Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (English: Young Scientist Incentive Plan) (KVPY) is a scholarship programme 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 scholarships 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). Streams SP Basic Sciences (Class 11, 12 and First-year BSc, BTech) and SP Medicine (First-year MBBS) were discontinued since 2012-13.[1] The KVPY application process consists of four steps: Registration, Application Form submission, Fee Payment and checking application Status. [2]

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Examination
AcronymKVPY
TypeComputer-based
Developer / administratorIndian Institute of Science (IISc)
Knowledge / skills tested
PurposeAdmission to Undergraduate Science Courses of B.S. in IISC, IISER, 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
  • - 25 to 100 SB/SX
OfferedOnce a year
Countries / regions India
Websitewww.kvpy.iisc.ernet.in

Rewards

The students who qualify KVPY Exam are eligible for the fellowship. The students receive a fellowship from 1st year onwards of their graduation (science field).

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.20000 . After three years the fellowship is enhanced to Rs.7000 per month during M.Sc/4th and 5th year of Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual contingency grant of Rs. 28000 .[3]

The candidates selected in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellows, also eligible to get the DST Inspire Scholarship[4] granted by Department of Science & Technology (DST) Government of India worth Rs. 80,000 annually.

See also

References
  1. "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - 2010-11 Poster on Eligibility and Entry Points" (PDF). kvpy.iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. Oulkar, Apoorva (2018). "KVPY 2018 Application Form!".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - Scholarships for students interested in science as a career". kvpy.iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "DST Inspire Scholarship Notification, Scholarship Amount & Eligibility". 26 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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