He has completed his schooling from Corpus Christi School, Kottayam, St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode and St. Aloysius Higher Secondary School, Quilon, pre degree from Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram and obtained law degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam securing 1st rank in the University in 1992 and was awarded with Annamma Kunjacko Memorial Gold Medal.

[10][1] Bechu Kurian enrolled in 1992 and started practicing as a lawyer at Kottayam.

In 1997, he received British Council Chevening Scholarship and underwent study and training in English Commercial Law and Practice at the College of Law, York and at Hammonds Suddards, London.

In 2015, he was designated as Senior Advocate by Kerala High Court.

[4][10][7][2] In August 2022, bench of Justice Bechu Kurian, while hearing a bail plea in a sexual offence under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012, expressing the concern and quoting Erin's Law, the first law passed in the United States requiring sexual abuse prevention education to be taught to students in school every year, issued guidelines and directions to the Government of Kerala and Central Board of Secondary Education to introduce a Prevention-Oriented Program on Sexual Abuse in the curriculum from the next academic year.