KVPY 2022 exam with INSPIRE has been dissolved by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. According to the official notification released on the official website by DST, there will be no further KVPY Aptitude Tests conducted. However, the candidates who satisfy the eligibility requirements of the DST will be awarded with fellowships.
KVPY previous year's question papers and solving the different questions is the best exam preparation strategy for KVPY 2022. Solving these papers help analyze candidates' strengths and weaknesses. The article below provides the ways to download the previous year's question papers, their benefits, and some PDFs of KVPY previous year's question papers.
Steps to Download Previous Year Question Paper of KVPY
The candidates can follow the steps below to download KVPY previous year's question papers.
- Step 1: Visit the official website of KVPY.
- Step 2: On the homepage, scroll down to the Question Papers and Answer Keys section.
- Step 3: Here, you will find all the past year's KVPY question papers. Click on the links against the year.
- Step 4: Now, a new window will open based on the year chosen. Here you will find both the question paper and answer key link separately.
- Step 5: Click on the respective link to access KVPY question papers.
KVPY 2022 Previous Year Question Papers
The following table has the links to download the previous year's question papers for KVPY:
| Year and Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| 2020 SA | Download |
| 2020 SX - SB | Download |
| 2019 SA | Download |
| 2019 SX - SB | Download |
| 2018 SA | Download |
| 2018 SX - SB | Download |
Benefits of Solving KVPY Previous Year Question Paper
Candidates can achieve their academic goals and improve their exam performance by solving the previous year's question papers. Here are some benefits of solving previous year's question papers:
- Stay Updated: Exam patterns are always changing; candidates must be prepared to answer a varied range of questions. In order to do so, candidates should regularly check any changes in exam patterns of KVPY 2022 by looking for sample papers. Having a good understanding of the questions posed in exams can significantly minimise stress and exam anxiety.
- Best Revision Method: Going over topics again helps recall and understand them better. Solving practice papers aid in a thorough review of what you have learned.
- Better Understanding of Question Paper Structure: Candidates can better understand the exam pattern of KVPY exam. This will allow candidates to be more structured in their preparation and give more attention to the topics that will get more points.
- Confidence Enhancement: There are so many concepts, theories, and formulae to learn, it is impossible to do so in a short amount of time. Candidates will grasp the exam pattern and properly prepare once they begin regularly working on the practice sample questions. Not only will this boost their performance, but it will also increase their efficiency.
- Performance Tracking: Solving sample papers is a great approach to evaluating examination performance. Candidates will feel more prepared for the examinations as they solve more tasks. Candidates will also have a better knowledge of their strengths and areas where they need to improve.
KVPY 2022 Syllabus
KVPY 2022 syllabus broadly covers topics from four key subjects which are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. IISc does not include any syllabus in the notification of KVPY, but it mentions that for stream SA is of class XI level and for Stream SX and SB, it is of class XII level of Mathematics and Science.
KVPY 2022 syllabus for SA stream is Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The syllabus for KVPY 2022 SX stream and SB stream have the same subjects and topics with a few additional topics in all the subjects. The subject topics for KVPY 2022 SA stream are given in the table below.
| Subjects | Syllabus |
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Additional Topics for KVPY 2022 SX Stream and SB Stream
The additional topics for SX and SB streams are below.
- Chemistry - Carbon Compounds, Isolation of Elements, Solid State
- Biology - Human Physiology, Genetics, Biotechnology
- Mathematics - Coordinate Geometry, Vector Algebra, Linear Programming, Vectors and 3D Geometry
- Physics - Wave and Optics, Application in Daily life, Thermal Physics
