Shashi Shekhar has completed his B.Sc. in Agricultural Science from Banaras Hindu University, obtaining 74.2% until the 6th semester in 2018. He completed his 10+2 from Central Hindu Boys' School in 2012, scoring 73.6% and his 10th from the same school in 2010, scoring 81.2%. In 2017, he completed a 5 day internship on advances in sugarcane research and development at the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research in Lucknow. He has received various academic achievements and scholarships including maintaining a GPA above 8/10 for 12 courses until completing his 3rd year of B.Sc. and receiving Rs. 6000 annually from class 9th to 12th