The Kishore Vajgyanik Protsahan Yojana is initiated and funded by the government of India and department of science and technology using the on-going National program of fellowship in basic sciences. It exceptionally attracts the highly motivated students for pursuing the basic science courses and research career in science.
The main objective of the program is to identify the students with talent and aptitude for research to help them realize their academic potential.
Eligibility:
For SA Stream
- Students enrolled for Class 11 admission with science subjects during the year 2022-23.
- Also, he/ she must have secured a minimum of 75% marks or (65% SC/ST/PWD) marks in science and maths subjects in class 10 examination.
For SB Stream
- Students who are eligible for admission in 1st year of the undergraduate program in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./ B. Math. / B. Stat./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.) during the year 2022-23.
- Also, he/ she must be secured a minimum of 60% marks or (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in both maths and science subjects in class 12 examination.
For SX Stream
- Students enrolled for Class 12 admission with science subjects during the year 2023-23.
- He/ She must have been studying in the 2nd year of Cambridge International Examination Board.
- Also, he/ she must have secured a minimum aggregate of 75% marks or (65% SC/ST/PWD) marks in science and maths subjects in class 10 examination.
Syllabus:
The KVPY exam broadly covers topics of four key subjects namely, the Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Note: There is no official syllabus yet but the below mentioned topics are based on experts’ inputs and paper pattern of the previous years.
Stream SA Syllabus 2022
Physics:
Applications in Daily Life, Energy and Power, Electromagnetic Induction, Gravitation, Laws of Motion, Kinematics, Magnetic Effects of Current, Physical World and Measurement, Sources of Energy, Reflection, Refraction, Thermodynamics, Work.
Chemistry:
Acids, Bases and Salts, Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Carbon Compounds, Chemical Reactions, Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties, Environmental Chemistry, And States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Metals and Non-Metals, Periodic Classification of Elements, Thermodynamics.
Biology:
Cell: Structure and Function, Diversity of Living Organisms, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Human Physiology, Heredity and Evolution, Our environment, Life Processes, Plant Physiology, Reproduction.
Mathematics:
Coordinate Geometry, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, Real Number, Statistics and Probability, Surface Areas & Volumes, Trigonometric Functions.
Stream SB Syllabus 2022
Physics:
Applications in Daily Life, Current Electricity, Energy and Power, Electricity & Magnetism, Electrostatics, Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current, Gravitation, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Magnetic Effects of Current, Physical World and Measurement, Reflection, Refraction, Sources of Energy, Thermal Physics, Thermodynamics, Waves & Optics, Work.
Chemistry:
Acids, Bases and Salts, Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Carbon compounds, Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding, Chemical Kinetics, Chemistry of Noble Gases, Chemical Reactions, Cycloalkenes, Dienes and Alkynes, Alkenes, Electrochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Gases and Liquids, Isolation of Elements, Periodic Classification of Elements, States of Matter: Metals, and Non-Metals, Solid State, Surface Chemistry, Structure & Bonding, Thermodynamics.
Biology:
Biology and Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Cell: Structure and Function, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Diversity of Living Organisms, Ecology and Environment, Genetics and Evolution, Human Physiology, Life Processes, Our Environment, Plant Physiology, Reproduction.
Mathematics:
Analytical Geometry in Two Dimensions, Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Equations, Evaluation of Integrals, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Linear Programming, Mathematical Reasoning, Quadratic Probability, Polynomials, Real Number, Relations, and Functions, Statistics and Probability, Surface Areas & Volumes, Vector Algebra, Vectors and 3-D Geometry, Trigonometric Functions.
Stream SX Syllabus 2022
Physics:
Current Electricity, Electrostatics, Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current, Energy and Power, Gravitation, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Magnetic Effects of Current, Physical World and Measurement, Reflection of Light, Refraction, Sources of Energy, Thermodynamics, Work.
Chemistry:
Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Carbon compounds, Chemical Reactions, Chemical Kinetics, Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties, Electrochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Isolation of Elements, Surface Chemistry, States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Metals and Non-Metals, Thermodynamics, Solid State, Periodic Classification of Elements.
Biology:
Biology, Cell: Structure and Function, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Diversity of Living Organisms, Ecology and Environment, Genetics and Evolution, Human Physiology, and Human Welfare, Life processes, Plant Physiology, Reproduction.
Mathematics:
Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Linear Programming, Polynomials, Probability, Quadratic Equations, Mathematical Reasoning, Real Number, Relations, and Functions, Statistics, Statistics and Probability, Surface Areas & Volumes, Trigonometric Functions, Vectors and 3-D Geometry.
Exam Centres:
The aptitude test is conducted across 99 cities of the country. The candidates can choose the centres which are nearby their respective location.
List of Centres in East and North-East Region
| S.No. | State | Cities |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| 2 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Tezpur, Silchar |
| 3 | Bihar | Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 5 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 6 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 7 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 8 | Orissa | Berhampur, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 9 | Tripura | Agarthala |
| 10 | West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Hoogly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
List of Centres in North Region
| S.No. | State | Cities |
| 1. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 2. | Delhi | New Delhi |
| 3. | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat |
| 4. | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| 5. | Ladakh | Leh |
| 6. | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| 7. | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 8. | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Greater Noida, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, |
| Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj, Varanasi | ||
| 9. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
List of Centres in South Region
| S.No. | State | Cities |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| 2 | Karnataka | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamangaluru, Davanagere, Dharwad, |
| Haliyal, Hassan, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Udupi | ||
| 3 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, |
| Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur | ||
| 4 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| 6 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal |
List of Centres in Central and West Region
| S.No. | State | Cities |
| 1 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 2 | Goa | Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain |
| 4 | Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane |
Restriction on Attempts:
You can attempt for the KVPY exam twice, (i.e) both in class 11 and 12 which can increase your chances of selection in IISc and IISERs. If you pursue any basic science course after 12th class, then you can attempt under KVPY SB stream.
Preparation Tips:
- You should take notes and be consistent in preparation for the KVPY exam.
- Set a target by analysing the preparation level in attending the mock tests and solving previous years’ question papers.
- Refer NCERT books where you can cover most of the topics by highlighting the important lines while referring to those for the KVPY exam.
- Revise the KVPY syllabus at least twice or thrice but never mug up, understand and learn which can help you to recollect the points during the exam.
- Try to keep a time management while taking mock tests for the KVPY exam
- Seek expert advice and also watch the topper interviews of KVPY exam where it can boost your confidence level.
- Don’t get distracted by indulging into social media because it can lead to download
- Prepare rigorously by creating a study planner for the KVPY exam by staying calm and do not over stress yourself.
