KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) Syllabus for SA, SX, SB Stream

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) started in 1999 is a prestigious national level fellowship program. The examination is usually conducted in the month of November every year and is run by IISc Bangalore. As per official website there is no prescribed KVPY syllabus. Although students are tested for the syllabus from class X/XII/1st year of B.S./ B.Sc./B.Math./B.Stat./M.S./Int. M.Sc. The examination is conducted in 3 different streams namely SA, SX and SB. Each stream includes questions from Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

 

The syllabus of KVPY exam for Stream SA covers all the topics & chapters of Class X & XI. The syllabus of Stream A is given here:

  1. Physics :-

    Class XI

    Rectilinear motion, Projectile motion, Relative motion, Newton’s law of motion, Friction, Work, power and energy, Circular motion, Centre of mass, Rigid body dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Unit & Dimension, Simple harmonic motion, Sound wave, Kinetic theory of gases and thermodynamics, Calorimetry and thermal expansion, Heat transfer, Measurement error & experiment.

    Class XII

    Electrostatics, Gravitation, Current electricity, Magnetic effect of current & magnetic force on charge or current, Electromagnetic induction, Alternating current, Geometrical optics, Wave optics, Modern physics-I, Nuclear physics

  2. Chemistry :-

    Class XI

    Basic concepts of chemistry /redox (Mole-1), Atomic structure, Periodicity, Chemical bonding, Gaseous state, Thermodynamics, Ionic equilibrium, Chemical equilibrium, Redox (Mole-2), s-block, p-block 13,14, Basic organic chemistry (GOC), Hydrocarbon(Alkane, Alkene & Alkyne), Qualitative analysis, Purification of chemistry, Kinetics.

    Class XII

    Biomolecules, Solutions, Electrochemistry, p-block: 15,16,17,18, Alcohols, phenols, ethers, Aldehydes and ketones & carboxylic acid, Chemistry in everyday life, Metallurgy, Haloalkanes and haloarenes, Coordination compounds, Nitrogen compounds.

  3. Biology :- Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Heridity and Evolution, Reproduction, Life Processes, Our environment, Plant Physiology, Diversity of Living Organisms, Cell: Structure and Function, Human Physiology.
  4. Mathematics :- Real Number, Polynomials, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Statistics, Quadratic Equations, Probability, Surface Areas & Volumes, Coordinate Geometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics and Probability, Trigonometric Functions.

Stream SX syllabus comprises from the Class X, XI & XII chapters & topics. The syllabus is mentioned here:

  1. Physics :-

    Class XI

    Rectilinear motion, Projectile motion, Relative motion, Newton’s law of motion, Friction, Work, power and energy, Circular motion, Centre of mass, Rigid body dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Elasticity & viscosity, Surface tension, Unit & dimension, Simple harmonic motion, Wave on a string, Sound wave, Kinetic theory of gases and thermodynamics, Calorimetry and thermal expansion, Heat transfer, Measurement error & experiment.

    Class XII

    Electrostatics, Gravitation, Current electricity, Capacitance, Magnetic effect of current & magnetic force on charge or current, Electromagnetic induction, Alternating current, Electromagnetic waves, Geometrical optics, Wave optics, Modern physics-I, Nuclear physics, Semiconductors.

  2. Chemistry :-

    Class XI

    Ionic equilibrium, Chemical bonding, Thermodynamics, s-block, Periodicity, p-block 13,14, Basic concepts of chemistry (M1), Atomic structure, Organic chemistry basic principle, Hydrocarbon(Alkane, Alkene & Alkyne), Gaseous state, Chemical equilibrium, Redox (M2).

    Class XII

    Solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Kinetics, Surface chemistry Metallurgy, p-block: 15,16,17,18, d & f block, Stereoisomerism, Coordination compounds, Qualitative Analysis, Haloalkanes and haloarenes, Alcohols, phenols, ethers, Aldehydes and ketones & carboxylic acid, Nitrogen compounds, Biomolecules and polymers, Qualitative,  Aromatic Compounds.

  3. Biology :- Human Physiology, Biology and Human Welfare, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Ecology and Environment, Cell: Structure and Function, Genetics and Evolution, Life Processes, Plant Physiology, Diversity of Living Organisms, Reproduction.
  4. Mathematics :- Trigonometric Functions, Geometry, Linear Programming, Vectors and 3D Geometry, Calculus, Relations and Functions, Coordinate Geometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Real Number, Polynomials, Introduction to Trigonometry, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics and Quadratic Equations, Probability, Statistics and Probability.

In Stream SB, the KVPY exam covers all the corresponding syllabus of Class 10th/12th/1st year of UG course. The topics & chapters of Stream SB syllabus is here:

  1. Physics :- Electromagnetic Induction, Physical World and Measurement, Sources of Energy, Refraction, Applications in Daily Life, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Magnetic Effects of Current, Work, Energy and Power, Gravitation, Thermodynamics, Reflection, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current, Waves & Optics, Electricity & Magnetism, Electrostatics, Thermal Physics .
  2. Chemistry :- Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactions, Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Periodic Classification of Elements, Carbon compounds, Acids, Bases and Salts, States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties, Metals and Non-Metals, Environmental Chemistry, Solid State, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Isolation of Elements, Surface Chemistry, Chemical Bonding, Chemistry of Noble Gases, Structure & Bonding, Alkenes, Cycloalkenes, Dienes and Alkynes .
  3. Biology :- Life Processes, Human Physiology, Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants, Genetics and Evolution, Our Environment, Ecology and Environment, Plant Physiology, Reproduction, Diversity of Living Organisms, Cell: Structure and Function, Biology and Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Genetics.
  4. Mathematics :- Statistics, Surface Areas & Volumes, Vectors and 3-D Geometry, Calculus, Real Number, Polynomials, Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Quadratic Equations, Probability, Coordinate Geometry, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics and Probability, Trigonometric Functions, Linear Programming, Relations and Functions., Analytical Geometry in Two Dimensions, Vector Algebra, Evaluation of Integrals.