Q. What are the different types of scholarships?
Ans : The scholarships are of two kinds:

• INR 125000 for a Management student
• INR 65000 for an Engineering student

Q. How many people would I be competing against while trying for this scholarship?
Ans : There are 24 Engineering and 16 Management colleges which have been invited to partner in the scholarship process. Within these institutes, each academic years’ top 20 students would be eligible, making it a total of 2560 applicants

Q. How many students would be awarded with scholarship?
Ans : In all 100 scholarships would be awarded. Each engineering institute can have a maximum of 4 scholarships and minimum of 0 scholarships while each management institute can have a maximum of 2 scholarships and minimum of 0 scholarships.

Q. How does OPJEMS identify the students eligible for the scholarship?
Ans : This would be a three step process:
Step A: The students would be short listed based on the eligibility criteria.
Step B: Eligible students will take an online test.
Step C: Shortlisted students from Step B would be asked to appear for a personal interview conducted via web conferencing.

Q. What is the duration / tenure of the scholarship process?
Ans : 2012 – 2013 The selection process will start in August 2012 as the fresh batches of Engineering and Management Institutes enrol. The entire selection process would be finished by the end of September 2012 and the students would be notified by 1st October 2012.

Q. What are critical deadlines?
Ans :

• Last date for Registration (submission of application form online) : August 28th, 2012.
• Administration of Online test at campus : September 7th, 2012.
• Announcement of short listed students for interview : September 11th 2012.
• Personal Interview : Between September 20th 2012 and September 22nd 2012.
• Announcement of results : 1st October 2012.

Q.When do I get the scholarship prize amount?
Ans : To be announced later on.

Q. Can I defer my scholarship? 
Ans : There is no scheme of deferring the scholarship. The student would have to make his arrangements that he receives the money from the college within the period specified, failing which the student would have forfeited the amount.

Q. Would I be required to sign any long term bonds (e.g.: taking up a job with Jindal after graduation) if I accept the scholarship?
Ans : No. There are no bonds to be signed in order to accept the scholarship.

Q. If at present, I am already holding some other scholarship, would I still be eligible for OPJEMS?
Ans : The process does not believe in disqualifying any student on the grounds that he has proved his/ her merit before. So yes, a student already holding another scholarship can compete for OPJEMS, provided he/ she meets the criterion.

Q. Is Financial need of the student also taken into account while deciding on award of the scholarship?
Ans : No, OPJEMS is a scholarship which is distributed purely on the basis of merit and financial needs are not taken into account in any of the decisions.