New Delhi: Eight-year-old Advay Misra from Delhi bagged the second spot in the US National Science Bee Competition, Earlier this year, Advay has been also named the brightest kid on the planet by the John Hopkins University.
The National Science Bee is a buzzer-based science competition quiz for individual students, with questions ranging from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Astronomy, Mathematics, and other scientific fields. It includes a written qualifying exam and buzzer-based regional and national championships.
Advay is a keen reader and a science enthusiast who is now eyeing the International Geography Bee World Championships and International History Bee to be held in Quebec in August next year.
“Organic chemistry is my favourite subject, because it is exciting to see the reactions of compounds. Mysteries and realistic fiction are my favourites as well,” Advay was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Advay has also been admitted to John Hopkins University’s prestigious Center for Talented Youth (CTY) which counts Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, the founders of Google, Rhodes Scholars and MacArthur Fellows, among others as its alumni.
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