Not your average nerd: Meet the Gurugram teen who clinched gold for India at International Chemistry Olympiad

year-old Kabir Chhillar won a gold medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026 in Uzbekistan.

He secured AIR 1 in JEE Mains with a perfect score of 300/300 and AIR 2 in JEE Advanced.

Kabir Chhillar is a Computer Science Engineering student at IIT Bombay.

He balances academics with passions including national-level chess, district-level football, and playing guitar.

His dream is to become an astronaut.