KVPY Scholarships 2020

KVPY Scholarship 2020 - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore or IISc provides a good amount of scholarship for science students. This scholarship is called the KVPY fellowship program. Students of class 11, 12 and 1st year of UG in basic science can apply for KVPY scholarship. Students who are selected in the KVPY exam are provided with KVPY scholarship amount up to pre-Ph.D level. They are awarded Rs. 5000 and Rs. 7000 per month during graduation and post-graduation respectively. As per KVPY 2020 scholarship, SA student’s fellowship will start from August 1, 2022. While SB/SX students can avail benefits of KVPY scholarship from August 1, 2021. The fellows of KVPY 2020 will also get other KVPY benefits along with scholarship amount. Read below to know more about KVPY 2020 Scholarship, selection process, eligibility, amount details, etc.

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KVPY Scholarship Dates 2020

Students should check the following table to know the dates and events of KVPY scholarship for science students. It will help them to track upcoming events:

KVPY Fellowship Dates

Eligibility for KVPY Scholarship 2020

The eligibility conditions to apply for KVPY exam and availing KVPY fellowship are different for SA/SB and SX students which all are defined below:

KVPY Eligibility Criteria 2020

Eligibility Conditions to Avail KVPY 2020 Scholarship

• Only students who are selected in the final KVPY result 2020 can avail the benefits of KVPY scholarship.

• The student must have enrolled in an undergraduate course in basic sciences.

• He/she must have secured at least 60% marks for general and 50% marks for SC/ST/PWD in aggregate in class 12 science subject exams.

KVPY application form 2020

• The application form of KVPY scholarship 2020 will be released in the second week of July 2020.
• Students will have to fill the form online through official website.
• The registration is the first step to apply for KVPY 2020 scholarship followed by filling of application form, documents submission and pay the fees.
• Students who fill the form successfully will be able to download KVPY admit card 2020.

KVPY Scholarship 2020 Selection Process

• Aptitude Test: This is the first stage of KVPY scholarship selection process. students will have to appear for KVPY aptitude test on November 1, 2020.
• Interview Test: After the result of aptitude test, shortlisted students will have to appear for interview test. The final result of KVPY will be declared in the month of April 2020 and selected students will be provided with the KVPY 2020 scholarship.
• The scholarship is started from the August 1 of next year i.e. 2021 for SB and SX students. In the case of SA students, the KVPY fellowship 2020 will be effective from August 1, 2022.
• The KVPY benefits can be available by students only if they will enrol in an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences.

KVPY 2020 Scholarship Amount Details

Students selected for KVPY fellowship will have to send an email to KVPY officials on fellowship.kvpy@iisc.ac.in to intimate about their admission to UG course. They will have to send Email by September 5, 2021(tentatively). Then KVPY officials will send required forms to students to fill up and submit to KVPY office to get their KVPY 2020 scholarship activated. The students will be provided with monthly and annual scholarship amount as given below:

KVPY Scholarship Amount

Benefits of KVPY 2020 Scholarship

• Selected students are provided with KVPY scholarship money during the graduation and post-graduation as per rates tabulated above.
• They can also apply for admission to IISc and IISER through their KVPY ranks.
• During the counselling of IITs admission, KVPY fellows are given preferences over others.
• During the mentoring period of one year, SA students will be invited for National Science (Vijyoshi) Camp and their travel and other related expenses will be funded by KVPY.
• From the second year of UG course, KVPY fellow will be invited to participate in the summer programme/Project in an approved research lab.
• Each student who is selected for KVPY 2020 scholarship, will be issued an ID card using which he/she can access the library, laboratory facilities, etc. at National Laboratories/ Universities.

Contact Details for KVPY scholarship 2020