Can you tell me about the syllabus for the Entrance Exam of KVPY - Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana for a Class 12th student for admission in B.Sc Program?

KVPY - Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is a national fellowship programme funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

The fellowship is given on the basis of a written exam followed by an interview. Every year the short notification is released on May 11 and the detailed KVPY notification is released on 2nd Sunday of July.

There is no prescribed syllabus for the written exam. The written exam aims to test the understanding and analytical ability of the student than factual knowledge of:

Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
Biology

The composition of the question paper is given in the table below:

Subject Part I Part II

Mathematics 20 questions-1 mark each 10 questions-2 marks each

Physics 20 questions-1 mark each 10 questions-2 marks each

Chemistry 20 questions-1 mark each 10 questions-2 marks each

Biology 20 questions-1 mark each 10 questions-2 marks each

Selection Procedure for Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY):-

•After scrutiny of application forms and meeting the eligibility criteria for various streams, all eligible students will be called for a written aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers across India.

•Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students will be asked to appear for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure.

KVPY 2016 Notification:-

Opening of online application portal: 10th July 2016

Last date for closing of online application: 16th August 2016

Last date for submitting online application: 23rd August 2016

KVPY 2016 Date:- 6th Nov 2016