KVPY Syllabus 2026

Initiated by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, “Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana” was a national programme designed to encourage students with an aptitude for scientific research. The KVPY Aptitude Test was conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, for students pursuing basic sciences. However, the KVPY Aptitude Test has not been conducted from 2022 onwards. The KVPY programme was subsequently subsumed into the INSPIRE-SHE component of the Department of Science and Technology's INSPIRE programme.

There is no KVPY 2026 examination or current KVPY 2026 syllabus because the KVPY Aptitude Test is no longer conducted. The syllabus information given below is retained as historical reference for students, teachers and aspirants looking for the pattern and subject coverage of the discontinued KVPY examination.

• Stream SA: In the historical KVPY Stream SA examination, the KVPY exam covered the corresponding science syllabus of Class XI.

• Stream SX: In the historical KVPY Stream SX examination, the KVPY exam covered all the corresponding science syllabus of Class XII.

• Stream SB: In the historical KVPY Stream SB examination, candidates were tested on the corresponding science syllabus of the first year of undergraduate study, including Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of 1^st year B.Sc. /B.S. /B.Stat. /B.Math. /Int. M.Sc. /M.S., as applicable.

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The historical composition of the KVPY question paper is given in the tables below: 

The following examination pattern applies to the historical KVPY Aptitude Test and should not be interpreted as the pattern of a KVPY 2026 examination. In the historical SA stream, all questions were compulsory. In the historical SB/SX streams, candidates could attempt any 3 sections from Part 1 and any 2 sections from Part 2.

Stream SA

Sl. No	Subject	Part 1 (SA)	Part 2 (SA)
1	Mathematics	15 questions – 1 mark each	5 questions – 2 marks each
2	Physics	15 questions – 1 mark each	5 questions – 2 marks each
3	Chemistry	15 questions – 1 mark each	5 questions – 2 marks each
4	Biology	15 questions – 1 mark each	5 questions – 2 marks each

Stream SB/SX

Sl. No	Subject	Part 1 (SB/SX)	Part 2 (SB/SX)
1	Mathematics	20 questions – 1 mark each	10 questions – 2 marks each
2	Physics	20 questions – 1 mark each	10 questions – 2 marks each
3	Chemistry	20 questions – 1 mark each	10 questions – 2 marks each
4	Biology	20 questions – 1 mark each	10 questions – 2 marks each

KVPY Syllabus

Stream SA syllabus (historical):
Physics	Chemistry
Electromagnetic Induction	Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties
Kinematics	Chemical Reactions
Refraction	Periodic Classification of Elements
Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current	Thermodynamics
Physical World and Measurement	Environmental Chemistry
Electrostatics	Metals and Non-Metals
Reflection of Light	Acids
Sources of Energy	Bases and Salts
Work, Energy and Power	Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Laws of Motion	States of Matter
Magnetic Effects of Current	Gases and Liquids
Gravitation	Carbon Compounds
Thermodynamics
Current Electricity
Biology	Mathematics
Cell: Structure and Function, Human Physiology	Polynomials
Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants	Trigonometric Functions
Heredity and Evolution	Quadratic Equations
Plant Physiology	Geometry
Diversity of Living Organisms	Real Number
Reproduction	Mathematical Reasoning
Life Processes	Statistics and Probability
Our environment	Introduction to Trigonometry
	Probability
	Coordinate Geometry
	Surface Areas & Volumes
	Statistics

 

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

 

Stream SX syllabus (historical):
Physics	Chemistry
Thermodynamics	States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
Electromagnetic Induction	Surface Chemistry
Reflection of Light	Periodic Classification of Elements
Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current	Carbon compounds
Kinematics	Metals and Non-Metals
Sources of Energy	Environmental Chemistry
Electrostatics	Solid State
Magnetic Effects of Current	Electrochemistry
Laws of Motion	Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Work, Energy and Power	Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties
Current Electricity	Thermodynamics
Gravitation	Chemical Reactions
Physical World and Measurement	Chemical Kinetics
Biology	Mathematics
Genetics and Evolution	Coordinate Geometry
Life processes	Quadratic Equations
Ecology and Environment	Surface Areas & Volumes
Cell: Structure and Function	Introduction to Trigonometry
Control and Coordination in Animals and Plants	Polynomials
Plant Physiology	Mathematical Reasoning
Reproduction	Vectors and 3-D Geometry
Human Physiology	Real Number
Biology and Human Welfare	Calculus
Diversity of Living Organisms	Statistics
	Trigonometric Functions
	Probability
	Geometry
	Statistics and Probability
	Relations and Functions
	Linear Programming

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