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(Report forwarded by Pramod Kumar (Ceramic Engineering 4th yr Integrated Dual Degree). Email: pramod.kumar.cer07@itbhu.ac.in)
We are pleased to inform that four of IT-BHU students have been selected as OPJEM scholars for the year 2010. They have been awarded with Rs. 65,000 for one year. OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship (OPJEMS) is awarded by OP Jindal Group.
The scholarships are aimed at encouraging and promoting academic and leadership excellence and are awarded to meritorious students of the leading Engineering and Management institutes in the country.
The process of selection involves 3 steps and after these steps one student from each batch is selected as OPJEMS from 31 top Colleges of India (22 Engineering and 9 Management Colleges). These steps are
1. Selection of Top 20 students on the basis of YGPA from each batch (IIT JEE rank for the 1st year student).
2. Online test which includes questions that aim to assess leadership behaviors. Top 2 scorers are selected for next round from each batch.
3. Interview through Video Conferencing.
The name of the students selected from IT BHU as OPJEM scholar are:
1. Shardul Goel- B. Tech, Part-I, Electrical Engineering
Email: shardulgoel5@gmail.com
2. Akash Padhi - B. Tech, Part-II, Civil Engineering
Email: akash.padhi.met09@itbhu.ac.in
3. Miss V Swapnika Nag- IMD Part-III, Applied Physics
Email: v.nag.app08@itbhu.ac.in
4. Pramod Kumar - IDD Part-IV, Ceramic Engineering
Email: pramod.kumar.cer07@itbhu.ac.in
Shardul Goel 1st year |
Akash Padhi 2nd year |
Miss V Swapnika Nag |
Pramod Kumar |
The link about the news of selection:
http://www.opjems.com/opjems-scholars-2010-5.html
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Yogesh Upadhyaya from Chronicle talks with Pramod Kumar about the efforts behind receiving OPJEM Scholarships:
(Please reply in about 5-15 lines or as needed)
Q-1: Pramod, How did you come to know about OPJEM scholarship?
I came to know about OPJEMS through a notice on the notice board, when I was in first year. To become an OPJEMS, one has to be in the top 20 students of the institute on the basis of YGPA-Yearly Grade Point Average (IIT JEE rank for the 1st year students). This time I was informed by the OPJEMS helpdesk by phone about my nomination for the online test, as I was in the merit list of institute.
Q-2: How was the institute team formed for participation?
There is no team participation nor we don’t have to make a team to participate; rather the institute sends the merit list of each batch to OPJEMS helpdesk and through this we become eligible to give the online test individually. So, the only way to become OPJEMS is to do well in the semester exams and secure a position in the merit list.
Q-3: Please tell us preparations needed for the entering competition.
The selection of students for OPJEMS online test is based on the merit list prepared on the basis of YGPA (IIT-JEE rank for the 1st year students). So, for clearing the 1st stage, a student has to be in the merit list.
For the online test, one need not to prepare too much as most of the questions are based on testing the decision making skills of a students. In this test there was a section, in which there were 5 questions about the Jindal group and Late O. P Jindal, for that one has to go through the websites of Jindal group.
For the interview, it will be beneficial if a student go through mock interviews. In my case, my friends were the catalytic element in my selection as I was interviewed daily by them. I would like to thank them especially to Priyesh, Sudhanshu, Nishant, Yogesh and Nishank for their great help and tips.
Q-4: What is your advice for future students to become OPJEM Scholars?
My advice for future students to become OPJEM Scholar is: first of all be a regular performer in the semester exams, as it will clear the way for your nomination in the merit list. For online test, enquire about the expected pattern of questions and then prepare according to that. Interview is based on personality factors and it is a kind of HR interview. So prepare according to that. And last, my best wishes to future OPJEMS.
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Additional Links:
*OPJEM Scholarships
http://www.opjems.com/about-opjems.html#scholarship
Objective
OP Jindal Group is once again announcing the OP Jindal scholarship services for engineering and management institutes in India for the Year 2010. The scholarships aims to identify meritorious post graduate/graduate students who emulate Shri OP Jindal's vision and values and have the potential to become leaders in entrepreneurial and innovation excellence.
The Scholarship
Yearly Scholarship Amount:
INR 1, 25, 000 for a Management student
INR 65, 000 for an Engineering student
Award of Scholarship
A total of 106 students selected from the 31 institutes would be awarded the OPJEM scholarship. The final scholarship will be awarded based on the score of the individual in the online test (assessing him or her on leadership behaviors), and personal interview in the final stage. Equal weightage will be given for the online test and the interview.
Participating Institutes |
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*The link to the OPJEMS website:
* About Shri Om Prakash Jindal
OP JINDAL: THE MAN OF STEEL WHO COULD TALK TO MACHINES
(August 7, 1930 – March 31, 2005)
http://www.jsw.in/organization/op_jindal.shtml
Shri Om Prakash Jindal more popularly known as O.P. Jindal was born on August 7, 1930 to a farmer Late Netram Jindal of village Nalwa of district Hisar in Haryana. Since his childhood the young Jindal had interested in technical work. He started his industrial career with a small bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar. In 1964, he commissioned a Pipe Unit Jindal India Limited, followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name Jindal Strips Limited.
(Shri O. P. Jindal)
Shri Jindal always had the conviction that India should be self-reliant in every sector of industry. He visited several foreign countries to elicit latest industrial technical development and know-how. He acquired a great deal of knowledge, which he aptly applied to enhance production of his industrial establishments. At present, there are twenty factories under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, which are worth over Rs.17,500 crores, under whose umbrella thousands of families directly or indirectly benefit themselves.
Shri O.P. Jindal was the Chairman of the Jindal Organization. In November 2004, Shri Jindal was conferred the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry. According to the latest Forbes' List, Shri O.P. Jindal has been ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians of the country and placed 548th amongst the richest persons of the world.
His life's mission was to help others particularly the common man in every possible way. The list of his philanthropic activities is rather long. He was the Chairman of N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust, under whose auspices a 300 Bed N.C. Jindal Institute of Medical Care functions in Hisar Haryana. A 10+2 Girls Residential School in the name of Vidya Devi Jindal School is also run at Hisar. The girls school spreads over 40 acres of land. Another 10+2 school by the name of N.C. Jindal Public School for 4000 students is being run in Delhi. For his selfless social services and philanthropic contributions, he was unanimously nominated as the Chairman of the Maharaja Agarsen Medical Education & Scientific Research Society. He was also the custodian trustee of the Agroha Vikas Trust. Shri Jindal was known for his unassuming generosity and donates crores of rupees annually not only to known but also to needy strangers. Numerous social and religious institution of India also received liberal donations from Shri Jindal for noble causes.
He was a successful industry visionary and would remain as a role model for others. On account of his dedicated services to various sections of society particularly, of the poor and backward classes, he was revered by all. In the recent years, he was dedicating his maximum time for alleviating poverty of the economically backward people. Shri Jindal always advocated for granting a rightful place for weaker sections in politics. He was above caste politics and wanted all to come up regardless of their caste, colour and creed. For these qualities he commanded great respect amongst the masses. He firmly held the view that all differences in life that exist today can be amicably resolved with meaningful meetings and dialogues.
Shri Jindal's philosophy was that without the upliftment of weaker and backward sections of society our dream of being a leading nation of the world shall remain unfulfilled. To realize this conviction he was motivated into politics. Like industry in politics too, he had a successful story to tell. He received tremendous support and co-operation of the people and became a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1991. In 1996, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha from the Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituency of Haryana with a landslide victory.
Shri Jindal's mantra was “where others saw walls he saw doors”. Then whether it was opening doors or breaking down walls he always led the way. The life journey of Shri Jindal from a farmer's son to a successful industrialist, a philanthropist, a politician and a leader would serve as a great source of inspiration for generations to come.
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*The link to the Jindal group:
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