KVPY Important Dates

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KVPY is the National Programme of fellowship Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

It is the gateway that provides scholarship upto pre-Ph.D level to the selected candidates.

KVPY 2016 Exam Dates

Admit Card Availability: Second week of October, 2016

Examination Date: 6th November, 2016

Answer Key Released on: second/third week of November

Result of aptitude test for SA, SB and SX: third week of December, 2016

Interview Schedule: in the month of January and February

Final Result Declaration Date (Aptitude test+ Interview): in the month of April, 2016

Exam Pattern :

The aptitude test will be conducted through online (Computer Based Test) or offline (Written Test) mode.

The question paper will be asked both in English & Hindi Language.

It is a multiple choice type question paper.

The duration of the aptitude test will be three hours.

The question paper will contain two sections: PART I & PART II.

There will be four sections in PART I & PART II.

The question paper will consist of 100 marks.

All the questions are compulsory to attempt in Stream SA.

There is an option to attempt any three sections in PART I & any two sections in PART II in Stream SB/SX.

Stream SA

Subjects No. of Questions Total Marks
PART I PART II
Mathematics 15 5 25
Physics 15 5 25
Chemistry 15 5 25
Biology 15 5 25

Stream SB/SX


Mathematics 20 10 40
Physics 20 10 40
Chemistry 20 10 40
Biology 20 10 40

Marking Scheme

The question papers of Stream SA & Stream SB/SX will be of 100 marks.

In PART I of both the Stream, one mark will be awarded for correct response & 0.25 marks will be deducted for incorrect response.

In PART II of Stream SA & Stream SB/SX, for each correct response two marks will be given to the candidates & 0.5 marks will be deducted for incorrect answer.