She received her Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Biochemistry from Shivaji University followed by Post-Doctoral Research fellow from the Department of Microbiology, University of Pune (February 2012 –February 2015). She served as an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Shivaji University. Dr. Utkarsha has co-authored and published many research articles on biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology in various national and international journals.