Zahara Gilani has recently completed the ECCE Pre-Primary Teacher Training Program at Vidya Nidhi Education Society, Mumbai and is the youngest teacher to become the Primary Section Head, at Arya Vidya Mandir School. She has also been awarded with the prestigious MP Sathe Prize by the Vice President of India (Mohammed Hamid Ansari) for her outstanding performance at the MA examination. She also bagged the citation by AKESI for outstanding performance in MA- Sociology.