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Rashtam Aditya Shri Krishna, an 8-year old boy from Lucknow, has been allowed by the UP Board to take admission in class 9th directly. The boy possesses immense knowledge and is extraordinarily talented.
Rashtram Aditya Shri Krishna is an eight-year-old prodigy belonging to the city of Lucknow who has been granted special permission by the Uttar Pradesh Board to be directly admitted in class 9th. The boy will give his high school (class 10th) exams in the year 2021 at the of 10. Rashtram Aditya Shri Krishna will be studying in Lucknow’s M. D. Shukla Inter College that is situated in the area of Nakhas.
As per the rules, a student has to be at least 14 years old in order to appear for the UP Board class 10th examinations. However, Rashtram is an exception who has been allowed to give the board exams at the age of 10. Nina Srivastava, the Board Secretary, and Rashtram’s father were informed about the order.
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Rashtam’s father, Pawan Kumar Acharya, is an astrologer. He said that as of now, his son’s focus is completely on studies. Rashtram received his primary education at home and possesses sound knowledge of social science and mathematics. He has also mastered meditation and yoga and knows English, Hindi, and French as well, up to some extent. His parents had filed an application with the Uttar Pradesh Board and it has now been acknowledged.
The principal of M. D. Shukla Inter College, H. N. Upadhyay, told that Rashtram’s father had sought his son’s admission in the school in class 9th and the teachers conducted an admission test for him. Rashtam performed exceedingly well in that test and proved to be extraordinarily talented. The principal then wrote a letter to the UP Board, seeking its permission for admitting the prodigy boy. The district inspector of schools, Mukesh Kumar, told that the Board has approved Rashtram’s admission in class 9th and the formalities are being done now.
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In the year 2007, another child prodigy from Lucknow, Sushma Verma, had her name registered in the ‘Limca Book of Records’ for being the youngest matriculate of the country. Sushma was seven years old when she gave class 10th board exams and went on to graduate with a degree in B.Sc at the age of 13.
