Roman Saini is an educationist, entrepreneur, former IAS officer, doctor and motivational speaker. He is the co-founder of ‘Unacademy’, an educational initiative that provides online (free and paid) educational content for competitive exams.
Biography/Wiki
Roman Saini was born on 27 July 1991 (32 years old; as of 2023) in Raikaranpura village, Kotputli town, Jaipur, Rajasthan. He was born into a middle-class, academically sound family, which helped him excel in his studies.
After completing his studies, he appeared for the AIIMS entrance exam and became the youngest person to pass the exam at the age of 16. Roman went to AIIMS to pursue MBBS.
Roman Saini with his childhood brother
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
Roman belongs to a Hindu family of Mali Community (OBC). His father is an engineer and his mother is a housewife. Roman’s brother Avesh Saini is a pediatrician and his sister Ayushee Saini is a medical student.
Roman Saini with his parents and brother
Ayushee Saini, sister of Roman Saini
Profession
Roman started his career as a junior resident doctor at AIIMS. During his residency, Roman visited medical camps in various impoverished areas of India, where he saw people struggling with even basic amenities. It was then that he decided to take the civil service examination in order to contribute to society on a larger scale.
Roman Saini serves as junior resident doctor at AIIMS
When he was in the second year of his MBBS course, one of his friends, Gaurav Munjal, approached him with the idea of starting an educational portal. Roman joined forces with Gaurav Munjal, Hemesh Singh and Sachin Gupta to start ‘Unacademy’, an educational venture that later became a popular education portal among students preparing for competitive exams, especially those aspiring to UPSC.
Roman Saini and co-founder of Unacademy
At the age of 22, Roman passed the Civil Service Examination in his first attempt and obtained AIR 18. He is one of the youngest aspirants in India to clear the exam. After completing his training at Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, he joined Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh as Assistant Collector. In 2016, Saini resigned from his position as Assistant Collector to devote more time to his initiative ‘Unacademy’.
Roman Saini during his training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Institute of Administration, Mussoorie
Roman Saini as Assistant Collector of Jabalpur
Roman and his team (consisting of civil servants, teachers, engineers, doctors and experts in other fields) started building Unacademy’s YouTube channel, uploading learning materials related to medicine, IT, civil servants and foreign languages. Shortly after posting, the videos began racking up millions of views. Not only that, it is said that more than 10 subscribers of the channel have passed the civil service examination by following the tips given on the channel.
net worth
Roman’s net worth is $17.6 million (Unacademy’s).
favorite thing
Sports: Cricket
Cricketers: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers
Chess player: Magnus Carlsen
Band: Pink Floyd
Singers: Babul Supriyo, Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh
Musicians: David Gilmour, Led Zeppelin, Arnie DiFranco
fact
- His hobbies include playing guitar, solving puzzles, traveling, and listening to music.
Roman Saini plays guitar
- Surprisingly, Roman did not join any coaching institute to prepare for the UPSC exam. He only consulted Vajiram material and test series. He chose medical science as an elective subject.
- Roman is a sociopath. He hates social events.
- His friends and relatives thought he was strange because he lived in his own world.
- Initially, Roman was an average student with no interest in studying. His interest in biological topics led him to take the medical entrance examination and pass it.
- When asked about his many career swings in an interview, Roman said: “I believe we can achieve anything if we really want to. For me, there are no external benchmarks to overcome. I Have done everything I truly love to do. I played guitar because I loved music, not because I aspired to go to Trinity College in the UK. Medical, Civil Services, and now giving back to millions of UPSC aspirants (Online Content) – —All of this comes from internal drive.”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education