A 10-year-old British boy, Krish Arora, recently made headlines for achieving an IQ of 162, surpassing the estimated scores of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, which were believed to be around 160. This score places Krish in the top 1% of the most intelligent people in the world. According to Subwayhe has now been accepted into Mensa, 'a stimulating, intellectual and social society', and will also attend the prestigious Queen Elizabeth's School, one of the best secondary schools in the country, in September.
Krish, who achieved a whopping 100% in maths, said the 11-plus exams were 'too easy'. Now he is eagerly looking forward to starting at his new school, hoping it will be a more suitable challenge for his exceptional abilities. He added: “Primary school is boring, I don't learn anything. All we do is multiply and write sentences all day. I like to do algebra.”
Krish, who lives in Hounslow, West London, is not only academically gifted but also excels in music and has won awards as a pianist. The 10-year-old genius has also been inducted into the prestigious Trinity College of Music's “Hall of Fame” for achieving four grades in just six months. He currently holds a grade 7 piano certification, demonstrating his exceptional musical ability.
Krish's impressive CV includes winning several music competitions in West London, where he outspent competitors up to four years his senior. What's even more impressive is his ability to recite complex instrumentals from memory, without sheet music. His parents state that he can remember entire songs on the piano using only his exceptional memory.
He said, “I don't get nervous performing my music at these competitions because I know I'm not going to mess it up.”
In his spare time, Krish enjoys solving challenging crosswords and puzzles. He is also a fan of the hit TV show 'Young Sheldon'. However, his real passion is chess. His parents, recognizing his talent, arranged for him to have a chess teacher. Now Krish regularly outsmarts his instructor, demonstrating his exceptional problem-solving skills.
Krish's parents, Mauli and Nischal, both with engineering backgrounds, first suspected that their son might be a genius when he was just four years old. His mother, who works in IT, said: 'The things he did when he was just four were far beyond what a four-year-old should be able to do. He could read fluently, his spelling was very good, and he I always loved math and was good at math. I remember just before he turned four he sat with me for three hours and at the age of four he did a whole math book was sent home with the curriculum for the whole year – he finished it in a day. Whatever he does, he wants to excel.”
