KVPY-2020: Important Dates, Application for KVPY AND Support Helpdesk Details

Important Dates
Opening of online application portal	: 6th September 2020
Date for closing of online application	: 30th October 2020
Download Admit card	: Second week of January 2021
Exam Date APPLICATIONS                      Application for KVPY-2020 must be done online only. There are three steps to complete your application successfully. Step  1. Registration Step 2. Filling personal and academic details, choosing test centres and uploading photo, signature and other certificates, as applicable. Step 3. Payment of application fees.  Please note that you must pay the application fee only at the  KVPY application portal. This can be done by using a Credit Card, ATM-Debit Card or Net Banking. No other means of payment will be accepted.  Once the payment is successful and application is submitted, no refund of application fee will be done The application fees for KVPY-2020 are as follows: For General/OBC Category: Rs. 1250,  For SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 625 (Bank Charges extra)   It is strongly recommended that the candidates carefully read the instructions given on the KVPY website before filling the online application. The steps are described in detail here   KVPY Aptitude Test 2020 will be held online in the following cities across India: East & North East: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna (Bihar), Bhilai nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur  (Chhattisgarh), Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi (Jharkhand), Berhampur, Bhubaneshwar,  Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur (Orissa), Naharlagun (Arunachal Pradesh), Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar, Tezpur (Assam), Imphal (Manipur), Shillong (Meghalaya), Agarthala (Tripura), Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Hoogly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri (West Bengal) North: Chandigarh (Chandigarh), New Delhi (Delhi), Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat (Haryana), Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), Leh (Ladakh), Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala (Punjab), Ajmer,  Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur (Rajasthan),  Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Greater Noida,  Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee (Uttarakhand) South: Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Belagavi, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamangaluru,  Davanagere, Dharwad, Haliyal, Hassan, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Udupi, (Karnataka), Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal (Telangana), Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur (Kerala), Puducherry (Puducherry), Chennai, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) West & Central: Madgoan, Mapusa, Panaji (Goa), Ahamedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodra (Gujarat), Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Amaravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane (Maharashtra) Mock Computer Based Test of KVPY Aptitude Test - (Will be updated soon)   Important Dates Opening of online application portal : 6th September 2020 Date for closing of online application : 30th October 2020 Download Admit card : Second week of January 2021 Exam Date : 31st January 2021     Applications are invited from Indian Nationals. However, as per the Interim Order (Final Order awaited) of the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka OCI/PIO students will be allowed to write the KVPY Aptitude Test 2020. Support Helpdesk Details IF YOU REQUIRE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO Application Form, CALL ON 080 - 22932975/76, 080- 23601008 & 080 - 22933536 Email to applications.kvpy@iisc.ac.in THE PHONE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 05:00 PM. * Saturday and Sunday are Holidays.	: 31st January 2021

ABOUT KVPY

The "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" (KVPY) is a program started in 1999 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to encourage students who are studying Basic Sciences to take up research career in Science. The aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented and motivated students to pursue career in research.

This program aims to assist the students to realize their potential and to ensure that the best scientific talent is groomed for research and development in the country. Generous fellowship and contingency grant are provided to the selected KVPY Fellows up to the pre Ph.D. level or 5 years whichever is earlier. In addition, summer camps for the KVPY Fellows are organized in prestigious research and educational institutions in the country.

The Department of Science and Technology, the nodal agency of the Government has entrusted the overall responsibility for organizing and running the KVPY Program to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and set up a Management Committee and a National Advisory Committee (NAC) for overseeing its implementation. A core committee looks after both the day-to-day and academic aspects of the KVPY Program.

ELIGIBILITY - 2020

 

The KVPY Fellowships are given to Indian Nationals  to Study in India (Students intending to pursue/pursing under graduate program under Distance Education scheme/correspondence course of any university are not eligible to apply).

Stream SA: Students enrolled in XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2020-21 and having secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in the X Standard Board examination immediately in the preceding academic year are eligible to appear for Aptitude test.

The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if they join an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.) in the academic year 2022-23 after having secured a minimum of  60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in Science subjects in the XII standard/(+2) Board Examination. During the interim period of one year they will be invited for the National  Science (Vijyoshi) Camp and their travel expenses and local hospitality will be met by KVPY.

Stream SX: Students enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) during the academic year 2020–21 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./Int. M.S. for the session 2021–22 provided they have secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/ Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination during the academic year 2018-19 are eligible to appear for the Aptitude test.

The fellowship of the students selected under this stream will be activated only if  they join an undergraduate course in Basic sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.) in the academic year 2020-21 after having secured a minimum of  60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination during academic year 2020-21.

Students in their 2nd year of study in Cambridge International Examination Board and aspiring to join an UG program (viz. B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S.)in Basic Sciences namely Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology in the Academic year 2020-21 are eligible to apply provided they have secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination. They must secure 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.

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./Int. M.S. during the academic year 2020–21 and having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology)  in the XII Standard Board Examination  are eligible to appear for the Aptitude test. In the 1st year final examination of B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S. they must secure 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.

Empowerment initiative in the KVPY Fellowship Program:

1. A certain number of additional fellowships exclusively for the students belonging to SC/ST community under the various streams as stated above will be operated. 
2. A certain number of fellowships under various streams as stated above will be operated exclusively for students under the category of Persons With Disability (Physically and Visually Challenged).

Students enrolled in an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences, that is, B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./Int. 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 are eligible for KVPY fellowship.

 

SELECTION PROCEDURE

 

1. Aptitude Test: Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria for various streams,  will be called for  aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers across the country on Sunday, the 31st January 2021.
   
   Admit Card
   • Students  may download the admit card for the aptitude test from the website from the  second week of January 2021

• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

   

  1. Some friends from my School/College are planning to take the KVPY aptitude test. Can we ask our School/College authorities to request bulk applications for us?
     
     Candidates must apply through online only. No hard copy of the application is available. Bulk applications from school/college authorities will not be entertained.
     
     
  2. What is the meaning of the phrase 'computer based test'? I have never taken such a test before.
     
     The phrase means that the test will be conducted using an easy-to-use portal on a computer. No prior experience with using computers is needed to opt for such a test. In fact, students who choose to take the computer based test will be directed to a web link that contains a mock aptitude test hosted on the same portal. This will allow them to get familiar with all features of the testing environment.
     
     
  3. Can I take a computer based test in Hindi?
     
     Yes.
     
     
  4. What is the syllabus for the aptitude test ?
     
     There is no prescribed syllabus for the aptitude test. The aptitude test aims to test the understanding and analytical ability of the student than his/her factual knowledge. However, students are tested for the syllabus up to class X/XII/1st year of  B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. as applicable.
     
     
  5. What is the eligibility criteria for  KVPY 2020 ?(a) Stream SA: Students enrolled in the XI Standard (Science Subjects) during the academic year 2020-21 and having secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination.
     
     Students promoted through both the Summative Assessments-II conducted by the school and conducted by the Board are eligible to apply, if they satisfy eligibility criteria. If the students have obtained a letter grade in the qualified examination, they are requested to convert it into an appropriate % marks and fill-up the application form.
     
     (b) Stream SX: Students enrolled in XII standard / (+2) during the academic year 2020-21 and aspiring to join an undergraduate program in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S.) for the session 2021-22 provided they have secured a minimum of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination. They must secure 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.
     
     (c) Stream SB: Students enrolled in the 1st Year of an undergraduate program in sciences (B.Sc./B.S./ B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S.) during the academic year 2020-21 and having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in Science subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII/(+2) Standard Board Examination.  In the 1st year final examination of B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./M.S. they must secure 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.
     
     
  6. Is it necessary that the students have to study all the four subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics?
     
     In the Stream-SA  all questions are compulsory (Science and Mathematics)
     In respect of the streams SB and SX , there will be four sections in Part I (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics) and four sections in Part II (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics).  Candidates  may answer any THREE of the four subjects in Part I and any TWO of the four subjects in Part II. In case candidate attempts  more sections, best of three in Part I and best of two in Part II is considered.
     
     
  7. When does the KVPY advertisement come in the newspapers?
     
     The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies on the Technology day (May 11), and on the second Sunday of July every year.
     
     
  8. Can I avail the KVPY Fellowship along with a merit scholarship?
     
     KVPY does not allow its Fellows to receive simultaneously fellowship /scholarship from more than one source, either government or private. In case they are in receipt of any other fellowship or scholarship, they will have to relinquish it in order to avail the KVPY Fellowship.
     
     
  9. When can I get the application form?
     
     The KVPY is publishing its detailed advertisement on 2nd Sunday of the month of July every year. The application form can be obtained after the publication of the advt.
     
     
     
  10. When should I submit application form?
      The last date for submission of the application form will be notified in the detailed advertisement published during July every year.
      
      
  11. Whom should I contact in case of Examination centre related queries?
      
      The students can send their queries through e-mail which will be answered.
      
      
  12. I have a scanned copy of my photograph/signature/caste certificate, the file size of which exceeds the limit mentioned in the online application form.  What should I do?
      
      Please compress the file and then upload it.
      
      
  13. When and How do I download ADMIT CARD ?
      
      Candidates may download ADMIT CARD during 2nd week of January 2021 by logging in to their application portal at KVPY website. Details regarding Examination venue and seat number will be available in the admit card.
      
      
  14. EXAMINATION TIME:
      
      STREAM SA : Forenoon  9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Candidates should report at 8:30 AM)
      
      STREAM SB/SX : Afternoon 2 PM to 5 PM (Candidates should report at 1 PM)

   

• Please bring the Admit Card along with you for the examination. In addition to the admit card, students must bring  valid School/College ID or Aadhar Card or Passport  with  clear photograph. Produce the same to the invigilator on request. Students without the Admit Card and valid ID will not be permitted to appear for the aptitude test.

  1.     You are advised to go over to the examination center at least an hour before the commencement of the test.

  2.     The room numbers in which the test will be conducted will be displayed in each center.

  3.    You are NOT permitted to carry calculators or any electronic devices. Virtual calculators will be made available on the computer screen. You will be  provided sheets for rough work.

  4.    Carrying/use of mobile phone, I-pod, portable hard disc, pen drive, data card, pagers inside the examination hall is strictly prohibited and no provisions have been made for their safe custody at test centers.

SOURCE:http://kvpy.iisc.ernet.in/main/applications.htm