The popular KVPY aptitude fellowship test will be discontinued from 2022 onwards, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Indian government has informed.
The existing norms will apply to the current KVPY fellows and they will continue receiving their fellowships till the tenures are completed.
The official statement on the KVPY website -- kvpy.iisc.ernet.in -- stated:
“DST has decided to subsume KVPY with INSPIRE. KVPY Aptitude test will not be conducted from the year 2022 onwards. Ongoing KVPY fellows will continue to receive fellowship as per norms from DST,” as per a statement on the KVPY website.
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About KVPY:
The KVPY aptitude test is held to shortlist young scientists for the fellowship scheme.
Students in Classes 11, 12 and those studying in the first year of basic science courses like BSc, BS, B Stat, B Math, Integrated MSc, and Integrated MS are eligible for the KVPY exam.
Till last year, KVPY scores were also used by some of the top science institutes of India such as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) for admission to UG and UG, PG integrated courses.
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