degree through the Andhra University in 1959,[5] Satyaranjan went for ministerial formation to the Serampore College, West Bengal where he studied[8] from 1961-1964[5] during the Principalship of William Stewart.
Satyaranjan's postgraduate companions[3] included Arthur Jayakumar, Basil Rebera, C. P. Athyal, Dhyanchand Carr, G. Babu Rao, Godwin Shiri, Kishore Kosala, M. Kipgen, P. B. Santram, S. D. L. Alagodi, T. Joy, Timotheas Hembrom and V. E. Varghese.
programme under the supervision of Charles L. Bartow[10] where he researched on the theme, The Implementation of Criteria for Homiletical Criticism educed from D. T. Niles' Theory and Practice of Preaching in an Evaluation of selected Indian Sermons.
Satyaranjan who then proceeded to the United States of America and spent time at the San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS).
[5] By this time, Satyaranjan's postgraduate companion, G. Babu Rao,[13] an Old Testament Teacher[14] during 1974-1977[11] at Serampore College had moved to Secunderabad to begin teaching at the Protestant Regional Theologiate and the following year in February 1979,[15] the annual convocation[16] of the University, with Satyaranjan as Registrar, was held at the Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad where the Commemoration Mass was led by G. Babu Rao at the St. Gregorious Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral in the neighbourhood.
D. S. Satyaranjan[5] edited by Samson Prabhakar and has essays by his companions J. W. Gladstone, H. S. Wilson, Roger Gaikwad, Gabriele Dietrich and others.