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KVPY 

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is a national fellowship/scholarship programme in Basic Sciences, conducted by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The programme aims to identify students with talent and aptitude for research and encourage them to take up research as a career. 

The KVPY Fellowships are only applicable to the Indian Nationals who study in India and have enrolled in the under graduate program in Basic Sciences. OCI and PIO’s are not eligible for the program.

The broad classification is as under:

Stream SA

Students enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2016-17 and having secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board examination. The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S.) in the academic year 2018-19 after having secured a minimum of  60% (50%for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in Science subjects in the XII standard/(+2) Board Examination. During the interim period of one year they will be invited for Regional /National (Vijyoshi) Science Camp and their travel and other related expenses will be met by KVPY.

Stream SX

Students enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) during the academic year 2016–17 and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to  B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. for the session 2017–18 provided they have secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination and a minimum of  60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination.

Stream SB

Students enrolled in 1st year B. Sc./B.S./Int. M.Sc. during the academic year 2016 – 2017 and have secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects in the XII Standard Board Examination.

SP (Basic Sciences)

Students enrolled in XI/XII standard, I/II year (B.Sc./ B.S. / Int. M.Sc.) in Basic Sciences and I/II year B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch. during the academic year 2017 – 2018 and have secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ ST) marks in aggregate in the X & XII Standard Board Examinations. Additionally students enrolled in the II year B.Sc. / B.S. / Int. M.Sc/ B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. program must have secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST) marks in the Ist year examination. A hard copy of an original and creative Science based research project done by the applicant is required to be submitted along with the application.

Engineering students may also apply for the stream SP (Basic Sciences)

Stream SP (Medicine)

Students joining First / Second Professional year of MBBS/ B.V.Sc/ BDS/ B.Pharma program during the academic year 2017-2018. Students must have passed XII Standard Board Examination with 80% (70% for SC/ST) marks in aggregate in Science subjects or passed First Professional MBBS/ B.V.Sc/ BDS/ B.Pharma exam with not less than 60% (50% for SC/ST) marks. A Copy of the Bio – Medical research project is required along with the application.Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is a prestigious scholarship program to scout and nurture young talent. It is conducted by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

KVPY SA exam pattern

KVPY SA exam will have single paper with objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Duration of the paper is 3 hours.



The paper will have negative marking – ¼ marks awarded to the question will be deducted from the total score if the answer is wrong. It means 0.25 mark will be deducted for the wrong answer in Part 1 and 0.5 mark will be deducted for incorrect answer in Part 2.

KVPY SB exam pattern or KVPY SX exam pattern

Like the SA exam, both KVPY SB exam and KVPY SX exam will also have single paper with objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and duration of 3 hours.

The only difference is that at this level, students can choose to answer questions of any three subjects (out of four available) in Part 1 of the question paper and any two subjects (out of four available) in Part 2 of the question paper.



There is negative marking here too –0.25 mark will be deducted for wrong answer in Paper 1, and 0.5 mark will be deducted for wrong answer in Part 2.

KVPY 2016 Syllabus

There is no prescribed syllabus for the KVPY written exam and the emphasis is on evaluating the candidates on their conceptual understanding and analytical ability rather than their factual knowledge.

However, for guidance purposes, your study should consist of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics syllabus that you have studied till Class X for SA exam, till Class XII for SX exam and till 1st year of your B.Sc., B.S., B.stat., B.Math., Integrated M.Sc. or Integrated M.S. programmes as applicable.

Since the CBSE Board is most popular school board in India, you might consider covering CBSE syllabus up to Class X or XII as applicable.



Last Moment KVPY Preparation Tips


Students, who are already preparing for exams like JEE Main or AIPMT, will not need to worry much about studying extra for the KVPY exam. Since there is no prescribed KVPY syllabus, you can just stick to the JEE Main or AIPMT syllabus for the exam and you will find that you are able to solve most of the KVPY questions quite easily.


Those who need assistance should go for one-on-one intensive doubt clearing sessions at this stage – online or offline.


To win the scholarship, it is wise to be vigilant and find ways to be better than your peers. Solve as many KVPY past year papers and sample papers as you can, and analyze your performance by comparing it with the given solutions. With a month or two of focus and practice, you should be able to score well in KVPY scholarship exam.