of the Indian Army.