| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| Mental Ability Test (MAT)Mental Ability Test (MAT) | Analogies; Classification; Series; Pattern perception; Hidden figures; Coding-decoding; Block assembly; Direction sense; Mathematical operations.Analogies; Classification; Series; Pattern perception; Hidden figures; Coding-decoding; Block assembly; Direction sense; Mathematical operations. |
| Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) | Class IX-X NCERT — Mathematics, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Social Science (History, Geography, Polity, Economics).Class IX-X NCERT — Mathematics, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Social Science (History, Geography, Polity, Economics). |
| Application Start Date | 20th July 202620th July 2026 |
| Application End Date | 10th September 202610th September 2026 |
| Exam Date | 8th November 20268th November 2026 |
| Result Announcement Date | 22nd December 202622nd December 2026 |
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KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana), now merged into INSPIRE Scheme for Higher Education, is a fellowship programme of the Department of Science & Technology administered by the Indian Institute of Science. Selected fellows receive monthly stipends of ₹5,000–₹7,000 from Class XI to PhD, and gain direct admission to BS / BS-MS programmes at IISc Bangalore and all seven IISERs without separate IAT. The programme has three streams: SA (Class XI), SX (Class XII) and SB (B.Sc. first-year). Selection is via an aptitude test followed by a personal interview at one of IISc's regional centres.
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