He did his Ph.D in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics (SCL) from Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad under the guidance of Prof. Amba Kulkarni. After the completion of his Ph.D, Prof. Pavan worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. He did his M.A. in Vyakarana from J R Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur. He has studied vyakarana traditionally from the gurus Prof. K.V. Ramakrishnamacharyulu, Dr B. V. Venkataramana and Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam.