KVPY

Eligibility Criteria

1. SA:  The candidate must be pursuing studies in Science stream in class 11th. A minimum of 75% in Math and Science should be secured by general category candidates in class 10th boards whereas SC, ST and PWD candidates are given minimum criteria of 65%.
2. SX:  The candidate must have opted Science in class 12th. A minimum of 75% in Math and Science should be secured by general category candidates in class 10th boards whereas SC, ST and PWD candidates are given minimum criteria of 65%. If the candidate manages to secure a scholarship then he or she must secure above 60% in their 12th board examination. For SC, ST, OBC the bar is 50%.
3. SB:  The candidate must be studying in their 1st year of graduation in any of the Basic Science streams. A general category candidate must secure 60% in their 12th board examination as well as in their 1st year of graduation whereas SC, ST, PWD candidates are supposed to secure a minimum of 50% in their 12th boards and 1st year of engineering.

Exam Pattern

1. The exam is conducted in an online mode.
2. Duration of the exam is 3 hours.
3. The exam can be taken either in Hindi or English language
4. It consists of 4 sections: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, & Biology
5. The question paper is in multiple-choice questions (MCQ) format. It is divided into 2 parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
6. For every correct answer in Part 1, a candidate is awarded +1 and for every incorrect answer, -0.25 is deducted
7. There are 15 questions in Part 1 and 5 questions in Part 2 for SA
8. A total of 20 questions in Part 1 and 10 questions in Part 2 need to be answered for SB & SX exam

NOTE: SX and SB candidates are required to opt for 3 out of 4 sections depending on the choice of their research stream

Application Procedure

1) The online application for KVPY starts in the second week of July and ends in the third week of August
2) Candidates must fill personal and academic details and upload documents such as photo, signature, etc. carefully
3) The examination fee can be paid online through debit/ credit card, net banking, or e-challan
4) Admit card can be downloaded from the KVPY website in the second week of October
5) No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall without hall ticket as it contains essential information such as exam center, roll number, and so on

 

FEE FOR KVPY FORM

Syllabus

SX

SB

SELECTION AND COUNSELING

Candidate having more than or equal to cut-off marks qualify KVPY and then can appear for the next phase i.e. the interview round. The cut-off varies every year for all the 3 streams.

PREVIOUS YEARS CUT-OFF

PREPARATION RESOURCES

Important Books

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