 He left his family business and together along with his family friends Suresh Kumar Neotia, Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established Ambuja Cements private ltd in 1983.Narotam Sekhsaria obtained a chemical engineer degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 

He was placed as the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.His current net worth was estimated to over $590 million.