Koyal Verma is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Arts, Bennett University. She has taught at Delhi University in colleges like Miranda House, Hindu College, and Maitreyi College, as well as Ambedkar University Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has done research for projects funded by Yale University, UNESCO, Ford Foundation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Her areas of specialization are urban sociology, migration studies, diaspora studies, and race and ethnic studies.