Nine Year Old Becomes Microsoft Certified Professional

Author Gordon Kelly
Published 25th Dec 2008
Nine Year Old Becomes Microsoft Certified Professional
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I know the youth of today is acknowledged as being far more tech savvy than older generations, but this is ridiculous...

To add some Chrimbo cheer today and perhaps explain why Microsoft users go through so much pain each year is news that a nine year old Indian girl has become the youngest person to pass the Microsoft Certified Professional examination.


Clearly destined to run the company one day M Lavinashree, from the rural town state of Tamil Nadu, was the little genius to pass with flying colours and has been presented with a special plaque by the bigwigs at Redmond. The previous record holder? Arfa Karim, a ten year old girl from Pakistan (I sense the political fallout already!).

On the other hand maybe we shouldn't be surprised, as at the age of three Lavinashree broke the record for reciting all 1330 couplets of Thirukural - something I didn't ace until at least four... *cough*

So I send you off to your Christmas presents with this happy thought: no matter what there's always someone far, far cleverer than you... ;)

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comment Gordon said on 26th December 2008

Don't believe I mentioned IQ in any way ;)

comment smodd said on 26th December 2008

I never said like a statement (IQ) just your probabilities of succeed can go higher in most real life situation, and for just an example if you are more intelligente that normal IQ... more

comment SRS said on 27th December 2008

"no matter what there's always someone far, far cleverer than you" - but take comfort: there's clearly a place for stupid people at Microsoft too. I offer Windo... more

comment hank said on 29th December 2008

Struggling maybe with my own IQ and reading ability, the title of this article is "Nine Year Old Needs To Get A Life" maybe someone with the required intelligencia can co... more

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