A Class 7 student in Kolkata, Abhiraj Shee, has posted international rankings across more than a dozen academic Olympiad exams since 2020, according to results published by organizing bodies including SOF, Unicus, CREST and Unified Council.
Shee’s results include a first-place international finish in the Unicus Global Mathematics Olympiad and a second-place international finish in both the SOF Cyber Olympiad and CREST Mathematics Olympiad, organizers’ scorecards show. He also placed within the top 10 internationally in the SOF Mathematics Olympiad and the Unified Cyber Olympiad, according to certificates reviewed for this report.
Olympiad exams of this kind are typically administered to tens of thousands of students across participating schools, with rankings segmented by zone, country and international pool. Education researchers note that “international rank” figures published by private Olympiad organizers can vary widely in how they define the eligible pool, and are not standardized the way national board examinations are — a caveat that applies broadly to the Olympiad industry rather than to any single competitor.
Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata, where Shee is enrolled, said the student has consistently placed first in his grade (GP1) since 2018. The school did not independently comment on how its students’ Olympiad participation is structured relative to regular coursework.
A Broad Subject Spread
Unlike Olympiad specialists who focus on a single subject, Shee’s results span mathematics, English, science, cyber studies, general knowledge and social studies, according to the results compiled by his family. He also holds Gold Scholar Status from the Ei ASSET Talent Search, an assessment used by several private schools in India to benchmark student performance against percentile bands.
Family Says Preparation Is Self-Directed
Shee’s family describes his Olympiad preparation as largely self-directed outside school hours, without dedicated private tutoring for most exams, though this account has not been independently verified. Teachers at the school say strong academic performance among students who also pursue extracurricular certifications is not unusual, though the scale of Shee’s combined record is notable.
Multiple Organizers, Multiple Metrics
Because Shee sits for exams run by several competing organizing bodies rather than a single national board, his results are reported using different scoring conventions — percentile bands from Ei ASSET, zonal and international splits from CREST, and straight international rankings from SOF and Unicus. Comparing performance across these different systems is not straightforward, education consultants say, since a “23rd international rank” in one Olympiad and a “99th percentile” in another do not translate into a single unified score.
Looking Ahead
Shee’s family says he plans to continue sitting for select Olympiad exams through the remainder of his middle-school years, alongside his coding and writing projects, though no formal schedule for the 2026-27 cycle has been finalized. School officials said Olympiad participation remains voluntary and does not factor into internal grade promotion.
Key Achievements at a Glance
- 36 published books and a three-time winner (2023-24 through 2025-26) of the National Young Authors Fair; named ‘Child Author of the Year 2025-26’ at the Kolkata Literary Carnival.
- More than 150 coding apps and games built since 2021; placed 1st in the Eastern India zonal round, 10th in Asia and 20th globally in the 2024-25 iCode Global Hackathon.
- Named a Sustainable Development Goal Ambassador by Tata Consultancy Services after completing 17 levels of the Mission SDG Early Bird Contest.
- 1st internationally in the Unicus Global Mathematics Olympiad and 2nd internationally in the CREST Mathematics Olympiad and SOF Cyber Olympiad (2025-26).
- 1st in West Bengal and 5th in India in the WIZ Spell Bee National Mega Final (2023-24).
- More than 600 awards and 800 certificates collected since 2018 across categories spanning drawing, coding, spelling and Olympiad exams, according to family records.
- Recognized and felicitated by the Governor of West Bengal, the Chief Minister of Goa in Goa, former Union ministers Smriti Irani and Meenakshi Lekhi, Padma Shri awardee Deepa Malik, badminton player Saina Nehwal, actors Mugdha Godse, Ena Saha, Ali Khan and Kharaj Mukhopadhyay, and representatives of Tata Consultancy Services, Indigo Airlines and India Book of Records, among many more eminent personalities and organizations, according to the family.
- Featured on Discovery Channel, NDTV, India Today, Disney International, Times of India, The Telegraph, The Hindu and other media platforms since 2018.
- A Class 7 student at Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata, ranked first in his grade (GP1) every year since 2018, with near-perfect attendance.
- 12 World Records certified by India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records, International Book of Records and World Book of Records, London (2019-2026), including recognition under International Book of Records as the youngest kid to publish the maximum number of books and, separately, the maximum number of books in a single year, and recognition under India Book of Records as the youngest kid whose books have been published in the maximum number of foreign languages.
- Periodic-table recitation in about 42 seconds and identification of 100 phonetic words in 44 seconds, among the fastest-recitation claims credited to him.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Olympiad has Abhiraj Shee ranked highest in?
He placed first internationally in the Unicus Global Mathematics Olympiad, according to organizer-published results.
Are Olympiad rankings like these officially regulated?
No single government body regulates private Olympiad competitions in India; rankings are determined by each organizing body’s own methodology and eligible participant pool.
Sources and Further Reading
Visit- India Book of Records — Fastest Child to Read 100 Phonetic Words
Visit- IndiaNews365 — news report
