Suril Rakesh Shah (Gujarati: સુરિલ રાકેશ શાહ) born February 29, 1992, Ahmedabad, India, is notable for having cleared many renowned computer software certifications at a young age. Suril Shah attended Stanford University between 2009 and 2014.
Suril is known to be the youngest to have obtained many IT Industry Certifications.
When Suril passed the (SCJP) examination, he bettered the previous record of Afrah Shafquat from Pakistan, who passed that exam at the age of 11 years, 5 months.
Oracle officials conducted a special technical interview with Suril, confirmed that he actually understood what it means to be an OCA and only then, let him sit for the exam.
Suril worked for 2 years as an SAP Basis Consultant at Meghmani Organics Ltd., which qualified him for the SAP certification eligibility criteria (minimum 1 to 3 years of experience), and then successfully undertook the examination on May 19, 2007, achieving the distinction of being youngest in the world to do so.
He joined the Stanford University, California, USA in Fall 2009. He provided consultancy services to eInfochips, a reputed IT company in Ahmedabad, India.
He now works full-time at Google as a Software Engineer.
Suril has been felicitated by several organizations including Computer Society of India, Ahmedabad Education Society, Gujarat Law Society.
Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corp., SAP AG whose applications' certifications he took, have recognized his achievements at young age and acknowledged him as being youngest in the world to do so.
Suril has received considerable coverage highlighting his achievements, both in print and electronic media, especially in his home nation.
Suril is also an avid cricketer, bowling leg spin for Stanford XI in the tennis ball cricket league Cricbay. He made history in the league, obtaining figures of 6/7 in the Champions Trophy Silver Semifinal 2016.
