8 Year old from india is MS certified - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cleanx · 02-16-2004, 01:37 PM

http://www.telegraphindia.com/104021...ry_2900904.asp

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Siliguri, Feb. 15: “I want to build a computer that will respond to brain waves and dispense with the need to use hands,” says Mridul Seth, his fingers almost a whir as he punches the keys of a laptop.

Fresh from Bangalore where he successfully passed Microsoft’s online test on the software programmes devised by the firm, Mridul logs in to a site on Sikkim.

Within seconds, the screen changes to the site’s homepage, then to another on the hill state’s telecommunication.

“There is a lot more to do. Computers are like a gateway to a larger world for me,” says the shy eight-year-old designer of the two portals on the state that is also his home.

Later, as he prances about in the lawn with some other children without a trace of the earlier seriousness, it is difficult to believe he is the youngest Microsoft Certified Software Engineer, one of the most sought-after degrees for software professionals.

What makes Mridul’s story even more interesting is that until four years ago he did not even know how to speak.

His father, M.K. Seth, says: “Mridul was born without an external ear and his hearing ability is still weak. He learnt to speak late and was almost perennially sick when younger.”

His extraordinary skills came to light when as a four-year-old he learnt counting 1 to 100 in 24 hours.

“I taught him tougher maths the next day and he had no problem understanding them,” Seth said.

On February 12, he successfully passed the Installing, Configuring and Administering Microsoft 2000 Professional Examinations held in Bangalore.

The family has written to the Guinness Book of World Records to acknowledge Mridul as the youngest person to earn the Microsoft degree.

Last year, when Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee visited Sikkim, he felicitated Mridul.

Talking about the boy’s achievement, Amar Nath, a Bangalore-based telecommunications consultant told The Telegraph over phone: “Cracking the Microsoft test is a feat that is even difficult for adults to achieve. For a child of eight to pass that test is unimaginable.”

kel · 02-16-2004, 02:02 PM

Hrm...
Microsoft Certified SYSTEMS Engineer.

There is a major difference.

present_future · 02-16-2004, 02:13 PM

I would like to know how this kid was even introduced to software programming. It seems to me that the only way this could happen is if his parents were pressuring him to do it.

Lebell · 02-16-2004, 02:24 PM

Whelp,

There goes any reason left to get MS certified.

I can just hear it now, "If an eight year old can do it, it must not be very hard..."

kel · 02-16-2004, 02:49 PM

Dang it...
He isn't a programmer

Kaos · 02-16-2004, 04:46 PM

Passing that one exam only makes him an MCP...still impressive though. Future terrorist in the making!

Chemical Smile · 02-16-2004, 07:15 PM

haha, nice.

Aletheia · 02-17-2004, 03:23 AM

Not that surprised.

hu-man · 02-17-2004, 04:01 AM

That's amazing!
I've played with computers since I was 5, and at the age of 8 all I had managed to do was to copy a program in BASIC from a book, and make it work... haven't gotten any farther yet though, and I'm 23...

lurkette · 02-17-2004, 06:19 AM

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Originally posted by Kaos
Future terrorist in the making!

Care to explain that?

Ganguro · 02-17-2004, 06:51 AM

i can, it's called overwelming stupidity

Way to go Mridul!!

Ripp3r · 02-17-2004, 07:04 AM

what's the point in getting MS certified at such a young age ...
Everyone knows that most people who pass the exams are only MCSE on paper.
You can study the Braindumps readily available on the internet and pass the tests with ease...

The value of the MCSE certification as such is terribly overrated, companies will often demand the MCSE certification for job openings and forget/fail to test the applicant for his actual technical knowledge....

its a sad thing and a real waste of money in my eyes.

As such I reckon that this kid may have a real potential to become an actual 'Nerd' or 'Geek' in the computer industry and make a difference, but at this age, i feel sorry for all the kid's stuff he is going to miss because of it

merlin · 02-17-2004, 08:49 PM

still, quite impressive for a kid like that. however, india people are just really smart =)

Sleepyjack · 02-17-2004, 08:55 PM

I just hope he doesn't get pressured (too much) to do many other genius activities, like go to college or something when he's 12. I think it'd be horrible to miss out on childhood, that's a sacred thing!

KillerYoda · 02-17-2004, 09:06 PM

Geez, what an asshole....I mean, congratulations kid.

Cynthetiq · 02-18-2004, 06:55 AM

yeah.. just what we need.. another paper qualified technician who doesn't know how anything works in the real world.

02-16-2004, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Hrm... Microsoft Certified SYSTEMS Engineer. There is a major difference. __________________ "It better be funny"

02-16-2004, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
present_future Take my hand Location: Everywhere, but nowhere	I would like to know how this kid was even introduced to software programming. It seems to me that the only way this could happen is if his parents were pressuring him to do it. __________________ The only thing I'll ever ask of you... you gotta promise not to stop when I say when.

02-16-2004, 02:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Whelp, There goes any reason left to get MS certified. I can just hear it now, "If an eight year old can do it, it must not be very hard..." __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

02-16-2004, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Dang it... He isn't a programmer __________________ "It better be funny"

02-17-2004, 07:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ripp3r Tilted Location: Dublin, Ireland	what's the point in getting MS certified at such a young age ... Everyone knows that most people who pass the exams are only MCSE on paper. You can study the Braindumps readily available on the internet and pass the tests with ease... The value of the MCSE certification as such is terribly overrated, companies will often demand the MCSE certification for job openings and forget/fail to test the applicant for his actual technical knowledge.... its a sad thing and a real waste of money in my eyes. As such I reckon that this kid may have a real potential to become an actual 'Nerd' or 'Geek' in the computer industry and make a difference, but at this age, i feel sorry for all the kid's stuff he is going to miss because of it __________________ We All Have Questions What Seperates The Men From The Boys Is The Ability To Use Google To Find Our Answers

02-16-2004, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Passing that one exam only makes him an MCP...still impressive though. Future terrorist in the making!

02-16-2004, 07:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chemical Smile Upright Location: Chicago, IL	haha, nice.

02-17-2004, 03:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aletheia Psycho	Not that surprised.

02-17-2004, 04:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
hu-man The one that got away Location: Over the hill and far away	That's amazing! I've played with computers since I was 5, and at the age of 8 all I had managed to do was to copy a program in BASIC from a book, and make it work... haven't gotten any farther yet though, and I'm 23...

02-17-2004, 06:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	i can, it's called overwelming stupidity Way to go Mridul!!

02-17-2004, 08:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
merlin Tilted	still, quite impressive for a kid like that. however, india people are just really smart =)

02-17-2004, 08:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sleepyjack Fast'n'Bulbous Location: Australia, Perth	I just hope he doesn't get pressured (too much) to do many other genius activities, like go to college or something when he's 12. I think it'd be horrible to miss out on childhood, that's a sacred thing!

02-17-2004, 09:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
KillerYoda The Original Emo Gangsta Location: Sixth Floor, Texas School Book Depository	Geez, what an asshole....I mean, congratulations kid. __________________ "So you're Chekov, huh? Well, this here's McCoy. Find a Spock, we got us an away team."

02-18-2004, 06:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	yeah.. just what we need.. another paper qualified technician who doesn't know how anything works in the real world. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!