He is Post graduate in Mathematics, Master of Philosophy (Mathematics) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Mathematics) from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. In conjunction with his career of 17 years in teaching and research, he has been accumulating distinguished academic and administrative experiences at the University since its inception. His research areas of interest include Theory of Inequalities /Matrix Analysis/ Solid Mechanics/ Fluid Mechanics/ Fractal Geometry/Teaching and Learning.
He is having administrative experience of more than 12 years as Head of department and controller of examination(Dean Examination). Dr. Sharma has delivered talks related to his research areas on national and international platforms. He has filed nine patents with 08 patents granted on his name; authored/edited seven books; published a more than 40 number of research papers in reputed Journals and conference proceedings. He has convened/chaired more than 12 conferences/ workshops at the National/International level. He is a founder member and Vice-President of the Him Science Congress Association (HSCA).
Dr. Sharma is a life member of the Indian Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ISIAM), Himachal Ganit Parisad (HGP), Him Science Congress Association (HSCA), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), and an Associate member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).