Squadron Leader JayasimhaMemory coach and trainer, India

Learn to remember more, from a world record holder.

Memory and study skills for students, professionals and companies.

Squadron Leader Jayasimha speaking on stage
  • 14 Guinness records
  • Air Force veteran
  • TEDx speaker
  • President, Memory Sports Council

Featured in print and on television

  • BBC News
  • National Geographic
  • Hindustan Times
  • The Indian Express
  • The Hindu
  • TV9
  • Colors
  • TV5 News
  • ETV
  • 14Guinness World Records
  • 3 lakh+students, teachers and professionals trained
  • 20+ yearsof memory coaching and training

Proof: 14 world records. 6 are for memory.

Here are the 6 memory records. Each number is something he remembered, in the time shown.

200
random objects remembered and reproduced
28 Dec 2005. Doubled the world record at the time.
Guinness World Records certificate for 200 random objects memorised
20
names and birth dates remembered in 2 minutes
27 Jan 2008
Guinness World Records certificate for 20 birth dates memorised
264
binary numbers remembered in one minute
8 Mar 2011
Guinness World Records certificate for 264 binary numbers memorised
152
colours remembered in the right order
8 Mar 2011
Guinness World Records certificate for 152 colours memorised
40
objects remembered in one minute, the longest sequence on record
22 Jun 2012
Guinness World Records certificate for 40 objects memorised in one minute
103
weekdays identified in one minute
2 Jul 2015
Guinness World Records certificate for 103 weekdays identified

Who is Squadron Leader Jayasimha?

He is a retired Indian Air Force Squadron Leader. He topped his pilot training course and received the Sword of Honour from the President of India.

After the Air Force he became a speaker and memory trainer. He runs Jayasimha Mind Education in Hyderabad and has taught more than 3 lakh students, teachers and professionals.

He is President of the Indian Memory Sports Council, which organises the Indian National Open Memory Championship. He is the author of Train Your Brain, a best-selling book on memory and study skills.

Squadron Leader Jayasimha with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
With Field Marshal ManekshawDefence Services Staff College, Wellington.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha holding his Guinness World Records certificate
14 Guinness recordsHolding his certificate.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha in Indian Air Force uniform
Sword of HonourFirst in pilot training.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha walking with officials in Bhutan
Bhutan, 2017Memory program for the royal family.

Teaching students on stage and in schools

Squadron Leader Jayasimha on stage with five children during a memory demonstration
Teaching students on stage.
Students raising their hands during a memory session
Students answer during a memory session.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha teaching a large hall of students
A full hall of students.
Students taking selfies with Squadron Leader Jayasimha
Selfies with students after a session.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha presenting to students in a hall
Presenting to students in a hall.
Squadron Leader Jayasimha on a theatre stage
On stage in a theatre.
Children and parents crowding around Squadron Leader Jayasimha
Children and parents gather around him.

He has trained teams at

  • ICICI Bank
  • Geological Survey of India
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Yashoda Hospitals
  • State Bank of India
  • Mindtree
  • Oracle
  • Canara Bank
  • Innominds
  • Wipro

Seen on television and in the news.

Channels and newspapers across India have covered his records, his students and the national memory championship he organises.

He also runs India's national memory championship.

Memory is a sport too. Each year, memory athletes from across India compete in the Indian National Open Memory Championship, which Jayasimha organises through the Indian Memory Sports Council. The 17th championship is on 14 November 2026 in Hyderabad.

Kids, juniors, adults and seniors can all take part. The winner is named Indian National Memory Champion.

See how the championship works
Hundreds of memory athletes competing in a hall at the 8th Indian National Memory Championship
The competition hall, 2017.
Winners receiving certificates on stage at the 8th Indian National Memory Championship
Winners receive certificates, 2017.
Trophies and medals for the Indian National Memory Championship
Trophies and medals, 2017.
Guests lighting the ceremonial lamp at the Indian National Memory Championship
Lighting the lamp to open the day, 2017.
Children writing their answers during a memory event
Young athletes in a memory event, 2017.
Organisers and guests with a trophy at the 9th Indian National Memory Championship
The 9th championship, 2018.
Jayasimha and a guest on stage at the 8th Indian National Memory Championship
On stage with a guest, 2017.
A hall of children competing at the 9th Indian National Memory Championship
Children compete in the 9th championship, 2018.
10
memory events, from names and faces to playing cards
4
age groups: kids, junior, adult and senior
Rs2,10,000
in prize money at the 13th championship, held in 2022

Book a workshop or a talk.

Tell us who it is for: a school, a college, a company or a group of families. We will get back to you with dates and details.

Send an enquiry

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AddressHills, 1st Floor, Shopping Complex, Raji Reddy Nagar, Jal Vayu Vihar Road, Western Hills, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana 500085

Test your memory in 5 seconds.

Remember the seven digits, then type them back in order. This is a small taste of what he teaches. His own record is 264 binary numbers in one minute.

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Press start. The digits show for 5 seconds.