The decision of Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, to scrap Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) fellowship from this year has caused disappointment among school teachers who were keenly anticipating its conduct in Tamil for the convenience of the students following the Supreme Court's intervention last year.
Till last year, the exam was conducted only in English and Hindi. The Supreme Court had, last year, ordered the Central Government to conduct the national science aptitude test under the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) fellowship in 13 regional languages, in consonance with an earlier order passed by the Madras High Court, following a Public Interest Litigation.
