 Manoj studied at Baselius College, Kottayam, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery and then at School of Letters, Kottayam.From School of Letters, Manoj obtained MPhil for his research on rhythm structures in Kunchan Nambiar's Harineeswayamvaram Thullal.He was awarded doctorate by the same institution for his research on folk rhythms in modern Malayalam poetry.