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Q. What are the different
types of scholarships? Ans : The scholarships are of two kinds:
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Q. How many people would I be
competing against while trying for this scholarship? Ans :There are 21 engineering and 10 management colleges which have been invited to partner in the scholarship process. Within these institutes, each academic years top 12 students and 2 students from 4 specializations would be eligible, making it a total of 2080 applicants. However, to ensure parity, a scholarship is assured for each academic year of each participating institute. |
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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 criterion. Step B : Eligible students will take an online test ( Click here for more information ) Step C : Shortlisted students from step B would be asked to appear for a personal interview conducted via web conferencing |
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Q. What is the duration /
tenure of the scholarship process? Ans : 2009 - 2010 the selection process will start in August 2009 as the fresh batches of Engineering and Management Institutes enroll. The entire selection process would be finished by the end of September 2009 and the students would also be notified by end of September 2009. |
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Q. What are the critical
deadlines? Ans :
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Q. When do I get the
scholarship prize amount? Ans :To be announced later on. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 is not taken into account in any of the decisions. |