KVPY Stage 1 Result from Chennai Region

Success Comes to Those Who Chase their Passion, Passionately!!

As this is a season of results, it’s our pleasure to meet you with consistent Record Breaking events!!

And here is yet another Remarkable Success by the FIITJEE Students!!

A Whopping 113 FIITJEEans from Tamilnadu and Kerala have made through KVPY Stage-I. FIITJEE team appreciates the Realized Potential and the Scientific Talent groomed in the young minds for research and development.  

Total Selections from FIITJEE include:

TamilNadu

SA stream – 49 Students

SX stream – 50 Students

Kerala

SA Stream – 7 Students

SX Stream – 7 Students

Our National Selections Include:

SA Stream – 515 Students

SX Stream – 389 Students

A total of 904 FIITJEEians from all over India have made it to the next stage.

Our Hearty Congratulations to all FIITJEEans qualified for KVPY Stage-II.

You have already trod the difficult phase!! All the best from FIITJEE team for the Stage II interview process!!

Let’s now take a deep route on what is KVPY:

"Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" (KVPY) is a program started in 1999 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to encourage students who are studying Basic Sciences to take up research career in Science. The aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented and motivated students to pursue career in research.

The objective of the program is to

·         Identify students with talent and aptitude for research;

·         Help them realize their academic potential;

·         Encourage them to take up research careers in Science, and

·         Ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for research and development in the country.

Generous fellowship and contingency grant are provided to the selected KVPY Fellows up to the pre Ph.D. level or 5 years whichever is earlier. In addition, summer camps for the KVPY Fellows are organized in prestigious research and educational institutions in the country.

The Department of Science and Technology, the nodal agency of the Government has entrusted the overall responsibility for organizing and running the KVPY Program to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and set up a Management Committee and a National Advisory Committee (NAC) for overseeing its implementation. A core committee looks after both the day-to-day and academic aspects of the KVPY Program.

The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies normally on the Technology Day (May 11) and the Second Sunday of July every year. Selection of the students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st year of any undergraduate program in Basic Sciences.

Special groups / Committees are set up at IISc to screen the applications and conduct an aptitude test at various centres in the country. Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students are called for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure. For receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test and interview marks are considered.

Generous fellowships are provided up to the pre-Ph.D. level to the selected KVPY Fellows.

Eligibility

Stream SA: Students enrolled in the XI Standard (Science Subjects) and having secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in Mathematics and Science in the X Standard Board Examination.

Stream SX: Students enrolled in XII Standard/ (+2) (Science subjects) and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to  B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. provided they have secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the X Standard Board Examination and a minimum of  60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology) in the XII standard Board Examination.

Stream SB: Students enrolled in the 1st year of undergraduate program in Basic Sciences namely Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics & Biology leading to   B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. and having secured a minimum of 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in SCIENCE subjects (Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Mathematics)  in the XII Standard Board Examination. In the 1st year final examination of B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./M.S. they must secure 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks before taking up the fellowship, if awarded.

Selection Procedure:

Aptitude Test: After scrutiny of application forms and meeting the eligibility criteria for various streams, all eligible students will be called for a written aptitude test conducted both in Hindi and English at different centers across the country. The details of the venue of the aptitude test for the eligible students and their seat number will be published in the KVPY website during the second week of October.  

Admit Card: Students may download the admit card for the aptitude test from the website from the second week of October.

Interview: Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students will be asked to appear for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure.

A number of students aspiring to become a research scholar take up this test and FIITJEE provides hands on training, test series, question banks and the appropriate guidance through which one can never fail to attain one’s aspirations.

Now let’s read some of the Testimonials given by our FIITJEE Students on what really made them clear the KVPY Stage I Aptitude Test and also their advice to the future KVPY aspirants:

Andrews George Varghese of 4 years Supreme program says,

“I am very grateful to God, to my parents and also my FIITJEE teachers. The teachers have been very helpful to me. They have cleared my doubts at all times and have strived to provide me and my friends with many practice tests. The KVPY archives provided by FIITJEE were of great use. Thus I say to all who aspire to clear KVPY Stage I, study hard, practice many questions and also attempt the questions on mypat.com. All the best.!”

Santhosh Sriram from 4 years Supreme Program ,

“Only because of writing FIITJEE tab tests, I was able to manage the stress of computer not working during the Stage 1 exam. I am so thankful to all my faculties for teaching me.”

Anirudh.R of 2 years Pinnacle Program,

“FIITJEE trained me very well that helped me immensely in attending KVPY Stage I exam. Tab assignments also helped us get aligned to the online mode of examination. Mock tests exactly portray the actual pattern of KVPY Stage I exam.”

Ramkamal.T.B of 2 years Pinnacle Program says,

“FIITJEE packages, archives and periodic tests helped me improve my concepts and problem solving skills. Proper preparation for JEE is enough to clear KVPY SX stream. So don’t fear it. Just trust your faculties, FIITJEE and most importantly yourself. All the best.!”