KVPY 2026 — Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (now part of INSPIRE)

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9th May 2026

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KVPY-INSPIRE awards research fellowships and direct admission to BS-MS programmes at IISc and IISERs.

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KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana), now merged into INSPIRE Scheme for Higher Education, is a fellowship programme of the Department of Science & Technology administered by the Indian Institute of Science. Selected fellows receive monthly stipends of ₹5,000–₹7,000 from Class XI to PhD, and gain direct admission to BS / BS-MS programmes at IISc Bangalore and all seven IISERs without separate IAT. The programme has three streams: SA (Class XI), SX (Class XII) and SB (B.Sc. first-year). Selection is via an aptitude test followed by a personal interview at one of IISc's regional centres.

Department

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) / Department of Science & Technology

Stage Level

National

Eligibility

Minimum Qualification

Class XI / XII / B.Sc. first-year students with science stream and consistently strong academic record

Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Computer Based

Applicants Gender

All

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Application Start Date	20th July 202620th July 2026
Application End Date	10th September 202610th September 2026
Exam Date	8th November 20268th November 2026
Result Announcement Date	22nd December 202622nd December 2026

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