Beyond the record books and award ceremonies, Abhiraj Shee’s academic standing at Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata forms the foundation his family cites for his broader activities. The Class 7 student has secured the top grade position (GP1) in his cohort every year since 2018, according to school-issued recognition cited by the family, and holds a perfect-attendance certificate covering six of his eight years at the school.
School administrators, including Director Suman Singh and Principal Tilottama Mallik, have acknowledged Shee’s academic performance at assemblies, the school confirmed, though the institution did not provide independent grade records for this report, citing standard student-privacy practice.
Shee’s coursework sits alongside a packed extracurricular schedule that includes Olympiad exams, coding projects and book writing — an arrangement his family says is managed around regular school hours rather than in place of them. Education specialists say balancing extensive extracurricular competition schedules with core academics is a common concern raised by child-development researchers, who caution that achievement-heavy schedules for children should be evaluated for burnout risk, though no such concerns have been raised publicly regarding Shee specifically.
Financial Literacy and Civic Recognition
Among his more recent school-linked honors, Shee received a Certificate of Merit in the National Financial Literacy Assessment Test and a certificate for participating in a “Stride Towards Viksit Bharat” civic program, both in the 2025-26 school year, according to certificates reviewed for this report.
A Track Record Since Early Childhood
Family records trace Shee’s competitive activity back to 2018-19, when he received a school certificate for an Independence Day assembly and participated in early drawing and craft competitions. The trajectory from those early activities to his current record count reflects roughly seven years of sustained participation, according to the documentation provided.
How the School Fits Into a Bigger Picture
Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata is part of the wider Delhi Public School Society network, one of India’s largest private school groups. Officials there said the school’s role in Shee’s case has largely been to provide a stable academic base — timetabling, examinations and grade tracking — while his family manages the logistics of external competitions, record submissions and media inquiries independently of the institution.
Balancing Competition and Childhood
Shee’s family says it has tried to keep extracurricular commitments from crowding out ordinary school life, including time for sports — he holds medals from a 600-metre and a 4-kilometre Kiddathon run — and scouting activities, having attended an Annual Camp of Scouts and Guides at Shantiniketan in 2023-24. Child-development specialists generally recommend that achievement-focused children retain unstructured time and physical activity, a point Shee’s family says it has tried to build into his weekly schedule.
Key Achievements at a Glance
- 1st in West Bengal and 5th in India in the WIZ Spell Bee National Mega Final (2023-24).
- More than 600 awards and 800 certificates collected since 2018 across categories spanning drawing, coding, spelling and Olympiad exams, according to family records.
- Recognized and felicitated by the Governor of West Bengal, the Chief Minister of Goa in Goa, former Union ministers Smriti Irani and Meenakshi Lekhi, Padma Shri awardee Deepa Malik, badminton player Saina Nehwal, actors Mugdha Godse, Ena Saha, Ali Khan and Kharaj Mukhopadhyay, and representatives of Tata Consultancy Services, Indigo Airlines and India Book of Records, among many more eminent personalities and organizations, according to the family.
- Featured on Discovery Channel, NDTV, India Today, Disney International, Times of India, The Telegraph, The Hindu and other media platforms since 2018.
- A Class 7 student at Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata, ranked first in his grade (GP1) every year since 2018, with near-perfect attendance.
- 12 World Records certified by India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records, International Book of Records and World Book of Records, London (2019-2026), including recognition under International Book of Records as the youngest kid to publish the maximum number of books and, separately, the maximum number of books in a single year, and recognition under India Book of Records as the youngest kid whose books have been published in the maximum number of foreign languages.
- Periodic-table recitation in about 42 seconds and identification of 100 phonetic words in 44 seconds, among the fastest-recitation claims credited to him.
- 36 published books and a three-time winner (2023-24 through 2025-26) of the National Young Authors Fair; named ‘Child Author of the Year 2025-26’ at the Kolkata Literary Carnival.
- More than 150 coding apps and games built since 2021; placed 1st in the Eastern India zonal round, 10th in Asia and 20th globally in the 2024-25 iCode Global Hackathon.
- Named a Sustainable Development Goal Ambassador by Tata Consultancy Services after completing 17 levels of the Mission SDG Early Bird Contest.
- 1st internationally in the Unicus Global Mathematics Olympiad and 2nd internationally in the CREST Mathematics Olympiad and SOF Cyber Olympiad (2025-26).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Abhiraj Shee’s academic standing at school?
His family and school acknowledgment cite a first-place grade position (GP1) held continuously since 2018, alongside near-perfect attendance.
Does Abhiraj Shee’s school formally support his outside competitions?
The school has publicly acknowledged his achievements at assemblies but does not formally sponsor his external record attempts or competition entries, according to the institution.
Sources and Further Reading
Visit- International Book of Records — certified record listing