He continued his education at Karnatak University, Dharwad, earning a Master of Science degree in Physical Chemistry in 1970 again with first-class honors.

[5] Aminabhavi is presently the Director of Research at Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubli.

[6] Tejraj M. Aminabhavi after completing his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979, returned to India and began his academic career.

He initially joined as the faculty of chemistry at Karnatak University, Dharwad, where he served as a professor and later became the Director of the Centre of Excellence in Polymer Science.

[7] He is currently the executive editor of the Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier) and the founder editor-in-chief of Materials Science for Energy Technologies and Sensors International (KeAi).