M. J. Kaneria has done M.Sc.(Botany) in 2008 from Saurashtra University, Rajkot. He has done his Ph.D. (Botany) in 2012 under the guidance of Dr. Sumitra Chanda, Professor, Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India. He has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals of National and International repute.