According to recent news articles, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi is currently jobless and living with his brother in Patna. He was once a child prodigy who completed high school at the age of 9, earned a BSc at the age of 11, and a MSc at the age of 12 from Patna Science College. In August 2009, he got his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at the age of 21. In July 2010, he was offered a position as Assistant Professor on contract at IIT Mumbai, but was later fired in 2018 due to prolonged absence.