10 year old from Northampton one of youngest in country to sit A Level maths
Maths genius Kautilya Katariya is one of the youngest to take the maths exam and picked up an A* today.
Last updated 15th Aug 2024
A-Level students have picked up their results this morning - including a 10-year old boy from Northampton who sat his maths exams!
Most students usually take their A-Level's aged between 16 and 18, but Kautilya Katariya already is well ahead for his age after doing his GCSE's aged just 8.
He also already has a Guiness World Record holder for being the youngest computer programmer.
Kautilya Katariya tells us he is hoping for an A* and is already thinking about his future after the results:
"There's not one thing but loads of things I want to do, I want to be a programmer, a mathematician, maybe an engineer."
He also tells us what he loves about the subject of maths:
"I like how there's loads of different approaches to a problem, so there's loads of different ways to solve the same thing."
Kautilya is learning with 18 year olds.
Neil Trivedi is Head of Maths at online learning platform MyEdSpace’, an online learning platform that does live, interactive courses.
His "Neil Does Maths" social media page on Facebook has 1.5 million followers.
In addition to his school work, Kautilya did Neil’s A-Level maths course which really helped him prepare for the exam and revise alongside other A-Level students.
Neil tells us what Kautilya is like to teach:
"He's top of the class, he leads all the answers, he helps other students, if he sees them get distracted he will tell them off!"
Neil calls Kautilya a superstar and a unique genius.
Kautilya says his friends are amazed by his maths skills.
Earlier he opened his results and got what he hoped for - an A*.
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