Ram Ahuja retired as Professor of Sociology from the University of Rajasthan in 1988 after teaching for more than three decades. For nearly two decades, he was guest faculty to several national and state academies and institutions for training IAS, IPS and state administrative officers.

During his lifetime, he authored many books, including four translations into Hindi. Many of his books have been adopted as standard text in universities and training academies and for competitive examinations.