Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (English: Young Scientist Incentive Plan) (KVPY) is a scholarship program funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, aimed at encouraging students to take up research careers in the areas of basic sciences. It offers scholarship and contingency grants up to the pre-Ph.D. level to selected students. Begun in 1999, it is administered by the Indian Institute of Science. The students who qualify in the KVPY Exam are eligible for a fellowship as well as admissions into institutes like the IISc and the IISER based on additional criteria. This exam has 3 Streams: SA (Class 11), SX (Class 12) and SB (First year BSc). For receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test (75%) and interview marks (25%) are considered.

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Examination
AcronymKVPY
TypeComputer based
Developer / administratorIndian Institute of Science
Knowledge / skills tested
PurposeAdmission to Undergraduate Science Courses of B.Sc. in IISC , IISER, IIST, IIIT Hyderabad and CVCE with Fellowship during basic science Studies and Free Entry to all National Libraries in India
Duration3 Hours
Score / grade range
  • - 25 to +100 in SA
  • - 30 to 120 SB/SX
OfferedOnce a year
Countries / regionsIndia
Websitewww.kvpy.iisc.ernet.in

Rewards

The students who qualify KVPY Exam are eligible for the fellowship. The students receive fellowship from 1st year onwards of their graduation. The KVPY fellows receive Rs. 5000 monthly fellowship from 1st to 3rd year of B.Sc/ B.Stat/ B.S./ B.Maths/ Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual contingency grant of Rs.20,000. After three years the fellowship is enhanced to Rs.7,000 per month during M.Sc/4th and 5th year of Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual contingency grant of Rs. 28,000.[1]

This exam serves as an entrance exam to various premium pure science institutes in India such as IISc and IISER.

Result declaration

The results of Aptitude test are generally declared in the second fortnight of December. Final results of the exam (i.e. Aptitude Test+Interview) are declared in the second fortnight of March.

See also

References
  1. "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - Scholarships for students interested in science as a career". kvpy.iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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