8 year-old boy gets direct admission in Class 9 UP board

Bending the rules that a student needs to be at least 14 years of age to appear in Class 10 examinations of the UP Board, eight-year-old prodigy Rashtram Aditya Shri Krishna from Lucknow has been granted special permission by the UP Board to be admitted in Class 9 directly. He will hence appear in the high school examinations at the age of 10 in 2021 from M.D.Shukla Inter College in the Nakhas area. 

Board Secretary Nina Srivastava said Rashtram’s father was informed about the order.“As of now his (Rashtram) focus is on studies. He received primary education at home. He has sound knowledge of mathematics and social science, and has mastered yoga and meditation. He also knows Hindi, English as well as French (up to some extent). We filed an application with the UP Board and it was acknowledged,” said his astrologer father, Pawan Kumar Acharya.

School principal H.N. Upadhyay said,  “His father came to us seeking admission in Class 9. Teachers conducted an admission test in which the boy proved to be extraordinarily talented. We wrote a letter to the board seeking permission for his admission and after the permission, formalities are been done.

”Mukesh Kumar, district inspector of schools, said, “The board has given special permission for admission of Rashtram directly in Class 9.”

Talking about child prodigies, Ananya Verma at just 4 years got direct admission at Class 9 following suit of her older sister Sushma Verma who passed the 10th grade when she was just 7 years old passing the BSc examination at the age of 13.