Bhatt had his schooling in Bhavnagar and early college education at Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, the same High School that Mahatma Gandhi attended. He then received his Master of Science degree in physics under the Nobel Laureate, C. V. Raman, at the Indian Institute of Science (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore.
He was the founding Director Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Gujarat College in Ahmedabad. Following a year of teaching at Samaldas College, Bhatt was awarded a fellowship by the Maharaja of Bhavnagar to pursue the doctorate program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in physics in 1939.
He has started his career under Doctor CV Raman in Indian Institute of Science as Scholar of Physics.
After Indian Independence he started to work for country and founded "Defense Science Laboratory" and worked for development of defense technologies. His Major Contributions for science and technology are:
Development and deployment of the Vermont Fuse for the Department of Defense in the mid-1960s.
He designed the acoustics of several moderate sized concert halls specifically for Indian Classical Music for a more natural sound. He established the Solid State Physics Laboratory in Delhi and was its founding Director.
He established the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani.
He founded the Electrical Communications Engineering Department at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. In 1969 he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award by Indian President Zakir Hussain for his great work in the field of "Science and Engineering". Doctor Bhatt designed the acoustics for several theatres and auditoriums in India, including the Odeon and Sheila Cinemas in New Delhi and the Legislative Assembly Hall in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
He was a founding member of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers). He was also a founding member of the Bharatiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi.
