Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1958, Alam akabatana nePakistan Atomic Energy Commission semutsvakurudzi, uye akarayirwa kuti apinde muInstitute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), nzvimbo yenyika yezvirwere muNilore, muna 1970. Mukati
pahondo neIndia muna 1971, Alam akatanga kufarira makombiyuta nemasvomhu, achinyora purogiramu yekombiyuta kwenguva pfupi achishanda pamatambudziko ane chokuita nepfungwa nemasvomhu. Alam akashanda pakugadzwa kwedhipatimendi remakombiyuta paInstitute of Nuclear Science and Technology asati aenda kunobatana neDhipatimendi rePhysics.