Kalpana Chawla National Scholar Exam: Apply Now!

By Divya

Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2026, 17:26 [IST]

Kalpana Chawla National Scholar (KCNS) 2017, has released an official notification for the students of Class 5-9 of CBSE, ICSE & State Board affiliated schools in India. Interested and eligible candidates should apply on or before December 9, 2017.

Eligibility criteria for KCNS exam:

The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
The KCNS exam is applicable to the students of Class V - IX of CBSE, ICSE & State Board affiliated schools in India.
Candidates must be enrolled for the current academic year.

How to apply for KCNS?

Log in to the link to apply online.
Sign up as a new user.
Fill in all the required details.
Attach all the required documents.
Finally, submit the form.

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KCNS award details:

For Students:

The total categories of prizes are 4. Each prize category has 21 winners. The total number of winners are 84 students across all the prize categories.

1st Prize: Top 21 students will get to go to NASA camp.
2nd Prize: The Cash prize of INR 1,00,000 will be awarded to 21 students.
3rd Prize: The Cash prize of INR 50,000 will be awarded to 21 students.
Consolation Prize (4th): Cash prize of INR 21,000 will be awarded to 21 students.

KCNS Selection process:

The KCNS exam will be conducted in two stages.

The first stage will be the Online Scholarship Exam. The class-wise merit list will name the qualifiers.
In the second stage, the qualifiers will have to go through the Rapid Fire round through Skype or Video call. (Applicable only to the qualifiers.)

Important dates for KCNS exam:

Notification	Dates
Online Enrollment Start Date	11 August 2017
Preparatory Sessions	On 9 Sundays between 11 August to 5 December 2017.
Online Enrollment End Date	December 9, 2017
KCNS Exam Date	December 10, 2017
Rapid Fire Round Date	December 15, 2017 & December 16, 2017
Personnel interviews, Visa documentation formalities	December 18, 2017
Declaration of winners	December 27, 2017
NASA Camp Dates	3rd - 4th week of January 2018