Bal Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana BVPY
Sponsored by Young scientists welfare foundation
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Notification & News

  • Application forms are out for BVPY fellowship programs. Apply here now
  • List for 2020 Fellows is out now. Please check fellow section for more details

About BVPY program & Scholarship

The "Bal Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" (BVPY) is a program that was started by Young scientists welfare foundation long back but has been remodeled in 2020 to suit varying needs of students in this digital era. The program is supported by alumni of eminent national and international colleges (MIT, IITs, Stanford, AIIMS, NITs, DU, JNU to name a few) with a desire to make a meaningful impact in the lives of students living outside metros in India. The primary aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented and motivated students to pursue career in research which currently are constrained by either lack of financial means or right career direction.

This program aims to assist the students to realize their potential and to ensure that the best scientific talent is groomed for research and development in the country and beyond. Generous fellowship and contingency grant are provided to the selected Fellows during their school studies as well for preparation for competition examination. Few selected fellows also receive support during their under-graduation program.

Various nodal agencies at state level have been entrusted with the overall responsibility for organizing and running this Program. However, an independent scholarship committee has been set-up to monitor the transparency and meritocracy in the scholarship distribution. The fellows are only selected after in-person or video interviews with at least 2 members of scholarship committee.

BVPY Management Committee

  • Mr. Karanveer Singh (B.Tech, Comp Science, IIT Roorkee; MBA IIM Ahmedabad; Senior director - Visa, USA)
  • Dr. Mahesh Yadav (MBBS, MD; Assistant professor, SMS Medical College, Jaipur)
  • Mr. Mayur Nikam (B.Tech, IIT Kharagpur; MBA IIM Ahmedabad; Executive manager, NSHAMA, Dubai, UAE)
  • Mr. Anil Gora (B.Tech & M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur; Co-founder- Matrix Education)
  • Mr. Amit Kumar (B.Tech, NSIT Delhi; MBA IIM Ahmedabad; IPS, Govt. of India)
  • Mr. Prateek Patel (B.Tech IIT Khragpur; MS, University of Illinois, Chicago)
for BVPY Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

Currently BVPY is open for students of class 5-12. Please note that the scholarship scheme is stream agnostic – ie. Students selecting any subjects in 11/12 are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Empowerment initiatives by BVPY committee

  1. A certain number of additional fellowships are exclusively earmarked for the candidates belonging to economically backward families. To be eligible for these scholarships, it is necessary to produce a govt. authorised income statement. Additionally, if the need arises, scholarship committee reserves the right to visit the student at home and ascertain that details provided are genuine.
  2. To encourage girls’ interest towards research and development, a certain number of additional fellowships are exclusively earmarked for the female candidates.

Following is the total no. of scholarship for academic session 2021-22

Division Full fellowships Partial fellowships
Class 5-8 students 4 8
Class 9-10 4 8
Class 11-12 4 20
Female students 2 4
Economically disadvantaged students 4 4

Note:

  1. Scholarship funding is supported both by the BVPY foundation & participating institutions.
  2. List of participating institutes changes every year. The list for 2021-22 is available on our website.
  3. Continuation of scholarship is contingent on continued participation of participating institutions. Additionally, complete discipline and dedication towards the stated objective by the student is a necessary pre-condition for both availing and continuation of scholarship. In case of discontinuation of scholarship, foundation will bear no liability.
  4. Student is free to take admission in any of the participating institutions. Because scholarships are funded in conjunction with participating institutions, no disbursement is possible unless student takes admission into one of the participating institutions. Foundation is working hard to ensure that there are enough institution of high quality so that students can take admission in any institution of their choice across the width of breadth of the country. However, given the size of the country and investments involved, certain areas may not have representation early in the scholarship cycle.
  5. Foundation reserves the rights right to use name of the fellows in any sponsorship related promotions.
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Selection Process

Fellowship are only awarded after successful completion of tier-3 evaluation system

  • Tier-1: Online application & screening test. Students who successfully complete tier-1, will be eligible to participate in tier-2.
  • Tier-2: Offline aptitude assessment test. Test will conducted across 5 locations in the country in 2021. The exact dates will be announced once the covid crisis is contained and atmosphere becomes conducive for such examination. Students who successfully complete tier-2, will be eligible to participate in tier-3
  • Tier-3: Personal interview. Interview will conducted with one of the scholarship committee member. Interviews will be conducted at either Mumbai, Jaipur or Sikar for 2020-21 session.

BVPY scholarship details

Division Full fellowships Partial fellowships
Class 5-8 students Complete schooling fee + fee for any additional online coaching program, research activities, education trips & research instruments + fee for residential stay & food of the student (hostel fee) + stationery & books expenses + INR 2000 monthly stipend Upto 60% of full fellowship
Class 9-10 Complete schooling fee + fee for any additional online coaching program, research activities, education trips & research instruments + fee for residential stay & food of the student (hostel fee) + stationery & books expenses + INR 3000 monthly stipend Upto 60% of full fellowship
Class 11-12 Complete schooling fee + fee for any additional online coaching program, research activities, education trips & research instruments + fee for residential stay & food of the student (hostel fee) + stationery & books expenses + INR 4000 monthly stipend Upto 60% of full fellowship
Female students Same as relevant category mentioned above Upto 60% of full fellowship
Economically disadvantaged students Same as relevant category mentioned above Upto 60% of full fellowship
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Partners

Currently our organization supports studies in the following institutions. The institutions have been selected while giving adequate focus on the quality of education and more often than not, most of the selected institutions are one of the bests in the region they are operating in.

Currently participating institutions:

SN Institutions for JEE/NEET Preparation
1 Centum Academy, Bangalore
2 Edudigm, Kolkata
3 Kant Classes, Meerut
4 Matrix JEE Academy, Sikar
5 Omega Classes, Muzzafarpur
6 Prayas residential school, Raipur

 

SN Institutions for K-12 education
1 Gyan Ganga Academy, Raipur, CG
2 Poddar world school, Vapi,Gujarat
3 Shree Swami Arayan Gurukul Gyan Bag International School, Junagarh, Gujarat
4 Venus Public School, Gwalior, MP
5 Sardar Patel Public School, Bhopal, MP
6 St. Montfort Sr. Sec. School, Bhopal, MP
7 DPS, Jabalpur, MP
8 Matrix High School, Sikar, Rajasthan
9 PGM International School, Meeruth, UP

 

Interested in partnering with us? Write to us and be a part of BVPY revolution!

Note: Partners are selected only after on-site due-diligence and verification by BVPY management committee.

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Contact Us

Young scientists welfare foundation

Registered office Address:
Young scientists welfare foundation,
No 108 D, Ram Niwas, Lajpat Rai Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai - 400056

info@yswfoundation.org