The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science.
The objective of this KVPY is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their potential to take up research careers in Science, and ensure the bright future of the best scientific minds for research and development in the country.
This national program is open to students who are 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.
Events |
Dates |
Opening of online application portal |
12th July 2021 |
Date for closing of online application |
25th August 2021 |
Exam Date |
7th November 2021 |
The KVPY Fellowships are given to Indian Nationals to Study in India (Students intending to pursue/pursing under graduate program under Distance Education scheme/correspondence course of any university are not eligible to apply).
Stream SA:
Students who have passed X Standard Board Examination and eligible to enrol in XI standard (Science subjects) during the academic year 2021-22, are eligible to appear for Aptitude test.
The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join for an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.) in the academic year 2023-24 after having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the XII standard Board Examination.
Stream SX:
Students enrolled in XII Standard (Science subjects) during the academic year 2021–22 and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S) during the academic year 2022-23.
The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join for an undergraduate course in Basic sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.) in the academic year 2022-23 after having secured a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE
Stream SB:
Students who have passed XII and eligible to enroll in the 1st year B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S. during the academic year 2021–22 are eligible to appear for the aptitude test.
The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join an undergraduate program in Basic sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S) in the academic year 2021-22 and secured a minimum of 60%.
Important Note: Application for KVPY-2021 must be done online only
There are three steps to complete your application successfully.
Step 1. Registration
Step 2. Filling personal and academic details, choosing test centres and uploading photo, signature and other certificates, as applicable.
Step 3. Payment of application fees. Please note that you must pay the application fee only at the KVPY application portal. This can be done by using a Credit Card, ATM-Debit Card, UPI or Net Banking. No other means of payment will be accepted.
Once the payment is successful and application is submitted, no refund of application fee will be done
The application fees for KVPY-2021 are as follows:
For General/OBC Category: ₹1250,
For SC/ST/PWD: ₹625
KVPY Syllabus
There will be no prescribed KVPY syllabus for the aptitude test given by the officials. The aptitude test is to test the understanding and analytical ability of the student. However, students are tested for the syllabus up to class X/XII/1st year of B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./ B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. as applicable.
Candidates should go through the preparation tips before they appear for the exam:
Read exam pattern & the syllabus prescribed by the officials very well
Candidates can also practice online mock test.
Solve previous year question papers.
Make short notes on a daily basis and the revision is must.
Do meditation & yoga and keep yourself healthy.