He scored 1600 on SAT at just 14. Now he is building AI to help other students

Fourteen-year-old Ashrit Talluri from Fulton County has scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT after months of preparation. The result draws attention to his accelerated studies, college-level coursework and parallel interests in medicine and technology.14-year-old Ashrit Talluri scores perfect 1600 on SAT: Meet the teen building AI tools (Linkedin/@Ashrit Talluri)New Delhi,Sep 29, 2026 07:30 ISTMost students prepare for the SAT towards the end of high school. But at just 14, Ashrit Talluri has already achieved a perfect 1600 on the college admissions test. The Fulton County, Georgia, student is pursuing an accelerated academic programme that includes college-level courses.The SAT has a maximum score of 1600, with 800 points each in Reading and Writing and Mathematics. According to FOX 5 Atlanta and The Independent, Talluri took the SAT in June after spending five months preparing for the examination. His score underwent verification before being released, confirming the perfect result.Talluri was already following an accelerated academic path before taking the SAT. During middle school, he completed 14 high-school credits, which enabled him to attend college-level summer programmes at Harvard and Rice.Encouraged by his father and middle-school counsellor, he registered for the SAT in January and spent the next five months preparing. His preparation included tutoring, online resources and more than two dozen practice tests. He had already scored a perfect 1600 in three practice attempts before sitting for the official examination. Talluri is now a ninth-grade student at FCS Innovation Academy, where his activities include Science Olympiad, chess, HOSA, TSA, AI in Medicine and Investment Olympiad. He is also taking two college-level courses through dual enrolment.PERFECT SCORE AT JUST 14The timing of Talluri's achievement makes the result particularly unusual. SAT percentile comparisons are primarily based on students in grades 11 and 12 and recent high-school graduates, making Talluri considerably younger than the students generally represented in those comparisons. Despite his age, he approached the examination with extensive preparation and familiarity with the test format.His broader academic interests include computer science, artificial intelligence, medicine, mathematics and research, alongside technology competitions and extracurricular activities.STUDENT FOUNDER AND AI BUILDERThe teenager's LinkedIn profile identifies him as the CEO of CerebroAegis and describes him as a student founder, software engineer and AI builder. He says he has founded and built several AI-powered platforms across healthcare, agriculture, government technology and AI security, including HealthLens, AI-Namo, GreenGuide, CerebroAegis and Vexen. According to information shared on his profile, these products have collectively reached more than 100,000 users, with several developed and scaled independently. His experience also includes a leadership role with HorizonSTEM, where he is associated with its Fulton County chapter.BUILDING AI TO HELP SAT STUDENTSTalluri's connection with the SAT has continued after achieving his own perfect score. He has a leadership role at The1550Formula, an AI-powered SAT preparation platform that he says has reached more than 1,000 students.The platform offers personalised practice tests, targeted drills, adaptive study plans and individual guidance. According to information shared by Talluri, students using the platform have recorded an average improvement of around 200 points.His involvement gives him a role on both sides of the SAT experience, as a student who achieved a perfect score and as someone developing technology to help other students prepare.PROGRAMMING, MATHEMATICS AND CHESSTalluri has competed across programming, mathematics, technology and chess. His listed achievements include first-place finishes in state-level programming, mathematics and technology competitions, as well as a Major League Hacking hackathon win.He has also achieved an Arena FIDE Master title in chess. These activities add another dimension to his academic profile, combining competitive mathematics and programming with chess, technology and artificial intelligence.RESEARCH AND INTEREST IN MEDICINETalluri's interests also extend into medical research. He has worked on a neuroscience research project examining whether cryptic splicing could serve as a potential readout of TDP-43 dysfunction, with relevance to neurological conditions including ALS, frontotemporal dementia and LATE.He has also expressed an ambition to become a neurosurgeon, combining his interest in medicine with technology and artificial intelligence.One of his projects, CerebroAegis, explores the use of smartphone sensors for potential stroke-screening and health-safety applications. The initiative is presented as a technology-based supportive project and is not intended to replace professional medical diagnosis.Beyond academics and technology, Talluri is associated with the UNESCO Body & Mind Club and says he has completed more than 60 hours of volunteer service. He continues to participate in chess, academic competitions, hackathons and other student activities alongside his schoolwork and technology projects.ACADEMIC JOURNEY BEYOND THE SATTalluri's perfect SAT score is one milestone in an already accelerated academic journey. At 14, he is balancing ninth-grade studies with college-level coursework, AI projects, SAT preparation technology, academic competitions, research and extracurricular activities.His journey now spans AI, software engineering, entrepreneurship, mathematics, chess, neuroscience and medicine, areas that go well beyond the conventional high-school curriculum.- Ends