About Vidyasaar

Building India's most accessible financial education platform

To make essential financial knowledge accessible to every Indian student, regardless of age, gender, education, or geography — through expert-led courses, community workshops, and practical tools.

Our Story

Vidyasaar began in 2023 when our founder, Divyam Singhania, noticed a critical gap: Indian students were graduating without the most foundational life skill — knowing how to manage money. Schools teach calculus but not compound interest. Colleges teach theory but not how to file a tax return.

We started with a single WhatsApp group, one course on personal finance, and five volunteers. Today, Vidyasaar has reached thousands of students across dozens of universities, run workshops in rural communities, and issued hundreds of certificates. But the mission hasn't changed: make essential financial knowledge free, accessible, and genuinely useful to every Indian student.

Mission

To make essential financial knowledge accessible to every Indian student, regardless of age, gender, education, or geography — through expert-led courses, community workshops, and practical tools.

Vision

A generation of financially literate Indians who can make confident decisions about their money, careers, and futures.

Our Core Values

The principles that guide every decision we make.

Accessibility

Everything we build must be usable by anyone, anywhere — in any language, on any device, at zero cost.

Transparency

We publish our financials, impact metrics, and decisions openly. Trust is earned by showing, not telling.

Impact

We measure ourselves by student outcomes — ITRs filed, SIPs started, jobs landed — not by views or clicks.

Integrity

No sponsored content, no financial product promotions, no hidden agenda. Our only product is education.

Innovation

We continuously experiment with new formats — micro-learning, cohorts, community circles — to find what works.

Community

Learning is social. We build networks of students, volunteers, and mentors who grow together.

The Team

Built by passionate people who believe education changes lives.

Rohit Paswan

Founder & Director

"I believe in turning challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact. My aim is to empower people, create meaningful change, and build solutions that truly make a difference in lives."

Saksham Verma

Founder & Director

"Education, to me, is meaningful only when applied. To extend IIT–IIM level learning to all students, enabling them to innovate and lead purposeful life."

Aryan Mahla

Founder & Director

"To contribute towards building a more informed and literate India, where no one lacks essential knowledge or civic awareness, ensuring that India is never seen as illiterate or lacking common sense on the global stage."

Divyam Singhania

Tech Lead

"Using technology to make education accessible and meaningful for everyone. I love designing solutions that are easy, engaging, and empowering, helping people gain the confidence and knowledge to take charge of their future."

Our Journey

Key milestones in the Vidyasaar story.

2025

VidyaSaar Founded

Started with a mission to democratize financial education