CBSE KVPY Exam

Does the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) National Fellowships offer by CBSE Schools for their 12th class students? My sister is studying in class 12th Science in a CBSE School of Delhi. She got 82% marks in 11th. So tell me how can she apply for Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) National Fellowships Scheme?

Can you tell me if Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is organised by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) or some other organising Body?

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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a national level fellowship programme. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has started it in 1999.

It is conducted to provide scholarship up to pre-Ph.D level to the selected candidates. The selection will be based on the aptitude test & interview managed by the IISc (Indian Institute of Science).

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:
One must be a citizen of India.

For Stream SA:
Qualifying Exam: One who studied in Class 11th (science stream) must apply for the exam.
Minimum Marks: One has to pass class 10th with Mathematics & Science subjects & secure minimum 75% marks (65% marks for SC/ST/PwD) in aggregate.

For Stream SX:
Qualifying Exam: One, those studied in class 12th (science subjects) can apply.
Minimum Marks: One have to score minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwD) in aggregate in Mathematics & Science subjects (PCB) in Class 12th. One also have to obtain minimum 75% marks (65% marks for SC/ST/PwD) in aggregate in class 10th.

For Stream SB:
Qualifying Exam: One who enrolled in 1st year of the UG programme in Basic Science (Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology) leading to B.Sc/BS/ B.Math. /B.Stat./MS/Int. M.Sc) can apply for the exam.
Minimum Marks: One have to score at least 60% marks (50% marks for SC/ST/PwD category) in 10+2 exam.

Exam Pattern

Exam Mode: The exam will be conducted through online (computer based test) mode.
Language: The exam will be conducted both in English & Hindi Language.
Exam Duration: The duration of the examination will be three hours.
Type of Questions: The question paper will be objective type.
No. of Papers: The question paper will come in two sections: Part I & Part II.
Marks: The question paper will be total 100 marks.
Marking Scheme: In part I, one mark will be given to the candidates for correct answer, in part II two marks will be awarded for each correct response.
Negative Marking: In part I, 0.25 marks will be deducted for incorrect answer. In part II, 0.5 marks will be deducted for wrong response.