About
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a scholarship program funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, to attract exceptionally highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science.
This program aims to assist the 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 grant are provided to the selected KVPY Fellows up to the pre Ph.D. level or 5 years whichever is earlier.
The students who qualify the KVPY Exam are granted direct admission in some of the prestigious science research in India:
- The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- All India Institute of Scientific Education and Research (IISER)
Eligibility Criteria
- Gender: Both
- Region: All Indian nationals (Expect OCI and PIO's)
- Class: Class 11th Science, class 12 Science and 1st-year students of undergraduate Programme in Basic Sciences
Details:
The exam conducting authority selects students of class XI to first year of undergraduate programme in Basic Sciences B.Sc/B.S/B.Stat/B.Math/Int. M.Sc/M.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology.
- Stream SA: Students enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2017-18 and having secured a minimum of 75% (65% 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./Int. M.S.) in the academic year 2019-20 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.
- Stream SX: Students enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) during the academic year 2017–18 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./Int. M.S. for the session 2018–19 provided they have secured a minimum of 75% (65% 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 MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination.
- Stream SB: Students enrolled in the 1st year of undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S. during the academic year 2017–18 and having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII Standard Board Examination.
KVPY Reward
Monthly Fellowships and Contigency Grant
For SA/SX/SB (1st to 3rd years of B.S. /B.Sc. / B. Math. / B. Stat. / Int. M.Sc. /M.S.)
- Monthly Fellowship: Rs. 5000
- Annual Contingency Grant: Rs. 20,000
For SA/SX/SB (during M.Sc. /M.S. / M. Math. /M. Stat.)
- Monthly Fellowship: Rs. 7,000
- Annual Contingency Grant: Rs.28,000
KVPY Summer Program
- Summer program is an important part of the nurture program for the KVPY Fellows. These are meant to expose the Fellows to methods of scientific search and inculcate in them an abiding interest in doing scientific research.
- Summer Program for the KVPY Fellows is arranged at the Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER) - Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, and Trivandrum for a week.
Other Privileges
Each KVPY Fellow will be issued an Identity Card so as to have access to National Laboratories/ Universities who have agreed to extend special privileges like library, laboratory facilities, etc. to KVPY Fellows on production of the ID card.
Note: KVPY 2017 fellowship for the students under the stream SA/SX/SB will be started after the class 12/ (10+2)/ 1st year UG, ONLY if they pursue an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences.
How to Apply
There are three steps to complete your application successfully;
- Step 1: Registration.
- Step 2: Filling personal and academic details, choosing test centre and uploading photo, signature and other certificates as applicable.
- Step 3: Payment of application fees. Please note that you must pay the fees only at the KVPY application portal. This can be done either by using a credit card/ATM-Debit card/Net Banking or by downloading a e-challan from the application portal. No other means of payment will be accepted. Once payment is successful and application submitted no refund will be done.
General Guidelines
- Before submitting the application form, the candidate is directed to carefully verify the data entered by him/her. After being satisfied that the entries are correct,then only candidate should submit the application form. Once the application form is submitted, no change in data will be entertained.
- Before applying online, candidate will be required to have a soft copy / scanned (digital) image in JPG/JPEG format, of his/her recent Pass-Port Size Photograph (less than 500 KB) and Signature (less than 200 KB). Candidates should ensure that both the photograph and signature are saved on the PC/Laptop/Other Media.The SC/ST and PwD candidates must upload scanned copy of caste(SC and ST)/medical certificate (for PWD) in Pdf format.
- Applicants must make the payment through KVPY application portal only. This can be done either by using a credit card/ATM-Debit card/Net Banking or downloading a e-challan (NEFT/RTGS) from application portal.
- Candidate can make the challan payment in any branches of nationalized bank in India. Once payment is successful, no refund will be done.
- If you are a first time user, you will have to first register by clicking on the link provided for registration.
For more information, click the link given below;
Application Fee
The application fee for KVPY-2017 are as follows:
- For General Category/OBC: Rs. 1000
- For SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 500
KVPY Test Centers
KVPY Online aptitude test 2017 will be held in the following 54 cities:
Agarthala(Tripura), Agra(Uttar Pradesh), Ahamedabad(Gujarat), Allahabad(Uttar Pradesh), Ambala(Haryana), Aurangabad(Maharashtra), Belagavi(Karnataka), Bengaluru(Karnataka), Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh), Bhubaneshwar(Orissa), Calicut(Kerala), Chandigarh(Chandigarh), Chennai(Tamil Nadu), Coimbatore(Tamil Nadu), Dehradun(Uttarakhand), Delhi(Delhi-NCR), Durgapur(West Bengal), Eranakulam(Kerala), Faridabad(Delhi-NCR), Ghaziabad(Delhi-NCR), Guwahati(Assam), Huballi(Karnataka), Hyderabad(Telangana), Indore(Madhya Pradesh), Jaipur(Rajasthan), Jalandhar(Punjab), Jammu(Jammu & Kashmir), Jamshedpur(Jharkhand), Jodhpur(Rajasthan), Kanpur(Uttar Pradesh), Kolkata(West Bengal), Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh), Madurai(Tamil Nadu), Mangaluru(Karnataka), Mohali (Punjab), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Mysuru(Karnataka), Nagpur(Maharashtra), Noida (Delhi-NCR), Pallakad (Kerala), Patna(Bihar), Pune(Maharashtra), Raipur(Chhattisgarh), Rajkot(Gujarat), Ranchi(Jharkhand), Rourkela(Orissa), Salem(Tamil Nadu), Siliguri(West Bengal), Thrissur(Kerala), Trivandrum(Kerala), Vadodara(Gujarat), Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh), Vijayawada(Andhra Pradesh), Visakhapatnam(Andhra Pradesh)
PLEASE NOTE KVPY-2017 APTITUDE TEST WILL BE COMPLETELY ONLINE
Please note: As virtual calculators will be made available at the examination venue, as displayed in the mock link, candidates are not allowed to carry calculators inside the examination hall.
Selection Procedure
- Aptitude Test: After scrutiny of application forms and meeting the eligibility criteria for various streams, all eligible students will be called for aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers across the country on Sunday, the 5th November 2017.
- 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.
Admit Card
Students may download the admit card for the aptitude test from the website from the second week of October 2017.
KVPY 2017 Exam Pattern
Important Dates
- Opening of online application portal: 16th July 2017
- Last date for closing of online application: 23rd August 2017
- Download KVPY 2017 Admit Card: Second week of October
- KVPY 2017 Aptitude Exam: 5 November 2017
- KVPY 2017 Result: December 2017
KVPY 2018 Application Form is going to be released in the 2nd Week of July, 2018. Candidates can check here how to apply for KVY 2018 Exam
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