Can you tell me about the Marks distribution in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) for SA and SB scholarship program?

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a scholarship program 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, engineering and medicine.

For SA

The question paper consists of two parts (both contain only multiple choice questions) for 100 marks.
There will be four sections in Part I (each containing 15 questions) and four sections in Part II (each containing 5 questions).

All questions are compulsory.

In Part A - Each correct answer gets 1 mark and for each incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.

In Part B - Each correct answer gets 2 marks and for each incorrect answer 0.50 marks will be deducted.

Sl. No Subject Part I Part II
1 Mathematics 15 questions – 1 mark each 5 questions – 2 marks each
2 Physics 15 questions – 1 mark each 5 questions – 2 marks each
3 Chemistry 15 questions – 1 mark each 5 questions – 2 marks each
4 Biology 15 questions – 1 mark each 5 questions – 2 marks each


For SB

The question paper consists of two parts (Part A contains multiple choice questions and Part B contains descriptive type questions) for 100 marks.

It consists of 80 questions of 1 mark each and 40 questions of 2 marks each. There will be four sections allotted for (1) Mathematics, (2) Physics, (3) Chemistry and (4) Biology.

In Part A you have to attempt any 3 subjects out of 4 subjects. In Part B you have to attempt 2 Subjects out of 4 Subjects.

In Part - A each correct answer gets 1 mark and for each incorrect answer 0.25 mark will be deducted.

In Part - B each correct answer gets 2 marks and for each incorrect answer 0.50 mark will be deducted.

Sl. No Subject Part I Part II
1 Mathematics 20 questions – 1 mark each 10 questions – 2 marks each
2 Physics 20 questions – 1 mark each 10 questions – 2 marks each
3 Chemistry 20 questions – 1 mark each 10 questions – 2 marks each
4 Biology 20 questions – 1 mark each 10 questions – 2 marks each