Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
(English: Young Scientist Incentive Plan) (KVPY) is a scholarship
programme funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government
of India, aimed at encouraging students to take up research careers in the
areas of basic sciences. It offers scholarships and contingency grants up to
the pre-Ph.D. level to selected students. Begun in 1999, it is administered by
the Indian Institute of Science. The students who qualify in the KVPY Exam are
eligible for a fellowship as well as admissions into institutes like the IISc
and the IISER based on additional criteria. This exam has 3 Streams: SA (Class
11), SX (Class 12), and SB (First year BSc). Streams SP Basic Sciences (Class
11, 12 and First-year BSc, BTech) and SP Medicine (First-year MBBS) were
discontinued since 2012-13. The KVPY application process consists of four
steps: Registration, Application Form submission, Fee Payment and checking
application Status
