11-year-old passes class XII exam

HYDERABAD: “Child prodigy” Agastya Jaiswal is currently in the news for passing the Class XII senior secondary school exams six years prior his age. His father Ashwani Kumar said that he passed the examination with 63 per cent and claims that his son is the first person in the state to pass the exam at the age of 11. “I answered 300 questions at the age of 2 and 3,000 at the age of 6. I completed my class 10th at the age of 8 years,” Agastya said. “I don't mug up but understand and then write answers. I like to study in a playful atmosphere. I am being taught under chain-method of memory.” The boy does not attend regular classes, and instead, is homeschooled. He wants to become an IAS officer.