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INSPIRE: Result, Cut Off, Vacancy

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INSPIRE — Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE), Department of Science & Technology · Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE), विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग (DST) — is conducted by DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY). As of , no new notification is out; the last update was dated . Source: official notice on sansad.in.

INSPIRE's Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) offers 12,000 scholarships a year, worth ₹80,000 a year each (₹5,000 a month plus a ₹20,000 summer mentorship grant) for up to five years, to students in the top 1% of their Class XII board who study basic and natural sciences at B.Sc./B.S./Int. M.Sc. level. There is no entrance exam; selection is on board marks or ranks, and applications open on online-inspire.gov.in.

No current notification

No 2026 notification on online-inspire.gov.in yet.

Last activity: Parliament Q&A, 13 Aug 2026.

Official site online-inspire.gov.in ↗Parliament Q&A PDF ↗

Based on: INSPIRE-SHE Scholarship for Higher Education (Rajya Sabha Q.2996, 13.08.2026) · 13 Aug 2026

Latest updates

Checked today on online-inspire.gov.in
  1. INSPIRE-SHE Scholarship for Higher Education (Rajya Sabha Q.2996, 13.08.2026)
  2. Coverage of INSPIRE scholarship in West Bengal (Rajya Sabha Q.2995, 13.08.2026)
  3. INSPIRE programme (Rajya Sabha Q.3003, 13.08.2026)
  4. Beneficiaries Selected under INSPIRE SHE (Lok Sabha Q.4056, 12.08.2026)

INSPIRE quick answers

INSPIRE vacancy 12,000 postsINSPIRE official websiteonline-inspire.gov.in
Result 202124 Apr 2022PDF
Notification 20235 Jan 2024PDF
SHE FAQs 2024 (PDF)online-inspire.gov.in ↗
Guidelines for filling online applications (PDF)online-inspire.gov.in ↗
Endorsement form for B.Sc. (PDF)online-inspire.gov.in ↗
INSPIRE notice boardonline-inspire.gov.in ↗

INSPIRE Result 2021 and result date

Result declared 24 Apr 2022. Last date for submission of applications under INSPIRE-Fellowship 2021 Call has been extended till 24th April 2022…

Looking for an earlier result? INSPIRE Result 2021 · Result 2020 · Result 2019

INSPIRE Vacancy : 12,000 posts

Source: DST INSPIRE: FAQs on Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE), 2024 · PDF p.1 ↗

INSPIRE Age Limit and Eligibility

Qualification: Class XII marks in the top 1% of any State/Central board, and enrolled in the same year in B.Sc./B.S./B.Sc. (Research)/Int. M.Sc./M.S. in basic and natural sciences. Also eligible: an IIT-JEE or AIPMT/NEET rank within the top 10,000, and NTSE/JBNSTS scholars and International Olympiad medallists in these courses. Engineering, medicine and similar professional courses are not covered. PDF p.1

INSPIRE Cut Off by year

  • Result inspire-she 2018- rejected applicants list after change the cut-off marksDST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY)
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DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY) official website and login

Official websiteonline-inspire.gov.in ↗

DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY)’s only official website is online-inspire.gov.in (old address: kvpy.iisc.ac.in). Every PDF link here opens there directly.

More official links (4)
SHE FAQs 2024 (PDF)Guidelines for filling online applications (PDF)Endorsement form for B.Sc. (PDF)INSPIRE notice board

INSPIRE: questions people ask

Is the INSPIRE 2026 notification out?

Not yet. No 2026 notification on online-inspire.gov.in yet. Last activity: Parliament Q&A, 13 Aug 2026.

When was the latest INSPIRE Result released?

The latest INSPIRE Result is dated 24 Apr 2022 on online-inspire.gov.in: "Last date for submission of applications under INSPIRE-Fellowship 2021 Call has been extended till 24th April 2022…". Its official PDF is linked on this page.

How many vacancies are there in INSPIRE ?

12,000 posts as per the official notice.

Where can I find previous INSPIRE cut-offs?

INSPIRE cut-offs from 2018 are listed by year on this page: 1 official documents, each linked to the PDF on online-inspire.gov.in.

What is the full form of INSPIRE?

INSPIRE stands for Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE), Department of Science & Technology, conducted by DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY).

What is the official website of DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY)?

The only official website of DST INSPIRE (ex-KVPY) is online-inspire.gov.in. Always apply and download there; other sites asking for money are not official.

More INSPIRE updates

Apply only on the commission’s official portal. Sites charging to fill forms are scams.