KVPY Exam Pattern 2021: Check Stream-wise Pattern for Part 1 & 2 Here

KVPY exam 2022 will not be conducted from this year onwards. The Department of Science and Technology has decided to club KVPY exam with INSPIRE fellowship.

KVPY Exam Pattern 2021 must be referred to by all the candidates appearing for the aptitude test, KVPY aptitude test is conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode and the question paper is in two languages— English and Hindi. The test consists of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. The total time duration of the test is 3 hours. 

In Part I of both the Streams, one mark is awarded for a correct response while 0.25 marks are deducted for an incorrect response. In Part II of Stream SA & Stream SB/SX, for each correct response, two marks are given to the candidates while 0.5 marks are deducted for an incorrect answer.

All the questions are compulsory in the SA stream (Science and Mathematics), while in SB/SX streams, aspirants can attempt any 3 sections from Part 1 and any 2 sections from part 2. There will be four sections in Part I (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics) and four sections in Part II (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics). In case, a candidate is able to attempt more sections, best of three in Part I and best of two in Part II are considered.

Students must go through the KVPY Syllabus 2021 and the KVPY exam pattern for effective preparation of the national-level scholarship examination.