Roman Saini: We all have heard the name of Unacademy. But do you know the name of the co-founder of Unacademy? Who passed NEET exam at the age of 16, became an IAS at the age of 22 and then left the IAS job and formed a company worth Rs 26,000 crore. It is surprising to read that can someone do so much at a young age? We are talking about Roman Saini.
Passed NEET at the age of 16-
Roman Saini is a resident of Rajasthan. His father is an engineer and his mother is a housewife. You will be surprised to know that while many children prepare for years and spend years to pass the NEET exam, one of the toughest exams in the country, Roman passed the NEET exam at the age of just 16. After completing his MBBS, he also worked at the National Drug Dependence Treatment Center for 6 months.
Become IAS at the age of 22-
After this, at the age of just 22, he once again passed the UPSC exam, which is considered to be the toughest exam in the country. After becoming IAS, he got Madhya Pradesh cadre. Where he worked as Assistant Collector. But during this time, questions started arising in his mind again and again about the education system. Then, to improve the education system, he resigned from his post after just 8 months of service.
Launch of Unacademy-
After this, in 2015, he along with his friend Gaurav Munjal started the Unacademy platform. Together they created Sorting Hat Technology, Unacademy's parent company. According to a report, the market value of Unacademy is around Rs 26,000 crore.