An 11-year-old boy of Class V from Durg district of Chhattisgarh has been permitted to appear in the Board exam of class X for 2020-21, it was announced on Monday.
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) said Livjot Singh Arora (11) was subjected to IQ test at the District Hospital in Durg wherein his IQ was found equal to 16-year-old boy's.
He had submitted an application to the CGBSE that he wanted to appear in Class 10 exam. His exam results and IQ reports were presented before the Exam and Result Committee.
After much deliberation, the committee, considering him a special case, gave permission to Livjot to appear in the Class 10 exam.