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About KVPY

The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science.

The objective of the program is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their academic potential; encourage them to take up research careers in Science, and ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for research and development in the country.

The advertisement 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.

Selection of the students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st year of any undergraduate Program in Basic Sciences namely B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology having aptitude for scientific research. Special groups / Committees are set up at IISc to screen the applications and conduct an aptitude test at various centres in the country. Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students are called for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure. For receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test and interview marks are considered.

Generous fellowships are provided up to the pre-Ph.D. level to the selected KVPY Fellows.

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Exam pattern.....

KVPY Exam Pattern 2019

Here we are providing the exam pattern of KVPY 2019 examination:

• Exam Mode: The aptitude test will be conducted through online (Computer Based Test) mode.
• Date & Shift: It will be organized on November 3, 2019. It is scheduled for 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM for Stream SA. For Stream SB/SX, the exam will be conducted from 2 PM to 5 PM.
• Medium of Question Paper: The question paper will be asked both in English & Hindi Language.
• Type of Questions: It is a multiple choice type question paper. All the questions are compulsory to attempt in Stream SA. There is an option to attempt any three sections in PART I & any two sections in PART II in Stream SB/SX.
• Duration of Exam: The duration of the aptitude test will be three hours.
• Sections: The question paper will contain two sections: PART I & PART II. There will be four sections in PART I & PART II.
• Total Marks: The question paper will consist of 100 marks.