KVPY

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is a scholarship program

funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of
India, aimed at encouraging students to take up research careers in the areas
of basic sciences, engineering and medicine. It offers scholarship and
contingency grants up to the pre-Ph.D. level to selected students. Started in
1999, it is administered by the Indian Institute of Science.The Kishore
Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of
Fellowships in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of
Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally
talented and highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and
research career in science.
The objectives of the program are to identify students with talent and aptitude
for research; help them realize their potential in their studies; encourage them
to take up research careers in Science, and ensure the growth of the best
scientific minds for research and development in the country.
The advertisement for the KVPY Fellowship appears in all the national dailies
normally on the Technology Day (May 11) and the Second Sunday of July
every year.
The selection of students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st
year in any undergraduate Program in Basic Sciences namely
B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S.
in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology having aptitude for scientific
research. Special groups / committees are set up at IISc, to screen the
applications and conduct an aptitude test at various centres in the country.
Based on the performance in the aptitude test, short-listed students are called
for an interview which is the final stage of the selection procedure. For
receiving a fellowship, both aptitude test and interview marks are considered.[1]
The merit list is based on 75% weight-age for Aptitude Test marks and 25%
weight-age for the interview marks in the streams SA, SB and SX. SA can be
written by students studying in class 11. SX can be written by students
studying in class 12. [2]

In year 2014, 1200 students qualified for KVPY scholarship out of about
one lakh students who appeared for the examination.[3][4]

Rewards[edit]
The students who qualify KVPY Exam are eligible for the fellowship. The
students receive fellowship from 1st year onwards of their graduation. The
KVPY fellows receive Rs. 5000 monthly fellowship from 1st to 3rd year of
B.Sc/ B.Stat/ B.S./ B.Maths/ Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual contingency
grant of Rs.20,000. After three years the fellowship is enhanced to Rs.7,000
per month during M.Sc/ 4th & 5th year of Integrated M.S./M.Sc and an annual
contingency grant of Rs. 28,000.

NTSE
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national-level scholarship
program in the Indian Union to identify and recognize students with high
intellect and academic talent. It is one of the most prestigious exams in India.
Close to 300,000 students (a largely self selective group of students) appear
in this scholarship exam every year, and 1,000 scholarships are awarded, out
of which 775 are not reserved.The Union Minister of Human Resource
Development Smt. Smriti Irani announced that the number of scholarships
under National Talent Search Scheme will be doubled to 2000 from existing
1000 while speaking on the occasion of 55th Foundation Day celebration of
the NCERT in New Delhi on 1st September 2015[1][2] The scheme is open to
students of Indian nationality. Students studying in Class X are eligible to
appear for the selection process. As it is organized by an official body
(NCERT), it is widely regarded by the Government of India as the most
prestigious and the most difficult examination at secondary level in the
country. National level examination[edit]
Students who qualifies first stage are eligible to appear for the national level
examination (about top 4000+ students from the entire country). The national
level examination has two parts for nominating the required number of
candidates. Students studying overseas but are Indian citizens can participate
in NTSE second stage directly.

Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT) + Language (English / Local Language)

Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)(as given above)

Declaration of results
The results of the first stage of the exam are declared between February to
April, varying from state to state. The results of the second stage are declared
between July to September. Students are divided into 4 quotas: General, SC,
ST, Disabled. Around 1500 students are selected from General quota, 300
from SC, 160 from ST and around 40 from Disabled quota. The finals results
of the second stage are displayed on the website www.ncert.nic.in by any time
before May next year.they can publish final key/frozen key/ revised key/ etc.,
as and when required.

INSPIRE
Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) aims at attracting talented youth into
undertaking higher education in science intensive programmes, by providing scholarships
and mentoring through 'summer attachment' to performing researchers. The scheme
offers 10,000 scholarships every year @ Rs 0.80 lakh per year to talented youth in the
age group 17-22 years, for undertaking Bachelor and Masters level education in Natural
and Basic sciences.
However, the 18 Science subject such as (1) Physics, (2) Chemistry, (3) Mathematics,
(4) Biology, (5) Statistics, (6) Geology, (7) Astrophysics, (8) Astronomy, (9) Electronics,
(10) Botany, (11) Zoology, (12) Bio-chemistry, (13) Anthropology, (14) Microbiology,
(15) Geophysics, (16) Geochemistry, (17) Atmospheric Sciences and (18) Oceanic
Sciences, either as major/honours or their combination in BSc/Integrated
MSc/Integrated MS course will be under the scope of INSPIRE Scholarship. The main
feature of the scheme is mentorship support being planned for every scholar
through INSPIRE scholarship.