KVPY AWARDEES FROM KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

The "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" is a programme

started during 1999 by the Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India to encourage students of Basic Sciences,
Engineering and Medicine to take up research careers in these areas.
The aim of the programme is to identify and encourage talented
students with aptitude for research.

This programme strives to assist the students to realise

their potential and to ensure that the best scientific talent is
developed for research and growth of in the country. Generous
scholarships is provided (up to the Pre-Ph.D. level) to the selected
students.

In addition, summer programmes for the KVPY Fellows are

organized in prestigious research and educational institutions in the
country.

The KVPY is funded by the Department of Science and

Technology (DST), Government of India. The programme is
administered by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Bangalore),
through the Society for Innovation and Development (SID, IISc
Campus). Selections for Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
Streams are carried out by IISc (Bangalore), IIT-Bombay (Mumbai),
and ICMR (New Delhi), respectively, in association with two Zonal
Centres one at Kolkata (Indian Institute of Science Education
Research, Kolkata) and another at Mumbai (HBCSE, TIFR). There are
special groups or committees set up at IISc, IIT and ICMR which
screen the applications, conduct interviews at various centres, make
the final selection and attend to follow-up matters. In this regard
ICMR functions in association with the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS) and the Post – Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER).

The Department of Science and Technology - the nodal agency

of the Government has entrusted the overall responsibility for
organising the scheme to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
and set up a National Advisory Committee (NAC) for overseeing its
implementation. IISc, which administers the programme through the
Society for Innovation and Development, has provided necessary
infrastructural support. A Basic Committee and a National Scientific
Committee has been set up by IISc to monitor various aspects, both
administrative and academic, of the KVPY Programme (Source website:
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy/about.html) . As per the information
received from KVs as on 12-3-2007 following students of Kendriya
Vidyalayas have received KVPY scholarship- 2006 and 2007

1. Master Utkarsh Tripathi (2006)

Kendriya Vidyalaya .I.I.T.Kanpur
Achievement Profile
1. Topper of Junior Mathematics Olympiad
2005-06 organised by K.V.S.(Hrs), New Delhi.
2. National Talent Search Scholarship 2006
awarded by NCERT
3. Topper of Group Mathematical Olympiad
2006 organized By KVS (Hqrs) New Delhi.
4. Awarded Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan
Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship 2006-07 organized
by Indian Institute Of Science or Deptt.Of
Science and Technology, Govt.Of India.
5. Selected in Indian National Mathematical
Olympiad 2007 organised by the National Board
Of Higher Mathematics
6. Selected in International Mathematical
Olympiad 2007- team by the National Board Of
Higher Mathematics –Govt. Of India
1. MASTER M. SAKETH (2007)
Kendriya Vidyalaya No-2, Sadras,
Kalpakkam

Achievement Profile
1. He has been a very bright
student and was one among the toppers while in
KV2 Kalpakkam.

2. At present he is pursuing his

M.Sc. in Integrated Science at IIT Kanpur. He
received the KVPY Scholarship in 2007

2. MASTER N MRITHYUNJAYAN (2006)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Trivandrum

Achievement Profile
1. 7th position in Junior Maths Olmpiad,
2004 held by KVS, New Delhi
2. Qualified for Indian National Maths
Olympiad 2004
3. NTSE Scholar 2004
4. KVPY Scholarship 2006
5. IIT JEE 2006 – All India Rank 909
6. Joined IIT Kanpur in 2006 and at present
doing Integrated M.Sc in Physics.

3. MASTER RAHUL MAKHUJANI (2007)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Mankhrud,
Mumbai
Achievement Profile
1. 96.4% in Class X, 7th position at Regional
Level 13th position at KVS Level
2. 1st position at National Level in Junior Maths
Olympiad conducted by KVS
3. First in National Quiz conducted by BARC
received cash award of Rs 5000,
4. Selected for IMO Camp level in final 30,
5. Physics olympiad II round,
6. Astonomy Olympiad II round,
7. Ist in quiz by Nehru science centre Mumbai
8. International Science Olympiad II round
4. MASTER ADITI KASHIKAR (2007)
Kendriya Vidyalaya No-1 Colaba
Mumbai
1. Selected among the top 100 candidates in the
Bournvita quiz contest held in 2006 for the
Mumbai Region.
2. Secured 95% marks in class X CBSE
Examination.
3. Received Merit Certificate for getting highest
marks i.e. 97% in English-CBSE Class X,
2007.
4. Received gold Medal for long jump in
Hyderabad state sports Meet – 2004.
5. Received A Grade in Drawing and Painting
Competition held in Maharashtra (State
Level)
6. Qualified for quarter finals in the Metal and
Materials quiz 2007 at Indian Institute of
Metals at Anu Shakti Nagar, Mumbai

5. Ms AKANKSHA AGARWAL (2007)

Kendriya Vidyalaya No-1 Colaba
Mumbai
Achievement Profile
1. Secured 92% marks in class X CBSE
Examination.
2. School Topper in Science Olympiad 2007
and had all India rank 397. Selected for SGFI
for two consecutive years i.e. in 2007 and
2008.
3. Completed two grades of music (Piano) with
distinction marks conducted by Trinity
College of London.
4. Successfully completed the SCUBA Diving
course at Lakshdweep, qualified as a
International Junior Open Water diver in
December 2005.

6. MASTER ANAM KHAN (2007)

Kendriya Vidyalaya No-1 Colaba
Mumbai

Achievement Profile

1. Got 2nd position in Inter School Speech and

fancy dress competition in 2004.
2. Runners up in Inter School Throw ball
competition 2006.
7. Master Prashant V. Surelkar (2007)
Kendriya Vidyalaya,Bhandup
Mumbai
Achievement Profile
1. Secured top 1% certificate in Physics
Olympiad in class XII and appeared for I
N Ph O (level II)
2. Top 1% certificate in Astronomy
Olympiad in class XI
3. Participated in Science Olympiad and
secured 4th position in the city.
4. Qualified for NTSE in 2006-07.
5. Secured 25th rank in class VIII and 30th
rank in class IX in Maharashtra Talent
Search Exam and received cash prize of
Rs. 500/.Qualified till last round in
MAHA- IT Computer Exam in class IX.