A 14-year-old maths whizz has scored 100% in Advanced Higher Maths three years before he was due to sit the exam.
Fourth-year Grove Academy pupil Agnijo Banerjee scored full marks in the exam while in third year, despite the test being aimed at sixth-year pupils.
The schoolboy hopes his astonishing feat will act as a springboard to a long and fruitful career in mathematical research.
Agnijo who made waves in 2013 when, at the age of 12, it emerged he had the same IQ level as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking said: “I found the exam relatively easy.
“I think it’s quite incredible that I have been doing sixth-year work in third year.
“Maths has always been something I find very easy. Some people come up to me in class to try and see what I’m doing, but most people don’t understand.
“The exam had quite a lot of calculations and differential equations in it but I didn’t find it too difficult. I knew that I had passed once I had finished.
“I’ll now be studying Advanced Highers in mechanics and statistics. I hope to then go on to university and plan to study pure mathematics. I would like to eventually work in mathematical research.”
The “mathlete” is also the reigning champion of the Scottish Maths challenge, a gong he has held for an incredible six years in a row.
Agnijo’s elated dad, Subhayu, said: “Agnijo tried to do the exam last year, but was told not to by the school. They didn’t want to rush him too much.
“We are obviously very proud about what he has done but he is very good at most subjects at school. I was good at maths but I was never at his level.”
The youngster’s mum, Pronita, said: “From a very early age, Agnijo was good with numbers.
“His dad used to do mental maths with him when he was young and it helped to calm him down.
“Agnijo told us as soon as he finished the exam that he felt he had passed.”
Grove Academy head teacher Graham Hutton praised Agnijo’s achievement and hailed him as a “genius”.
He said: “We are extremely proud of him. He works so hard and is extremely gifted. He is a genius as far as maths is concerned.”