SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE HINDU HITACHI SCHOLARSHIPS
THE HINDU HITACHI SCHOLARSHIPS, Tokyo, Japan, offers Scholarships for technical training in japan. The number of scholarships is three. The terms and conditions are as follows:
1. Candidates who must be Indian citizens, should not have completed 30 years of age as on March 31 of the year of admission and should have B.E. or B.Sc. (Engg.) or its equivalent from any recognised university. Candidates who have already had practical experience in the branches for which training is proposed to be given, are given preference. Candidates with at least one year’s professional experience need apply. Those who were interviewed in previous years for the Scholarships need not apply again.
2. The Scholarships are tenable in Japan for principally six months commencing in July. Trainees may have general training in two or more of the following product fields of Hitachi Ltd. (Hitachi) for example,
(1) Information and Telecommunication System; (2) Power and Industrial Systems; (3) Digital Media, being subject to the convenience of each of Hitachi’s establishments.
3. Trainees shall be, during their training, under the supervision and direction of Hitachi, which has full discretion on scope, mode, duration and place of establishment of their training. Training is not available in the design and R & D activities of Hitachi. They are subject to the rules and regulations and the discipline of the establishment to which they are posted. If the total training period in the fields of a trainee’s interests does not reach six months, Hitachi may trainees in any other field for training at Hitachi’s discretion to fill the balance period. If this effort fails, training for the concerned trainee are limited to a four-month duration.
4. Selected trainee are provided with return economy Class air passage. Arrangements are also made for fee Boarding and Lodging for trainees in Japan, and to defray all expenses for travelling in Japan which may be considered necessary for their training. In addition, each trainee is paid a monthly fixed allowance to cover his personal expenses.
5. Parents or guardians of selected candidates shall guarantee their good conduct and shall undertake to pay for their repatriation should their conduct be found unsatisfactory by Hitachi Ltd., or any, public authority in Japan or in case the selected candidates desire to discontinue their studies in Japan for any reason whatsoever during the period of their scholarships.
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