Dr Simone Zoya Khan has an B.A. from St. Xavier's College Kolkata, M.A. from University of Calcutta, an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has qualified NET in International and Area Studies. She has represented India at the Students and Youth Convention in Cape Town, South Africa (2018). She has also presented academic paper titled "Indo-Vietnam Bilateral Relations 2000-2017”, at the 7th ICLEHI 2017, Bangkok, Thailand (2017).