Indian Teen Prodigy Apurva Pandey Honored Among World's Top 100 Child Geniuses at British Parliament
India's talented student Apurva Pandey has been honored by being included among the top 100 child prodigies at the Global Child Prodigy Awards 2025. This award ceremony was held on June 26, 2025, in the Members' Dining Room of the House of Commons, British Parliament (UK).
Apurva Pandey was presented with this award at a grand ceremony held at the House of Commons, British Parliament, London, where she was honored by Mr. Gareth Bacon, Member of Parliament for Orpington, and Professor George F. Smoot, the 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Physics.
Apurva was selected from thousands of nominations from over 130 countries worldwide—this represents an extraordinary global recognition for her. She was honored in the writing and poetry category and has joined those exceptional children who have made outstanding contributions in fields such as science, innovation, arts, music, sports, entrepreneurship, and social work.
In previous years, this ceremony has been attended by personalities such as Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, Dr. Kiran Bedi, and Sir Richard J. Roberts. The 2022 edition was held in Dubai under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan (UAE's Minister of Tolerance).
Apurva Pandey's Key Achievements:
• SAT Score of 1580/1600 (at age 14) — Among the top 0.1% of students globally • Honored by India Book of Records and Rotary International • High Commendation Award at IIT Bombay TechFest MUN 2024 • Author of two books:
- Achieving Educational Justice (January 2023)
- The Game of Mathematics (January 2022)
- • Represented India at Technoxian International 2023 — 1st place (Social Media), 4th place (Robotics)
- • 5 medals at Bihar State Shooting Championship (2024): 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- • Rank scorer in Tallentex, positions in multiple Olympiads
- • Bihar's representative in National Spell Bee (2019)
- • LIC Student of the Year (2016–17)
- • Launched personal website apurvpandey.com (January 1, 2025)
- • Humbly declined undergraduate invitation from Baylor University, USA, deciding to continue studies in India
