I Muhammad Shokat was born at village Behrot, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the year 1962. I received my basic education in the village High School and got through my matriculation examination in the year 1978. I joined the Indian army in January 1980 and put in 15 years of service as a clerk until 1995. During my army service, I completed my graduation from the University of Jammu and later completed my post-graduation in Urdu language and Bachelor of Education from Jammu University itself. I joined the education department as a teacher in March 1997 and again got selected as a lecturer (Urdu), by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission in the year 2008. At present, I am working on the same assignment as a Senior Lecturer. I also qualified for UGC NET in 2005.