An 11-year-old British girl scored 162 points on the Mensa IQ test, the highest possible score there is. So, move over Einstein, a new genius is now in town!


According to Science Alert, Kashmea Wahi got a whopping 162 points in the IQ test -- high enough to be considered a genius and higher than esteemed Physicists Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking's scores.

However, like all IQ tests, the test has its usual limitations and not exactly that accurate with determining someone's "smarty pants" score. That does not take away the amazing IQ score that Wahi got.

It's not the high score that makes this achievement amazing, but that at this young age, she has attained an amazing score such as this.

She's one of the youngest persons to ever reach a score this high on the Cattell III B Mensa exam.

With a score this high, experts can't help but compare her with the all-time greats.

Wahi told The Independent, "It's overwhelming to be compared with the likes of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein."

She added, "the comparison is implausible and I believe it would take loads of achievements for anyone like myself to be able to get into the league of such legends." But still, she did not deny that the results of the test got her excited.

Wahi studies at Notting Hill and Ealing Junior and spends her free time playing netball, tennis or chess. With the score she got, she now qualifies to join Mensa.

Wahi has yet to decide whether to join Mensa. She stated that the only reason she took the exam in the first place was just to prove to her parents that she does not need to spend more time studying.

Mensa International is one of the most prestigious and oldest high IQ societies in the world. They claim that their members consist only of people who scored at least a 98th percentile in a standardized and supervised IQ test.

The organization has many famous members including celebrities Geena Davis and Myles Jeffrey. Marilyn Vos Savant, the person with the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, is also a member.

Wahi's parents expressed their happiness over their daughter's achievement and said that they've always believed in her intellectual capabilities. However, they are hoping that their daughter uses her ability to create something wonderful, India Today has learned.