Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Exam

KVPY 2025:

➦ The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a National Fellowship program in Basic Science. This program is initiated by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. This program was started in the year 1999 which is funded by the government of India. The main objective of this program is to identify the talent within the students and to attract highly motivated exceptional students for pursuing basic science programs and have a career in science research.  

➦ This program will enable the students to realize their academic potential and encourage them to take a career path in science and research to ensure the growth of scientific mind Research and for the development of the country. The selection of students in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is done on the basis of marks obtained by the students in class 12th.

➦ The selection of students can be done from the students studying in class 11th to the 1st year of any undergraduate program in Basic Science such as BSc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology having an aptitude for scientific research.

➦ For the selection of candidates, special committees are set up at IISc for the screening and to conduct the aptitude test at various examination centers in the country.BSc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology having an aptitude for scientific research and the performance of the aptitude test.

➦ Special committees are set up for the screening and to conduct the aptitude test. Best on the performance in aptitude test students are shortlisted who will be called upon for an interview which can be considered as the final stage of the selection procedure. to receive a fellowship the marks of both aptitude tests and interviews are considered.

Details of KVPY 2025 Exam:

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has entrusted the responsibility for organizing and running the KVPY 2025 Exam Program for the Indian Student of Science. This includes setting up the Management Committee and a NAC team (National Advisory Committee) to oversee the implementation of this program.

A core committee is also organized to look after the day-to-day academic aspects of the program. An empowerment initiative has been taken by the KVPY Fellowship program to provide a certain number of additional fellowships exclusively for the reserved category belonging to the SC/ST community. A few numbers of fellowship is also awarded for the various streams exclusively for the candidates who fall under the Person with Disability (PwD) category.

There are three streams of students who can apply for the KVPY fellowship program:

• SA: Students in class 11th pursuing science.
• SX: Students in class 12th pursuing science.
• SB: Students pursuing a course in Basic Science in an undergraduate program and are in 1st year of the program.

Eligibility Criteria for KVPY 2025 Exam:

The KVPY Fellowship program is offered to students who are willing to continue their higher education in India. The students who are pursuing an undergraduate program under the mode of distance education/correspondence from any university are not eligible to apply for the KVPY fellowship program. Students studying in class 11th to the 1st year of any undergraduate course in Basic Science can apply for the KVPY Exam 2025, provided they must satisfy the required eligibility requirements.

Below we have mentioned the eligibility criteria for all three streams of students. the applicants or we can say that the students willing to enrol in this fellowship program must satisfy these eligibility requirements in order to apply for KVPY Exam 2025.

Streams of KVPY 11th Exam:

Students belonging to the KVPY stream SA  who is currently in class 11th must satisfy the eligibility criteria given below to apply for the KVPY fellowship program:

• The candidate should be pursuing class 11th standard having the science subjects. 
• The candidate must score a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Science subjects in the class 10th board examination. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 65% minimum marks only.
• The fellowship of the students selected under the SA stream will be activated if they join an undergraduate program in Basic Science such as BSc/BS/BStat/BMath/Integrated MSc/Integrated MS. And they must secure a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in the class 12th examination. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 50% minimum marks only.

Streams of KVPY 12th Exam:

• The candidate should be pursuing class 12th standard having the science subjects and are willing to 
• The candidate must score a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in Mathematics and Science subjects in the class 10th board examination. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 65% minimum marks only.
• And a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in class 12th examination. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 50% minimum marks only.

Streams of KVPY 11th Graduation:

• The student must be pursuing an undergraduate program in Basic Science namely Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics such as BSc/BS/BStat/BMath/Integrated MSc/Integrated MS and should be in 1st year.
• And a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in the class 12th examination. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 50% minimum marks only.
• The student must have secured a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in the first year of the undergraduate program. For the reserved category students who are belonging to Sc / St / PWD have relaxation with an aggregate of 50% minimum marks only.

Selection Procedure Of KVPY Exam 2025:

The selection process of KVPY Fellowship includes two stages:

Stage 1: KVPY Aptitude Test

The candidates who are eligible or meet the eligibility requirements will have to appear in the KVPY Aptitude test which will be available in both English and Hindi language. This test will be conducted at different examination centers across different cities in the country mentioned below:

KVPY Examination Centre

Stage 2: KVPY Personal Interview:

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of performance in the aptitude test. And finally, they will be called upon for the interview round which is the final stage of the selection procedure. The performance of both the aptitude tests and interviews will be taken into consideration and finally, the scholarship will be granted.

To perform well in the aptitude test the candidates must know the  KVPY Exam Pattern and they must go through the KVPY Syllabus which varies for different streams. 

• Students appearing for the SA stream examination must go through their class 11th books.
• Students appearing for the SX  stream examination must go through their class 12th books.
• Students appearing for the SX stream need to cover their class 12th as well as the topics covered in their first-year undergraduate course.
• Solving the previous year question paper can also help students score more marks in aptitude tests.

KVPY Exam 2025- Quick Highlights

KVPY Exam Registration Form

KVPY Syllabus

KVPY Exam Pattern

KVPY Exam Date

KVPY Exam Admit Card

KVPY Exam Answer key

KVPY Exam Result

KVPY Registration Form 2025:

The Indian Institute of Science will be responsible for the commencement of the exam. The KVPY Registration will be started in the month of July and ends in the first week of September. The candidates who are eli... Read More

KVPY Result 2025:

KVPY Result 2025 is going to be released in the official website of Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY). It is a prestigious scholarship program provided by the Indian Institute of Science. The KVPY Exam Result will be announced soon after the final KVPY Answer Key has bee... Read More

KVPY Admit Card 2025:

The KVPY Admit Card 2025 is going to be available on the Month of November tentatively. Candidates can download the Admit Card from the official website of KVPY i.e www.kvpy.iisc.ernet.in by logging in with their registration number an... Read More