We present the analysis of the time series observations of CoRoT 102699796 obtained by the CoRoT satellite that show the presence of five independent oscillation frequencies in the range 3.6-5 c/d .
Using spectra acquired with FLAMES @ VLT , we derive the following stellar parameters : spectral type F1V , T _ { eff } =7000 \pm 200 K , log ( g ) = 3.8 \pm 0.4 , [ M/H ] = - 1.1 \pm 0.2 , v sin i = 50 \pm 5 km/s , L/L _ { \odot } =21 ^ { +21 } _ { -11 } .
Thus , for the first time we report the existence of a metal poor , intermediate-mass PMS pulsating star .
Ground-based and satellite data are used to derive the spectral energy distribution of CoRoT 102699796 extending from the optical to mid-infrared wavelengths .
The SED shows a significant IR excess at wavelengths greater than \sim 5 \mu .
We conclude that CoRoT 102699796 is a young Herbig Ae ( F1Ve ) star with a transitional disk , likely associated to the HII region [ FT96 ] 213.1-2.2 .

The pulsation frequencies have been interpreted in the light of the non-radial pulsation theory , using the LOSC code in conjunction with static and rotational evolutionary tracks .
A minimization algorithm was used to find the best-fit model with M=1.84 M _ { \odot } , T _ { eff } =6900 K which imply an isochronal age of t \sim 2.5 Myr .
This result is based on the interpretation of the detected frequencies as g -modes of low-moderate n -value .
To our knowledge , this is the first time that such modes are identified in a intermediate-mass PMS pulsating star .
Since CoRoT 102699796 lies in the region of the HR diagram where the \delta Sct and \gamma Dor instability strips intersect , we argue that the observed pulsation characteristics are intermediate between these classes of variables , i.e .
CoRoT 102699796 is likely the first PMS hybrid \gamma Dor- \delta Sct pulsator ever studied .