KVPY 2022: The ‘Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna’ is a scholarship scheme through which science students can take up the research career in the Science field. In this regard, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India conducts an entrance test for selecting the eligible candidates for the scholarship. After qualifying this exam, financial assistance is given up to the Pre-Ph.D. level to the candidates. It is expected that the KVPY registration 2022 will start from 2nd week of July 2022. Here candidates can check crucial information about KVPY 2022 such as application process, eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus and exam pattern etc. in this article below.
The notification for KVPY 2022 will be released online on the official website. After the release of the notification, the crucial information will be updated here in this article.
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Interested candidates can check here crucial information about the KVPY 2022 registration schedule here in the table below. Actual dates will be updated later after the announcement of the official dates:
Events | Dates (Tentative) |
Availability of online application form | 2nd week of July 2022 |
Closing date of application form | 1st week of September 2022 |
Admit card release date | 2nd week of October 2022 |
Date of KVPY 2022 Exam | 1st week of November 2022 |
Availability of Answer key | 4th week of November 2022 |
Announcement of the result | 3rd week of December 202 |
The interview process will commence from | 3rd week of January 2023 |
Closing date of interview | 4th week February 2023 |
The applicants must meet the prescribed eligibility conditions in order to apply for KVPY Scholarship 2022:
Nationality: The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
For SA Stream:
For SX Stream:
For SB Stream:
The candidates have to go through certain steps in order to fill an online KVPY 2022 application form. Check step by step by guide below:
The candidates should have information about the exam pattern. Checking crucial information about the KVPY exam pattern below:
For SA Stream:
Subjects | Number of Questions | Max Marks | |
Part 1 | Part 2 | ||
Physics | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Chemistry | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Mathematics | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Biology | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Total | 60 | 20 | 100 |
For SB/SX Stream:
Subjects | Number of Questions | Max Marks | |
Part 1 | Part 2 | ||
Physics | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Chemistry | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Biology | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 40 | 160 |
The competent authority will prepare a question paper based on qualifying exam subjects and other aptitude questions to judge the candidate’s analytical ability. The candidates should prepare for the exam as per the prescribed syllabus. Candidates must go through the syllabus of the qualifying exam and read all the topics carefully.
The candidates should follow the preparation tips as mentioned below:
The candidates have to access the official website for downloading the admit card. The KVPY 2022 admit card is expected to be available in the second week of October 2022. Candidates need to login on the website for downloading the admit card. KVPY admit card will consist of information like name, address, exam centre, date of exam etc.
Apart from carrying admit card, candidates also need to carry college/school ID or other ID proof for appearing in the exam. Those who failed to carry admit card will not be allowed to appear in the exam.
The result of the KVPY 2022 exam will be released online on the official website. It is likely to be released in the third week of December 2022. The competent authority will prepare a merit list as per the respective stream (SA, SB, and SX) and will be placed online on the website.
Applicants have to score minimum qualifying marks in the exam for passing the exam. Candidates need to enter user ID and password for login on the website. Then click on the respective result link and download the result. Take the printout of the result and follow further directions.
The competent authority will issue KVPY cut-off marks for all categories and streams. The applicants must obtain the minimum qualifying marks or cut-off marks to pass the aptitude test.
Candidates can visit the official website for obtaining the cut-off marks. The cut off marks for KVPY 2022 will be as per the following data:
Streams | Cut off Marks | |
General/OBC category | SC/ST/PwD category | |
SA | 45 | 35 |
SB | 43 | 33 |
SX | 53 | 43 |
Qualified candidates on the basis of KVPY merit or result can appear in the counselling process. Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of marks scored in the aptitude test. Selected candidates have to participate in the interview process for final selection.
Performance in the aptitude test and interview will be considered for awarding fellowship. Candidates must bring original documents for verification. After verification of the important documents, competent authority will grant final admission.
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