KVPY Sample Papers 2018: Candidates who are appearing for KVPY exam must practise KVPY sample papers. Solving KVPY sample papers 2018 will help students get familiar with the types of questions asked and the difficulty level of the exam. This in turn helps them prepare well for the computer based test. Candidates can download sample papers of KVPY here as all of them are available in this page for their convenience. The sample papers of KVPY includes previous years’ question papers as well as answer key. To download the KVPY sample papers for free of cost, candidates have to register themselves here. KVPY will be conducted in computer-based mode in two sessions on November 4, 2018. Candidates must go through this article on KVPY sample papers 2018 to know how to download the question papers and get an overview of the paper pattern.
Steps to download KVPY Sample Papers 2018
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KVPY Exam Pattern 2018: Sections, Questions, Marking Scheme
Along with the practice of KVPY sample papers 2018, candidates must stay informed about the exam pattern of KVPY 2018. Details on KVPY 2018 exam pattern have been given below:
Subjects- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology
Questions-In case of SA, 80 questions while 120 questions is asked in SB/SX
Total Marks- In case of SA stream, 100 marks is alloted while it is 120 marks for SB/SX
Marks allotted- One mark is given to part A in each stream and two marks is allotted to part B in each stream.
Negative Marking-In case of wrong questions in Part A, 0.25% marks is deducted and in Part B, 0.50% marks is deducted
KVPY 2018 - Question weightage and marks
KVPY sample papers 2018 will be prepared on the basis of the below-given pattern:
SA stream
Sections for SA stream | Number of questions for Part A (1 mark) | Number of questions for Part B (2 marks each) | Total Marks |
Mathematics | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Physics | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Chemistry | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Biology | 15 | 5 | 25 |
Total | 60 | 20 | 100 marks for 80 questions |
SB/SX stream
Sections for SB/SX stream | Number of questions for Part A (1 mark) (only 3 sections to be attempted) | Number of questions for Part B (2 marks) (only 2 sections to be attempted) | Total Marks |
Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Physics | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Chemistry | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Biology | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 80 | 120 marks for attempting total 80 questions only) |
