11-year-old Brit has higher IQ than Einstein

BRITISH newspaper The Independent has reported that an 11-year-old boy from Reading in England, has scored 162 in an I.Q test.

Technically, this makes the boy possess a higher IQ than Albert Einstein, or Stephen Hawking.

Arnav Sharma, who is of Indian origin, told the newspaper that recently passed the difficult Mensa test with no preparation.

"The Mensa test is quite hard and not many people pass it."

"It wasn't that difficult but I had to guess a few of the questions as there wasn't much time."

His score of 162 is a whole two points higher than German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein and celebrated cosmologist Stephen Hawking.

The score is the maximum possible result one can achieve on the paper, and puts him in the top one percent of the nation in terms of IQ level.

Mensa is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world, as the only way to join is to prove your IQ is in the top two per cent of the nation.