Mrs. Adams has BA and a M.A. in English Literature from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, and a MA and an M. Phil. in Drama and Theatre Arts from the University of Leeds, UK.
For eight years after leaving college Mrs Adams was a Lecturer in English and Drama, at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, where she taught Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students. During this time she was also Administrative Director for the Theatre Action Group , (TAG), and a freelance Producer/Presenter making youth programmes for All India Radio as well as a Presenter of youth programmes on Doordarshan Television .
Mrs. Adams was with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the UK. During her tenure with the BBC, she worked as Producer/Presenter, then as the Education Producer, and finally as Features Editor at BBC Radio Leeds.
She has been  Director of ADiTi -The National Organisation of South Asian Dance , (UK BASED) and a member of the Dance Panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain .
For 13 years Abha Adams worked for the Shri Ram Schools. She became Director of the Shri Ram Schools in April 2000 July, and in July 2003 also became Director of Shri Ram Educare, an education consulting company.
During her illustrious career Mrs Adams has been a member of the executive of the Council for Indian Schools, a member of the Standing Committee on Examinations, and a member of the Awards Committee. Since 2001 she has been on the Board of Governors of the Assam Valley School, Assam, and the Eklavya Institute of Teacher Education, Ahmedabad.