KVPY Syllabus 2018

KVPY Syllabus 2018 – The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana(KVPY) is scheduled to be held on November 4 and students writing the test should check the KVPY syllabus thoroughly before starting their preparation. KVPY tests students' analytical and critical thinking ability. The conducting body, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore does not prescribe any specific syllabus for KVPY. However, candidates have to refer to the syllabus prescribed for their specific classes starting from class 11 to 1st year of B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int.M.Sc./M.S as applicable. We have made the process easier for students by segregating the KVPY syllabus 2018 as per group- SA, SX and SB.

The KVPY syllabus 2018 includes major subjects and topics covered in each stream - SA, SX and SB. All the streams comprise 20 questions from Maths, Science, Physics and Biology. According to the KVPY exam pattern, in stream SA, Part 1 includes 15 questions and part 2 consists of 5 questions, while in SB and SX, part one has 20 questions and part two- 10. During preparation, students must practice from the KVPY sample papers and take the KVPY mock test available online. To know more about the KVPY syllabus including marking scheme, pattern and sample papers, read the article below.

KVPY Syllabus 2018: Important facts

KVPY Syllabus 2018: Marking scheme and exam pattern details

While all the streams of KVPY include the four subjects as well as two part, the marking scheme for SA is different from SB and SX. The total number of questions in SA is 80 while the total marks is 100. In SB and SX, there are 120 questions and the exams are held for 160 marks. Questions with 1 mark have a negative marking of -0.25 in case of wrong answer and those with 2 marks have a negative marking of -5. Here is the marking scheme:

For Stream SA

For stream SB and SX

KVPY Syllabus 2018 of SA Stream

The KVPY syllabus for SA stream includes topics taught till class 11. Apart from NCERT, candidates can also refer the books by other publishers (topics done till class 11). Some of the topics in KVPY SA syllabus 2018 are mentioned below:

SA Stream: Subject-wise topics

KVPY Syllabus 2018 – SB/SX Stream

The KVPY SX stream syllabus includes subjects and topics from class 12 and that for SB includes topics up to degree first year. Nevertheless, the syllabus is same for both. Some of the topics covered are: 

SB/SX Streams: Subject-wise topics

KVPY Mock Test 2018

Candidates can take the mock test of KVPY after checking the KVPY syllabus 2018. The mock test can be taken online and has been released on September 12, 2018. The mock test can be taken both in Hindi and English and is of 3 hours in duration. Like the actual paper, the mock test also has two sections divided among the four subjects.

KVPY Sample Papers 2018

Once candidates have checked the KVPY syllabus 2018, they also practice from the KVPY sample papers or question papers. Like the mock test of KVPY, the papers include the kind of questions that might come in any of the streams. Candidates must download and practice the sample papers as many times possible to prepare themselves better and improve their chances of clearing the exam.

KVPY Result 2018

The conducting body will release the result of KVPY 2018 in the third week of December, 2018. The result will release in online mode in the form of PDF. KVPY 2018 result will be in the form of a merit list which will contain the names and roll numbers of candidates who qualify the written examination. After the result, shortlisted candidates will have to sit for a round of interview and thereafter will qualify KVPY scholarship 2018.