KANPUR: A 15-year-old boy from Firozabad, who cleared his JEE Advanced this years, could become the youngest person to enrol at an IIT.
Abhay Agarwal, who will turn 16 in November this year, has been allotted a seat at IITBHU after scoring 2467 All India Rank. At 15, when students usually prepare for Class X Board exam, the teenager was at IIT-Kanpur to get his documents verified for admission.
Vice-chairman of IIT-JEE Kanpur zone Prof Shalabh said he was pleased to meet the boy when he checked in for document verification. Other staff members also expressed their surprise when they learned about his age. “He could be the youngest candidate this year to join an IIT. His class X marksheet confirms that he is 15 and a half years old. He was…