After completing undergraduate studies in University of Calicut, Anandavardhanan joined University of Hyderabad for further studies. He secured M Sc in mathematics from there in 1998 and Ph D in 2003. He was with Tata Institute of Fundamental Research during February 2003 - July 2005 and spent the spring of 2004 in University of Iowa. He has been a faculty member of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay since July 2005.
Awards
In addition to the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, he has been conferred the following awards also:[4]