KVPY Exam scrapped: Here’s what you need to know

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has said that Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) aptitude test will be discontinued from 2022 and it will be subsumed with the INSPIRE scheme. KVPY fellowship programme comes under DST, govt of India.

The latest development won't affect the current KVPY fellows and they will continue to receive their fellowships till the end of their tenure, it added.

“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,” reads the statement, which was posted on kvpy.iisc.ernet.in website.


This aptitude test was conducted to shortlist young and motivated students who want to pursue research careers in science and basic science courses.