[1][2] Rai Bahadur Maya Das sent his older daughters, including Mohini Maya Das, to America and Edinburgh to have a western education but chose to have Constance educated at home before attending schools in Lahore and later, in 1904, at Isabella Thoburn College.

[1] She returned to Isabella Thoburn College where she taught and later earned a Master of Arts in English literature from the University of Allahabad.

While on a sabbatical between 1938 and 1939, she earned a master's degree, Phi Beta Kappa, in education from Columbia Teacher's College.

She remained closely associated with IT College throughout her retirement, including serving on its Board of Governors until her death.

[1] While studying at IT College, she met her future husband, Prem Nath Dass, who proposed to her in 1906.