Professor P. P. Patil, born in a poor farmer’s family in a small village Anjale, Tal. Yawal, Dist. Jalgaon. He started his early education in a tiny village school named NutanVidyamandir, Anjale. A brilliant student throughout, he enrolled in Aabasaheb Garware College, Pune for his B.Sc. (Physics) degree (1981) and secured first class with distinction. After successful completion of Graduation, he completed M.Sc. (Physics) degree (1983) from Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University. He secured first class with distinction and was awarded the prestigious “S. S. Joshi” and “Malti Nandgaokar” prizes for his achievements. He obtained his Ph.D. (Physics) degree (1988) from Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. While his bio-data itself speaks of its volume, he excelled in academics throughout his education.