KVPY Exam Pattern | KVPY 2019 Paper Pattern and Marking Scheme For SA, SB & SX

KVPY Exam Pattern 2019: KVPY is a Competitive exam, and an annual scholarship program conducted by IISc to encourage students and to take research careers in order of Basic Sciences. Students must prepare well for KVPY exam to score good marks. Before getting into preparation students must know about KVPY Exam Pattern, by knowing of KVPY Exam Pattern, it will help students to know about marking scheme, type of questions, etc. In this article, we are providing information about KVPY Exam Pattern 2019.

KVPY Exam Pattern 2019

Name of the Exam Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) 2019
Conducting Body Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Number of Phases Two
Mode of Exam Online
Number of Sections Four
Maximum Marks 100
Time Duration Three

Detailed KVPY Exam Pattern 2019

KVPY Exam is involved in two stages

  1. Aptitude Test and
  2. Personal Interview

Students must need to clear aptitude test after that he will get eligible to clear the personal interview process. KVPY Aptitude test will contain 4 sections, from the below section we will give detailed information about KVPY Exam Pattern 2019:

  • Date and Shift: KVPY 2019 exam will be on 3rd November 2019, and for SA the exam will be conducted from 9:30 AM to 12:30 Pm and for SB/SX Stream exam will be conducted from 2 PM to 5 PM.
  • Language: KVPY Aptitude question paper will be available both in English and  Hindi languages.
  • Number of Sections: KVPY question paper is of two sections part 1 and Part 2. Part I and Part II consist of four sections. These sections are common for all the three streams. The sections comprising the question paper are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology.
  • Total Number of Questions: Part I of stream SA consists of 60 questions, that is, 15 questions from each section. Part II comprises 20 questions, 5 questions from each section.
  • Part I of stream SB/SX comprises 80 questions, that is, 20 questions from each section. On the other hand, Part II consists of 40 questions, 10 questions from each section.
  • Type of Questions: The paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). For stream SA, all questions are compulsory. For stream SB/SX, one has to attempt any three sections from Part I and any two sections from Part II.
  • Marking Scheme: The question papers for all the streams SA, SB, and SX consists of 100 marks. Each question of Part I carries 1 mark and there is negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong response. On the other hand, each question of Part II carries 2 marks and there is negative marking of 0.5 marks for every wrong answer.
  • Time Duration: The total time duration for KVPY Aptitude Test (for all three streams) is 3 hours.

KVPY Exam Pattern 2019

To understand it better, let us have a look at the KVPY 2019 exam pattern in tabular form

KVPY Exam Pattern For SA

Subjects No. of Questions Marks
Part I Part II
Physics 15 5 (15 x 1) + (5 x 2) = 25
Chemistry 15 5 (15 x 1) + (5 x 2) = 25
Mathematics 15 5 (15 x 1) + (5 x 2) = 25
Biology 15 5 (15 x 1) + (5 x 2) = 25
  • Number of Questions in Part I = 60
  • Number of Questions in Part II = 20
  • Number of Questions = 80
  • Maximum Marks = 100

KVPY Exam Pattern For SB/SX

Subjects No. of Questions Total Marks
Part I Part II
Physics 20 10 (20 x 1) + (10 x 2) = 40
Chemistry 20 10 (20 x 1) + (10 x 2) = 40
Mathematics 20 10 (20 x 1) + (10 x 2) = 40
Biology 20 10 (20 x 1) + (10 x 2) = 40
Note: that candidates have to attempt any three sections from Part I and any two sections from Part II.
  • Number of Questions in Part I = 20 x 3 = 60
  • Number of Questions in Part II = 10 x 2 = 20
  • Number of Questions = 80
  • Maximum Marks = 100

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