The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a fellowship/scholarship programme, which is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

It is conducted to attract and motivate students across the country to pursue a research career and basic science education.

KVPY Eligibility Criteria –

Students of Class X and XII from both government and private schools are eligible for KVPY scholarship programme.

Only Indian National candidates are eligible for the KVPY fellowships/scholarships.

Students who want to pursue their education in India in the undergraduate courses as listed below are eligible for the KVPY programme.

To provide scholarships, the exam conducting authority selects students of class XI to first year of undergraduate programme in Basic Sciences – B.Sc/B.S/B.Stat/B.Math/ Int. M.Sc/M.S. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.


KVPY Selection Procedure –
The candidates are to go through two stages of selection procedure – Aptitude Test and Interview. After a scrutiny of the application forms, the eligible candidates are called for a written aptitude test.

Rewards
One who qualify KVPY Exam are eligible for the fellowship. One receives fellowship from 1st year onwards of their graduation.

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.20,000.

After three years the fellowship is enhanced to Rs.7,000 per month during M.Sc/4th & 5th year of Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual contingency grant of Rs. 28,000


Contact Detail:
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore - 560012
Fax: (080) 2360 1215
Telephone: (080) 22932975 / 76, 23601008, 65474150