Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana is a government aided program initiated by the department of science and technology, aimed at students interested in science to pursue courses and a career in the field.
Students must pass the KVPY exam to avail the benefits of this scheme.
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Before going to the eligibility, it is mandatory to mention the three streams under which KVPY exams are conducted. They are SA, SX and SB.
SA: Science stream students of the 11th standard fall under this category.
SX: Science stream students of the 12th standard fall under this category.
SB: Students of 1st year graduate science programs like B.Sc, B.S come under this stream.
There are certain eligibility criteria that students must meet for this exam.
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Students in the SA category must secure a minimum of 75% in maths and science in their 10th standard board exams. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum cut-off is 65%.
Along with the above two conditions, students must secure 60% in the first year of the UG course. For SC, ST and PWD, the minimum cut-off is 50%.
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Initiatives like KVPY scheme are a great help to the under privileged students. For the success of these programs; it is important to ensure the scheme reaches out to the people in rural areas.
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