Terms and Conditions for KVPY

Is there anybody who will provide details about terms and conditions for Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Scholarship? Will you please tell me about minimum qualification required to apply for KVPY Scholarship?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Here I am providing details about Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Scholarship:

Students who are pursuing Under Graduate Degree or completed through Distance Learning Mode, they are not eligible to apply for this Scholarship Scheme.

Students enrolled in an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences, that is, B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Biotechnology, Neurosciences, Bioinformatics, Marine Biology, Geology, Human Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Sciences, Applied Physics, Geophysics, Materials Science or Environmental Science.
Students who have joined one of these courses mention above, they are eligible to apply for KVPY Scholarship.

ELIGIBILITY
Stream SA:
Students enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2016-17 and having secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board examination.

Stream SX
Students enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) during the academic year 2016–17 and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. provided they have secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination and a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination.

Stream SB:
Students enrolled in the 1st year of undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. during the academic year 2016–17 and having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Mathematics) in the XII Standard Board Examination.

FELLOWSHIPS
BASIC SCIENCES Monthly Fellowship Annual Contingency
Grant
SA/SX/SB - during 1st to 3rd years Rs. 5000 Rs. 20000
of - B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math. / Integrated M.Sc. /M.S.

SA/SX/SB - during M. Sc. / 4th to 5th Rs. 7000 Rs. 28000
years of Integrated M.Sc. /M.S./M.Math./M.Stat.

To get more details, contact to:
The Convener
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore - 560 012
Fax: (080) 2360 1215
Telephone080) 22932975 / 76, 23601008, 22933536
For Application related queries : application@kvpy.iisc.ernet.in