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Est. 2008 · Gurugram, IndiaVol. I · June 2026

The Official Record

SHIVANSH GUPTA

AI Builder · Startup Founder · Mathematician · Philosopher · Debater

Lead Story

Building at the frontier of AI, mathematics & philosophy

Harvard ʼ30 · Team India Debater

I'm an incoming freshman at Harvard University ('30) and an IBDP graduate. I founded The Teen Debater — Asia's largest youth-led, government-recognized debate nonprofit — training 12,000+ students across 250+ schools in 15+ countries. I represented India on the national debate squad (2022–24), competing at Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Toronto, and Georgetown, winning ESL Championships, Grand Finals, and Speaker Awards at the world's top tournaments.

I represented Team India at the Eskom Expo International Science Fair in South Africa — Africa's largest science fair — winning the Gold Medal, Best in Category (Engineering), and a cash prize. I'm a published economics researcher (mentored by Dr. Rocco Zizzamia, Oxford and President Meaghan Blight, Wesleyan College), a coder with 300+ applications since age 12, and a Silver Medalist (2nd in the world) at the International Economics Olympiad. I've spoken on BBC World Service, Disney+ Hotstar, ET Now, and All India Radio — and been recognised as a Top 50 Global Student Prize finalist (Chegg.org) and Young Changemaker by The Economic Times. I published a book at 13.

“Philosophy teaches you to ask harder questions. Mathematics teaches you to answer them.”

By The Numbers

12,000+
Students trained via The Teen Debater
250+
Schools across 15+ countries
284+
Media features (ANI, The Print, ET Now)
Top 50
Global Student Prize 2025 (from 11,000+)
40,000+
Rural women reached through govt. work
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SHIVANSH GUPTA

Gurugram, IndiaEst. 2008
Harvard ʼ30
SG.

Awards & Honours · 56 Total

Complete Archive.

100+ honors spanning debate, mathematics, science, technology, media, and recognition — from global olympiads to national championships to international awards.

56+
Total Honours
8
Debate Awards
18
Math & Olympiad
3
Tech & Science
01

Young Changemaker Award 2025

The Economic Times · ET Now · Times Group

02

Silver Medal & 2nd in the World

International Economics Olympiad 2024

03

Top 50 Finalist — 0.45%

Global Student Prize 2025 · Varkey Foundation · 11,000+ nominations

Every honour, filed.

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Young Changemaker Award 2025 — The Economic Times (ET Now · Times Group)

Silver Medal & Best in Economics (100/100 · 2nd in the world) — International Economics Olympiad 2024

Top 50 Finalist (0.45%) — Global Student Prize 2025, Varkey Foundation + Chegg (from 11,000+ nominations)

Gold Medal & Best in Category — Engineering, Team India · Eskom Expo ISF, South Africa

Highly Commended — Harvard High School International Economics Essay Competition 2025 (from 450+ entries)

Gold Award (Senior) — Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022 (top 200 of 34,939 entries · youngest in division)

TEDx Youth Speaker 2025 — 'Giving is Growing' (one of only 3 student speakers)

RJ & Guest Speaker — All India Radio FM Rainbow 102.6 Delhi (Youth Adda program, 1-hour broadcast)

Featured on BBC World Service — WorklifeIndia (coding at age 13)

Featured on Disney+ Hotstar — The Future Schools documentary (only student interview from HIXS)

IRIS National Fair Finalist — Top 100 projects for ISEF Team India (ParkinStep & Urine Strip Analysis)

First Tech Challenge — Winning Alliance Award + Compass Award + 2nd Runner Up Connect Award · Qualified for APOC (Australia)

First Lego League (Singapore 2023) — Robot Performance Award (Secondary) · 1st Runner Up

MIT iQuHACK 2023 — Selected participant (MIT Quantum Hackathon)

MIT Appathon 2022 — Honourable Mention, Helping Hand (from 800+ submissions)

Conrad Challenge 2023 — Innovator Stage Qualifier

LaunchX 2023 — Accepted to Ann Arbor Summer Program (Jun 18 – Jul 15)

Hindustan Times Codeathon Finalist — Top 100 of 61,000 students

AIClub Student Research Symposium 2022 — Invited Speaker (1 of 10)

INOI Qualifier — Qualified from ZCO (Government of India IOI national round)

HKICO (Hong Kong International Computing Olympiad) — Bronze Award · Global Rank 54 (Python, Secondary 2)

SEAMO — Global Ranking 1, Open Division (32 marks + Credit Award)

AIMO Finals 2022 — Silver Award, Grade 8 (Asia International Mathematical Olympiad)

AIMO 2021–22 Trial Round — Gold Honours (73/100 · India Rank 6 of 17)

HKIMO Heats Round — Gold Award (60/100 · India Rank 3 of 17 · Qualified for Finals)

Thailand International Mathematics Olympiad (TIMO) — Silver Award, Finals 2021 (India Rank 6)

Thailand International Mathematics Olympiad (TIMO) — Silver Award, Heats 2022 (India Rank 10)

World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) — India Round Bronze Medal · India Rank 5 · Qualified for Finals

WMI Finals 2022 — Merit Award, Grade 8

Fryer CEMC Exam 2024 — Honor Roll (31/40, University of Waterloo)

Stanford Math Tournament Online 2024 — Honourable Mention · Top 25%

AMC (Australian Mathematics Competition) — Proficiency Award, Year 8 Junior Division

HCL Jigsaw 2022 — Distinction · 99.62 Percentile (Critical Thinking Olympiad · All Levels 6, 7, 8)

AIR 78 — National Economics Olympiad SRCC 2025 (Shri Ram College of Commerce)

World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) — Regional Champions (Gold Medal) · Qualified for Nationals (Team: High Voltage)

World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) Nationals — Bronze Badge (Indian Robotics Olympiad)

Harvard MUN 2022 — First Impact Leader Award (FILA) in SOCHUM Committee + $500 Scholarship from Crimson Education

Harvard MUN 2022 Impact Initiative — Finalist · Won ₹75,000 funding (Helping Hand, pitched to 1,200+ audience)

Harvard MUN 2023 Impact Initiative — Semi-Finalist

ISDL — Champions + Best Speaker · Team Haryana

The Champions League Debate — Senior Winner · Won Lenovo iPad + Selected for National Camp ISDS WSDC

HIXSMUN Best Delegate 2024 — Symposium of Attica Committee

World Scholar's Cup — Qualified for Global Round Bangkok: 4 Gold + 2 Silver Medals (Senior, 8th Grade)

World Scholar's Cup — Qualified for Yale Round: 3 Gold + 4 Silver Medals (Junior Division)

NSDA India MS JV National Champion — Policy Debate (Speech Debate India)

BRICS Math Competition 2021 — Top 21% India (Rank 1115/5224) · Top 19% World (Rank 11173/57219)

7 Day Sustainable Challenge — Top 3 Winner · Embassy of Sweden (won Rs. 25,000 Urbanista Solar Headphones)

Stockholm+50 — Deputy Head of Mission Certificate · Embassy of Sweden Intergenerational Talks Panel

IAYP Bronze Award (International Award for Young People) — All Activities + Adventure Trip Completed

Wharton Global High School Investment Competition 2022 — Participated

Hindustan Times Olympiad — Finalist · 4th in District · 210th in State

IIT Delhi Public Policy Debate — 2nd Best Speaker Grade 9 (Silver Medal)

AICF National U14 Open Chess Championship 2021 — 1508 Performance Rating · 77th Rank

Delhi State Chess Under-16 Open — 47th Position (Merit)

AIClub Student Research Symposium 2022 — Invited Speaker (1 of 10, for Nutrizen)

INOI Qualifier — Qualified from ZCO (Government of India national computing olympiad)