KVPY: Exam info

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana  (KVPY)

The "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" (KVPY) is a program started in 1999 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to encourage students to take up research careers in areas of basic sciences, engineering and medicine. The aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented and motivated students to pursue a career in research.

This program aims to assist students to realize their potential and to ensure that the best scientific talent is groomed for research and development in the country. Generous fellowship and contingency grants are provided to the selected KVPY Fellows up to the pre Ph.D. level or 5 years — whichever is earlier. In addition, summer camps for the KVPY Fellows are organized in prestigious research and educational institutions in the country.

The Department of Science and Technology, the nodal agency of the Government has entrusted the overall responsibility for organizing and running the KVPY Program to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and set up a Management Committee and a National Advisory Committee (NAC) for overseeing its implementation. A core committee looks after both the day-to-day and academic aspects of the KVPY Program.

The KVPY fellowship is granted in the following streams:

1. SA : Students enrolled in XI Standard in Science Streams having secured minimum 75% marks aggregate in Maths and Science in X Standard Board Exams.

2. SX : Students enrolled in XII Standard in Science Streams having secured minimum 75% aggregate in Maths and Science in X Standard Board Exams and are required to score a minimum of 60% in aggregate in Mathematics and Science subjects in XII Standard Board Examination.


3. SB :Students enrolled in the 1st year of undergraduate program in Basic Sciences and having secured a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in Mathematics & Science subjects in the XII Standard Board Examination. In the 1st year final examination of the degree course they must secure 60% marks before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.



SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Aptitude Test: After scrutiny of application forms and meeting the eligibility criteria for various streams, all eligible students will be called for a written aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers across the country on the First Sunday of November. The details of the venue of the aptitude test for the eligible students and their seat number will be published in the KVPY website during the second week of October (Online mode only).

Interview: Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students will be asked to appear for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure.

The merit list is based on 75% weight-age for Aptitude Test marks and 25% weight-age for the interview marks in all the streams.

FELLOWSHIP : The fellowship awarded as per the current scheme is:

Exam Dates :

The advertisemsent for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies normally on the Technology Day (May 11) and the second Sunday of July every year.

Note : For question papers of previous years along with answer key please visit website : www.kvpy.iisc.ernet.in/

FAQs on KVPY

Q1. Can I take a computer based test in Hindi? 

Yes.

Q2. What is the syllabus for the aptitude test ?

There is no prescribed syllabus for the aptitude test. The aptitude test aims to test the understanding and analytical ability of the student than his/her factual knowledge. However, students are tested for the syllabus up to class X/XII/1st year of B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. as applicable.

Q3. Can I avail the KVPY Fellowship along with a merit scholarship?

KVPY does not allow its Fellows to receive simultaneously fellowship /scholarship from more than one source, either government or private. In case they are in receipt of any other fellowship or scholarship, they will have to relinquish it in order to avail the KVPY Fellowship.