I am planning to apply for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) and want details about this scheme. Will you tell what the Selection process for this program also provide KVPY
Mobile Number for doing enquiry also provide important dates to apply for this scheme?

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a scholarship program funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India.

KVPY aimed at encouraging students to take up research careers in the areas of basic sciences, engineering and medicine.

It offers scholarship and contingency grants up to the pre-Ph.D. level to selected students.

Selection process:

The selection of students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st year in 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.

The merit list is based on 75% weight-age for Aptitude Test marks and 25% weight-age for the interview marks in the streams SA, SB and SX.

SA can be written by students studying Science stream in class 11.
SX can be written by students studying Science stream in class 12.
SB can be written by students studying Science stream in first year of graduation

Important dates:

The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies normally on the [Technology Day] (May 11) and the Second Sunday of July every year.

The Aptitude test is usually conducted in the month of November every year and the interviews are conducted in the month of January and February.

Contact:

The Convener
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore - 560 012

Fax: (080) 2360 1215

Telephone:
(080) 22932975 / 76, 23601008, 22933536

Email
For Application related queries
application@kvpy.iisc.ernet.in