The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowship was announced for the year 2019-2020 on March 20, 2020. KVPY is a two-stage exam, a National Programme of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India to attract exceptionally highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science.
Students studying in Class XI/XII & first year of graduation are eligible to appear in the exam. The objective of the programme is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realise their academic potential; encourage them to take up research careers in Science.
This year, 28 students secured KVPY fellowship from FIITJEE Punjabi Bagh Centre. Harshvardhan Agarwal, resident of Sonipat in Haryana, studying in Class XII, secured All India Rank 3.
“KVPY is an extremely prestigious exam as it assesses a student’s competency in science & maths oriented towards scientific research.” said ecstatic Partha Halder, Centre Head of FIITJEE, Punjabi Bagh Centre.