likhit Nayak of the DAV Public School of Chandrasekharpur here has achieved a rare feat in the Scholarship Attitude Test (SAT) conducted by the College Board of USA by scoring 2.400 points out of 2,400 which is indeed a pride for the State.
The Class XII student secured full 800 marks each in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (level-2). The examination was conducted on October 5 in which more than 20 lakh students worldwide participated.
By virtue of this achievement, likhit has been invited to pursue higher education and research in fundamental science in the most prestigious universities like Stanford, Harvard and MIT of the US. likhit, son of Sanjeeb Nayak and Amrita Deo, had also qualified for KVPY this year and secured more than 96 per cent marks in the Class X, ICSE Board examination. The chairman and principal of the school have congratulated him for his phenomenal success.