An 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in London has achieved the top possible score of 162 on an IQ test of Mensa - the international test that gauges the IQ. , becoming one of the youngest brainiest students in the country.
Born in Mumbai, Kashmea scored 162 out of 162 and became one of the youngest brainiest students in the country.
Her score has put her in the league of scientists Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking and in the top 1% of the country's brightest. Both Hawking and Einstein are thought to have an IQ of 160.
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"It's overwhelming to be compared with the likes of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, the comparison is implausible and I believe it would take loads of achievements for anyone like myself to be able to get into the league of such legends. Anyways, I am buzzing with excitement," Kashmea said to Indian news agency PTI.
Kashmea's parents - Vikas and Pooja Wahi, work as IT management consultants at Deutsche Bank in London. Kashmea took the test to prove a point to her parents.
What is Mensa test?
The Cattell III B Mensa test is a well-known international evaluation process and Kashmea stumbled upon it while browsing her iPad.
Cattell III B has 150 questions, often assessing comprehension through passages of texts, while the maximum score that can be achieved is 161 for adults, and 162 for under-18s.
"I can confirm that Kashmea is one of the youngest to achieve 162 in the supervised test as it can only be taken by people over the age of 10 and a half," a Mensa spokesperson confirmed.
Mensa is believed to be the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate an IQ in the top 2% of the population, measured by a recognized or approved IQ testing process.
Kashmea makes her parents and school proud
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Kashmea has long been a high achiever at school and felt it would be a good way to convince her parents to get off her case for not being buried in her books for long hours.
"We are ecstatic at Kashmea's Mensa achievement. Although we always believed she had the intellectual prowess, the acknowledgement is reassuring that she does possess the ability, the energy which if well channelised, can lead to something wonderful," her parents said.
Kashmea is a student of Notting Hill and Ealing Junior School, in west London. She was instrumental in her school team making it to third place in the Oxford Maths challenge last year. She loves net ball, plays competitive lawn tennis and has competed in national level chess tournaments, winning medals and trophies.
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