Agastya Goyal, an Indian student living in America, is following in the footsteps of his father Ashish Goyal. Agastya, who lives in California, recently won a gold medal in the prestigious 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Egypt. This is one of the toughest competitions in the world for high schoolers. Agastya has won gold for the second time in this. With an excellent score of 438.97 out of 600, he ranked fourth overall. Agastya, son of Stanford professor and IIT-JEE topper Ashish Goyal, is following in his father’s footsteps in terms of academic achievements. Agastya has surprised the tech community globally with his talent in his teens.
Agastya Goyal’s achievement has caught the attention of social media users. People are comparing his success with that of his father Ashish Goyal.
According to a report by India Today, Ashish topped the IIT JEE exam in 1990 and earned a PhD in computer science from Stanford. He worked in big companies like Twitter and Stripe. He then became a professor in the field of algorithmic research.
Let us tell you that the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is considered one of the five toughest International Science Olympiads in the world. It was started by UNESCO in 1989. This competition tests the programming skills of students and their ability to solve complex algorithm problems. This competition lasts for two days.
This year, China’s Kangyang Zhou topped the exam by scoring 600 out of 600 marks. A total of 34 students won gold medals, including another Indian Kshitij Sodani, who finished 21st.
