14-year-old boy joins IIT

When children his age are still at school, a 14-year-old boy in India is all set to join the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology.

Sahal Kaushik, from New Delhi, earlier this year made headlines when he cracked the IIT-JEE exam at the age of 14.

He has now taken admission in an undergraduate course at the IIT institute in Kanpur.

Kaushik, who secured the 33rd rank at all-India level in the IIT-JEE exam, has opted for the five-year integrated MSc (Physics) course, Registrar of IIT Kanpur, Sanjeev Kasalkar, told PTI.

"There is no age limit for admission into undergraduate courses.

A student has to be intermediate pass only," he said, adding Sahal is the youngest student to take admission in the IIT this year.

He completed his class 12 from Vandana International School in Dwarka, Delhi, securing 78 per cent marks.