Lopon Ngawang Thokmey holds M.A. in Buddhist Philosophy from Sakya College at Dehradhun, Uttarakhand and teaches in Sakya Sampradaya, Faculty of Hetu and Adhyatma Vidya. His teaching area involves tenets of the four Indian Buddhist Philosophical Schools: Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Sautrantika and Vaibhashika; Buddhist Pramana, Madhyamika, Paramita and Buddhist Ethics.

His research interest includes Madhyamika and Buddist Tantara. He is well versed with Sanskrit, Hindi and Tibetan Literature.