Sagar has bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. Since his childhood, he has an innate desire for space science and exploration. During his years as an engineering student, he joined a student rover team called Mars Rover Manipal which participates in University Rover Challenge (URC) of ‘The Mars Society’.
           Later, he went on to become the Event Manager of Indian Rover Challenge 2019 which held at Manipal Institute of Technology. To provide a platform to the rover teams of South Asia and promote space science he established Mars Society South Asia.