djajadiningrat began his formal education at the carpentier alting stichting nassau school (cas), then proceeded to the hogere burgerschool (hbs) level in batavia. after completing his hbs, he then continued his education to (ghs, medical college) which during the japanese occupation of the dutch east indies renamed "ika daigaku". however, after the proclamation of indonesian independence he did not continue his studies at the faculty of medicine, but served as a member of the ministry of information and became an english broadcaster on radio republik indonesia.