KVPY Interview 2020-21: Check Frequently Asked Questions for KVPY

This year, owing to circumstances due to the Coronavirus, the round of interview has been eliminated. Know more here.

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) conducts interviews for the students who successfully clear the KVPY aptitude test. However, this year, no interviews will be conducted in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. The KVPY scholarship will solely be based on the Aptitude Test. The same has been informed through the official notification released for KVPY 2020.
The KVPY exam will take place on January 31, 2021. The KVPY application forms were released on September 6, 2020, on the official website of KVPY. All the eligible and interested candidates will be able to apply for the same until October 5, 2020.

Latest: KVPY 2020 Eligibility Criteria revised due to the ongoing pandemic situation

Check out the official notification below:

Generally, in total, 25% weightage is given to the interview round and the remaining 75% weightage is given to the marks that a candidate scores in the Aptitude Test. All those who achieve the desired cutoff in the KVPY aptitude test are called for the interview round. A final merit list is prepared on the basis of both the scores and the final result is released on the official KVPY website. All those who successfully clear both the rounds are granted the KVPY fellowship.

Download here the official KVPY 2020 notification

The Questions asked in the KVPY Interview are from subjects including Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. The KVPY Interview focuses on the presence of the mind and personality of a candidate. Experts analyse students based on several grounds before declaring the final result.

Since, there will be no interview round this year, the exam authority body has decided to grant the KVPY scholarship just on the basis of the aptitude test.

KVPY Admit Card 2020

The KVPY Admit Card 2020 for the aptitude test will be released in the second week of January 2021, as per the information available on the website. Students will be able to download the KVPY admit Card 2020 using their login credentials. The admit card will be made available on the official website of KVPY. KVPY interview call letters wont be released this year as the round of interview has been eliminated this year.

KVPY Result 2020

IISc, Bangalore will be declaring the KVPY Result 2020 for the aptitude test in the last week of February 2021. Students will be able to check the KVPY result 2020-21 for SA, SX and SB streams through the official website of KVPY— kvpy.iisc.ernet.in. They can check their application number, name and roll number in the KVPY 2020-21 merit list. Along with the KVPY 2020-21 result, KVPY cutoff 2020-21 will also be released. Students who will find their names in the merit list will be eligible for the scholarship.

The shortlisted candidates will get the monthly fellowship of Rs 5,000 during 1st to 3rd years of BSc, BS, BStat, BMath, Integrated MSc, MS. KVPY will declare the names of both the selected and non-selected candidates after the full completion of the selection procedure.

KVPY 2020-21: Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are interviews going to be conducted this year?

A. No, interviews will not be conducted due to COVID-19 this year.

Q. When is the aptitude test scheduled?

A. The KVPY exam will be conducted on January 31, 2021.

Q. How will the KVPY fellowships be awarded this year in the absence of interviews?

A. KVPY scholarships will be awarded solely on the basis of the aptitude test.

Read More:

• KVPY applications begin, apply before October 5
• KVPY 2020-21: Applications, Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus
• KVPY Selection Procedure

• KVPY 2020: Advantages of the scholarship programme