Indian Wonder Boy at 3 Gets into Mensa with IQ Of 132

Bangalore: Arnav Dasyam is probably the youngest kid of Indian/South Asian descent to join the Mensa Club. Arnav, son of Anil and Navya Dasyam, an Indian couple and residents of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, U.S. has become a member of the Mensa club at the age of 3 years and 2 months, reported TNN.

Mensa is an international society for bright people, and its members require possessing a high IQ. Candidates for Mensa must attain a score at or above the 98th percentile on a standard test of intelligence.

Arnav learnt the English alphabets by the time he was 18 months and 10 months later he could easily read a story book. This wonder boy was solving a 68 piece world map puzzle at a very young age.

As per the Mensa International website there are about 1.1 lakh Mensans in over 40 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Further, there are 2 to 100-year-old Mensans, but the majority belong to the age group of 20 to 60.

Anil was quoted by TNN, saying, "When Arnav was 2 years and 10 months old, we had him tested by a certified school psychologist on October 23, 2012. Arnav was found to have an overall IQ of 132."

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