Krish Arora, a 10-year-old Indian-British boy from Hounslow in West London, has recently dazzled the world by achieving an IQ score of 162, outranking the estimated IQs of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. This score places Krish in the top 1 per cent of the most intelligent people in the world, UK-based news outlet Metro reported.
Krish has been accepted into Mensa, a society for highly intelligent individuals. He is also set to join Queen Elizabeth’s School in September, a highly regarded grammar school in the UK.
Speaking about his experience with exams, Krish said, “The 11-plus exams were too easy.” He expressed excitement about starting at his new school, hoping it will provide a better challenge for his abilities. “Primary school is boring, I don’t learn anything. All we do is multiplication and write sentences all day. I like to do algebra,” he said.
Krish’s parents, Mauli and Nischal, both engineers, first noticed his abilities when he was four years old.
Mauli, who works in IT firm, recalled, “The things he was doing when he was just four were far above what a four-year-old should be able to do. He could read fluently, his spelling was really good, and he had always loved and been good at mathematics. I remember just before he turned four, he sat with me for three hours and completed an entire maths book. He was doing decimal divisions at the age of four.”
At the age of eight, Krish completed a full year’s worth of curriculum in a single day. His mother added, “Whatever he does, he wants to excel.”
In addition to his academic achievements, Krish is also an accomplished musician. He has won awards as a pianist and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by Trinity College of Music after completing four grades in just six months. He currently holds a grade 7 piano certificate.
Krish has excelled in several musical competitions in West London, often outperforming older contestants. He can recall and perform complex musical pieces from memory, without the need for sheet music. “I don’t get nervous about performing my music at these competitions because I know that I’m not going to mess up,” he said.
In his free time, Krish enjoys solving puzzles and crosswords and is a fan of the TV show Young Sheldon. His parents, recognising his talent, arranged for him to have a chess teacher. Krish now regularly defeats his instructor at chess, showcasing his exceptional problem-solving skills.
