This doctor turned IAS officer is now a millionaire, founded Rs 26,000 crore company

Many students who prepare for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) think that one way to crack the Civil Services Exam (CSE) is to study the humanities subjects and choose an optional subject that you have been studying your whole life. 

While it does give you an edge, there are so many IAS officers who previously pursued subjects like engineering and medicine to later apply for the IAS exam and crack it. One such person is Roman Saini, the co-founder of "Unacademy who also cracked the AIIMS entrance exam at 16, IAS at 22. 

At the age of 16, Roman Saini cracked AIIMS medical entrance exam, and by the time he was 21, he had acquired an MBBS degree. He then cracked the UPSC exam and became an IAS officer at the age of 22. Roman Saini was assigned to Madhya Pradesh as a district collector.

Roman Saini, however, was not content with becoming an IAS official and instead desired to become an entrepreneur. In 2015, after leaving his position as an IAS officer, he co-founded Unacademy with Gaurav Munjal and Hemesh Singh. The trio launched created Sorting Hat Technologies, which is the parent organisation of Unacademy. The Online coaching platform ‘Unacademy’ is today estimated to be worth Rs 25,000 crore.

Through YouTube, Unacademy helps thousands of IAS candidates in their exam preparation. Unacademy was created with the intention of giving UPSC candidates access to coaching sessions without having to spend a lot of money. 

Gaurav Munjal took home Rs. 1.58 crore as CEO of Unacademy in 2022. Hemesh Singh made Rs 1.19 crore in pay, while Roman Saini was paid Rs 88 lakhs.