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He Cracked AIIMS At 16, Became IAS At 22, Then Built A Company Valued At Over ₹2,000 Crore

Last Updated: July 11, 2026, 18:18 IST1 / 7 Millions of Indians spend years chasing a seat at AIIMS or a place on the UPSC merit list. Born into a middle-class family in Jaipur, he cleared the AIIMS entrance examination at just 16 and joined AIIMS, New Delhi, to study medicine. (Image-X/Roman Sethi)ADVERTISEMENT3 / 7 Roman completed his MBBS by the age of 21 and worked as a junior resident doctor at AIIMS. Instead of continuing only in medicine, he decided to pursue another highly competitive goal, the UPSC Civil Services Examination. (Image-Instagram/Roman Sethi)4 / 7 At just 22, Roman cracked the UPSC Civil Services Examination with an impressive All India Rank of 18.

Last Updated: July 11, 2026, 18:18 IST

1 / 7 Millions of Indians spend years chasing a seat at AIIMS or a place on the UPSC merit list. This remarkable achiever accomplished both before turning 23, then surprised everyone with an unexpected career decision. (Image-AI)

2 / 7 The man behind this extraordinary journey is Roman Saini. Born into a middle-class family in Jaipur, he cleared the AIIMS entrance examination at just 16 and joined AIIMS, New Delhi, to study medicine. (Image-X/Roman Sethi)

3 / 7 Roman completed his MBBS by the age of 21 and worked as a junior resident doctor at AIIMS. Instead of continuing only in medicine, he decided to pursue another highly competitive goal, the UPSC Civil Services Examination. (Image-Instagram/Roman Sethi)

4 / 7 At just 22, Roman cracked the UPSC Civil Services Examination with an impressive All India Rank of 18. He became one of the country's youngest IAS officers and was posted in Madhya Pradesh. (Image-X/Roman Sethi)

5 / 7 Despite securing one of India's most prestigious government jobs, Roman chose a different path. He resigned from the IAS to focus on making quality education more accessible through technology and online learning. (Image-LinkedIn/Roman Sethi)

6 / 7 Along with Gaurav Munjal and Hemesh Singh, Roman co-founded Unacademy. What began as a YouTube channel offering free educational videos gradually expanded into one of India's leading edtech platforms, serving millions of learners. (Image-X/Roman Sethi)