Hello Benny,

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a national-level scholarship/fellowship program conducted to promote and encourage highly driven students to opt for research careers in basic science courses. It is initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India. Students who qualify KVPY, known as the KVPY fellows, receive a monthly scholarship up to pre Ph. D. level.

There are 3 streams for which KVPY is conducted - SA, SX, and SB. The eligibility criteria for KVPY 2018-19 for these streams are mentioned below.

SA - Candidates must be studying science stream in class 11. A candidate must secure a minimum of 75% in math and science subjects in class 10th board exams. For SC, ST, and PWD, the minimum required marks is 65%.

SX - Candidates must be studying science stream in class 12. A candidate must secure a minimum of 75% in math and science subjects in class 10th board exams. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 65%. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in math and science subjects in class 12th board exams to take up the fellowship. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%.

SB - Candidates must be studying in their 1st year of Bachelor degree in any of the Basic Science courses. A candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in math and science subjects in class 12th board exams. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure a minimum of 60% in the first year of his undergraduate course to take up the fellowship. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum required marks is 50%.

The subjects included under Basic Sciences include 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 and Environmental Science.

Note: Students enrolled under distance education or correspondence course for their undergraduate program are not eligible to apply for KVPY.