All of us who were proud of 15 year old, Saurabh singh for topping the International Scientist Discovery (ISD) conducted by NASA are in for a rude shock. This timesofindia article reports that the so-called whiz kid has taken everybody for a ride. The report says:
NASA says it conducts no such exams and has never heard of Saurabh Singh, the boy who appears to have perpetuated the hoax. On its website, NASA does on even list the so-called International Scientist Discovery examination that Singh claims to have bested from among 200,000 students.
The other fallout of this incident is the reporting in Indian media. All roads led to the village Ballia, to record the event, without the least of verification. He even entered the portals of PMO and Rashtrapati bhavan gaining instantaneous spotlight. Why didn't the media take care to verify when it is reporting such an acheivement? It is for them to answer this question. Is it neccessiated by the race amongst themselves to grab eyeballs?...
Did any of us checked the NASA website!!!! Try to answer it yourself.
Did any of us checked the NASA website!!!! Try to answer it yourself.
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