Man obtains 145 degrees in 30 years and has no plans to stop studying

- Professor VN Parthiban of India has 145 degrees - He has obtained them over a period of 30 years - He has no plans to stop studying anytime soon A professor in Chennai, India, has obtained a staggering 145 degrees over a period of 30 years and has no plans to stop studying anytime soon. 56-years-old Professor VN Parthiban, started his incredible journey after he struggled to get his first degree. He often mixed up his course work and studied for the wrong tests. As a result, he failed to get satisfactory results, angering his mother. After his graduation, he started working but yearned to improve. He therefore enrolled for another degree.

He gained interest in a wide variety of subjects and soon found himself obtaining one degree after another. In an interview, he said: "In the last thirty years I have been continuously in the process of preparing for exams and applying for new degrees or diploma courses."