In 1971, the family changed her official birth day to 26 March 1956 to correspond with the Indian academic year for her primary school admission.
[3][4] She completed a Ph.D. from the university in Finance in March 1982,[5][6] writing her doctoral thesis under the guidance of Dr. C. G. Vaidya,[3] entitled Working Capital Management in the Engineering Industry In and Around Pune.
[12][13] From July 1977 till June 1979, Gogte was employed as a lecturer by the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackeray Arts & Commerce College for Women in Pune.
[18][3] That same year, she ventured into business, founding the Golden Nugget Engineering & Electroplast Limited, serving as the company's joint managing director.
[19][20][3] In January 1986, she interviewed S. L. Kirloskar for the MCCIA,[21] and in 1987, Gogte founded Golden Nugget Enterprises, trading in polyethelene sheets, serving as its proprietor.
[29] In September 2001, Gogte went on to found Focus Foundation, a charitable trust, through which she would provide training programs for educational institutes in Pune,[30][8] most notably hosting APJ Abdul Kalam in November 2002.
[35] That same year, she was a professor and director at the Sinhgad Institute of Business Management & Research, a position she held till 2007.