What is KVPY?
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a scholarship initiative supported by the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology. Its primary objective is to promote research-oriented careers in the fundamental sciences among students. Through this program, eligible students are awarded scholarships and contingency grants until the pre-Ph.D. stage.
KVPY Syllabus
KVPY syllabus consists primarily of topics from science subjects taught in Class 11 and 12, such as physics, chemistry, math, and biology. The governing body for the exam, IISc, does not officially set or release the KVPY syllabus. Students should also keep in mind that this examination is designed to assess candidates' analytical abilities and comprehension rather than their factual knowledge of the topics covered in the various subjects.
KVPY SA Syllabus
The KVPY SA syllabus incorporates topics and chapters from both Class X and Class XII, encompassing subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. These four subjects form the core focus of the SA stream. The syllabus outlines the essential topics within each subject. Please find the list below, including the significant topics for each subject
Subjects | Topics |
Chemistry | States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Reactions, Metals and Nonmetals, Periodic Classification of Elements, Acids, Bases and Salts, Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Carbon Compounds, |
Biology | Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Heredity and Evolution, Reproduction, Life Processes, Our Environment, Plant Physiology, Diversity of Living Organisms, Cell: Structure and Function, Human Physiology. |
Physics | Alternating Current, Physical World and Measurement, Gravitation, Thermodynamics, Magnetic Effects of Current, Sources of Energy, Reflection, Refraction, Electromagnetic Induction, Current Electricity, Electrostatics, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy, and Power. |
Mathematics | Calculus, Relations and Functions, Linear Programming, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Statistics, Quadratic Equations, Probability, Vectors, and 3-D Geometry, Surface Areas and Volumes, Coordinate Geometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics and Probability, Trigonometric Functions, Real Numbers, Polynomials. |
KVPY SB Syllabus
The syllabus covers topics from Class X, Class XI, Class XII, and the first year of college. The SB stream, like the SA and SX streams, includes four subjects: physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology. The most important topics for each subject are listed below.
Subjects | Topics |
Chemistry | Alcohols, Alkenes, Aldehydes, and Ketones & Carboxylic Acid, Alkynes, Aromatic Compounds, Atomic structure, Basic Concepts of chemistry, Biomolecules and polymers, Chemical bonding, Chemical equilibrium, Chemistry of Noble Gases, Coordination compounds, Cycloalkenes, d & f block, Dienes, Electrochemistry, ethers, Gaseous state, Haloalkanes and haloarenes, Hydrocarbon (Alkane, Alkene & Alkyne), Ionic Equilibrium, Kinetics, Nitrogen compounds, Organic chemistry basic principle, p-block, Periodicity, phenols, Qualitative Analysis, Redox, s-block, Solid-state, Solutions, Stereoisomerism, Structure and bonding, Surface chemistry, Metallurgy, Thermodynamics. |
Biology | Genetics, Life Processes, Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Reproduction, Diversity of Living Organisms, Cell: Structure and Function, Biology and Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Genetics and Evolution, Our Environment, Ecology and Environment. |
Physics | Capacitance, Circular Motion, Elasticity and Viscosity, Magnetic Effects of Current, Reflection of Light, Electromagnetic Waves, Fluid Mechanics, Geometrical Optics, Heat Transfer, Magnetic effect of current & magnetic force on charge or current, Modern Physics-I, Nuclear Physics, Rectilinear Motion, Rigid Body Dynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion, Surface Tension, Wave on a String, Calorimetry and thermal expansion, Centre of Mass, Friction, Measurement Error and Experiment, Projectile Motion, Relative Motion, Semiconductors, Sound Waves, Unit and Dimension, Wave Optics, Kinematics, Work, Energy and Power, Kinetic Theory of Masses and Thermodynamics, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating Current, Gravitation, Laws of Motion, Electricity and Magnetism, Thermal Physics. |
Mathematics | Polynomials, Analytical geometry in two dimension, Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Evaluation of integrals, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Linear Programming, Mathematical Reasoning, Probability, Real Number, Relations and Functions, Statistics and Probability, Statistics and Quadratic Equations, Surface Areas and Volumes, Trigonometric Functions, Vector Algebra, Vectors and 3D Geometry |
KVPY SX Syllabus
The SX stream is designed for students in Class XII. The syllabus comprises topics from Class X, Class XI, and Class XII. Similar to the SA stream, the KVPY SX syllabus includes Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology as the main subjects. However, the key distinction lies in the SX stream's inclusion of Class XII portions. Below is a list of the significant topics covered in all four subjects
Subjects | Topics |
Chemistry | Alcohols, Aldehydes and ketones & carboxylic acid, Aromatic Compounds, Atomic structure, Basic concepts of chemistry, Biomolecules and polymers, Chemical bonding, Chemical equilibrium, Coordination compounds, d & f block, Electrochemistry, Ethers, Gaseous state, Haloalkanes and haloarenes, Hydrocarbon (Alkane, Alkene & Alkyne), Ionic equilibrium, Kinetics, Nitrogen compounds, Organic chemistry basic principle, P-block, Periodicity, Phenols, Qualitative Analysis, Redox, S-block, Solid-state, Solutions, Stereoisomerism, Surface chemistry Metallurgy, Thermodynamics. |
Biology | Cell: Structure and Function, Biology and Human Welfare, Diversity of Living Organisms, Ecology and Environment, Genetics and Evolution, Human Physiology, Life Processes, Plant Physiology, Reproduction, Our Environment, Biotechnology, Genetics |
Physics | Elasticity and viscosity, Electromagnetic induction, Electromagnetic waves, Electrostatics, Fluid mechanics, Friction, Geometrical optics, Gravitation, Heat transfer, Kinetic theory of gases and thermodynamics, Magnetic effect of current & magnetic force on charge or current, Measurement error and experiment, Modern physics-I, Newton’s law of motion, Nuclear physics, Projectile motion, Rectilinear motion, Relative motion, Rigid body dynamics,Semiconductors, Simple harmonic motion, Sound waves, Surface Tension, Unit and dimension, Wave on a string, Wave optics, Work, Power and Energy, Alternating current, Calorimetry and thermal expansion, Capacitance, Centre of mass, Circular Motion, Current electricity. |
Mathematics | Real Number, Polynomials, Introduction to Trigonometry, Surface Areas and Volumes, Trigonometric Functions, Geometry, Linear Programming, Vectors, and 3D Geometry, Calculus, Relations and Functions, Coordinate Geometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, and Quadratic Equations, Probability, Statistics, and Probability. |