New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Artificial intelligence-based search engine startup Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas's academic journey was a roller-coaster ride. However, he never gave up and instead used each disappointment as motivation to keep learning and moving forward.

Srinivas, 32, is now an inspiration to anyone facing rejection in competitive examinations, job applications, or other areas of life.

Srinivas, who made history by becoming India's youngest billionaire and debuted on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025, could not secure admission to the Computer Science programme at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and narrowly missed switching branches by just 0.01 CGPA. He instead joined the Electrical Engineering dual-degre...