Sarkar entered the University of Calcutta at the age of 13 after standing first at the entrance examination from Malda Zilla School,[1] while he graduated in 1905, at 18, with dual degrees in English and history.

[3] During his trip to America, he interacted with scholars such as John Dewey, Talcott Parsons, Carle Zimmerman, and Raymond Leslie Buell.

[3] Closely involved with the National education movement of India, Professor Sarkar was highly influenced by the Nationalist action of Sister Nivedita.

[6] A complete list of his publications is contained in Bandyopadhyay's book The Political Ideas of Benoy Kumar Sarkar.

[7] In 1919, he authored a study in the American Political Science Review presenting a "Hindu theory of international relations" which drew on thinkers such as Kautilya, Manu and Shookra, and the text of the Mahabharata.