An 11-year-old schoolboy has been tested as having a higher IQ than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

"Clever little champ" Aum Amin, who is in Year 6 at the Swaminarayan School, was tested by high IQ society Mensa - scoring 162 points in one of the exams.

His score is two points higher than genius physicists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Last week he got a letter from the exclusive society confirming he is among the top one per cent of intelligent people in the world and inviting him to join Mensa.

Aum, who lives in Turner Close, near Wembley, said he felt proud of his achievement.

He said: "I am very happy and feel proud to have achieved such a good score, I am looking forward to join Mensa.

"I always have put my 100 per cent efforts in the things I do and give my best shot. I keep my focus on the goal I want to achieve."

Aum took the test under supervised conditions at Birkbeck, University of London.

He was the only young boy in the classroom when he took the test.

The Mensa-supervised test for Intelligent Quotient (IQ) is split into two sections that attempt to measure mental agility.

In the second part of the test, Aum was scored in the top 16 per cent.

Keen cricketer Aum, who is going to be a pupil at Queen Elizabeth in Barnet from next year, said he would like to be an engineer when he grows up.

He said: "I'd like to do something in the field that combines medical and engineering when I grow old.

"I love playing cricket and chess."

Aum's parents Kartik and Boskey said they were extremely proud of their "clever little champ".

Dad Kartik Amin, who works for Network Rail, said: "He stays rooted and realistic. We are extremely proud of him."

Mum Boskey Amin, who works for the NHS, added: "Aum is a clever little champ who loves reading comic books, watching star wars and solving Rubik's Cube.

"He always believes in positive competition and in a constant search for learning new things as he believes that leanings has no limit."