Tarak Sahoo has 11 years of teaching experience in education, teaching first grade and mechanical engineering classes in Odisha. During that time he has also trained many instructional staff members in the institution on how to use and integrate technology in the classroom as well as in the laboratory. Tarak graduated from the University College of Engineering, Burla, Odisha with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his M.Tech in Engineering Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics) from IIT, Delhi.

Tarak has two years of research experience in a research project in IIT, Kharagpur. He has taught subjects like Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Internal combustion engine, Heat transfer, Refrigeration and air conditioning, Engineering Metrology.