Monica was born in Tuticorin and brought up at New Delhi. Completed her schooling in ICSE syllabus. Studied B.E.(Bio-medical) at Chennai SSN College and completed her M.Sc.(Audiology) from Southampton University, U.K. She has completed her doctorate (Ph.D) under Marie Curie Researcher in CNRS, France in Cognitive Sciences. At present, she is working in Denmark as a Clinical Research Audiologist on a permanent basis.