The Kishore VaigyanikProtsahanYojana (KVPY) is an on-going National
Program of Fellowships in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract
exceptionally and highly motivated students for pursuing basic science
courses and research career in science.
The objectives of the program are to identify students
with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their
potential in their studies; encourage them to take up research careers
in Science, and ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for
research and development in the country. The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies normally on Technology Day the (May 11) and the Second Sunday of July every year.
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. Special groups / committees are set up at IISc, to screen the applications and conduct an aptitude test at various centres in the country. Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students are called for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure. For receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test and interview marks are considered.
Generous scholarships are provided up to the pre-Ph.D. level to the selected KVPY Fellows.
KVPY Fellowship 2013 will be Rs.4000-7000 per month + Contingency Grant with effective from 01.08.2014
• Stream SA: Students
enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year
2013-14 and aspiring to join an undergraduate program in basic sciences
(B Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math /Int. M.Sc./M.S.) during the academic year
2015-16.
• Stream SX: Students
enrolled in + 2 /XII Standard during the academic year 2013-14 and
aspiring to join an undergraduate program in basic sciences (B.Sc./B.S./
B. Stat./B Math Vint M.Sc./M.S.) during the academic year 2014-15.
• Stream SB: Students
enrolled in First Year B.Sc./B.S./ B.Stat./B.Math./lnt. M.Sc./M.S. in
basic sciences during the academic year 2013-14
For Application: http://www.kvpy.org.in/kvpy-1314/
For details: http://www.kvpy.org.in
