This is to inform all candidates who took in the NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship exam held on the 11th & 12th of May, 2015 that successful candidates have been invited for the interview.
All candidates who were shortlisted, received a text message of invite as well as an email from the organizers of the NDDC Postgraduate scholarship.
If you took the exam and have not received any Invitation text, try checking your email (Inbox & Spam/Junk)
Format of NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship Interview
Congrats to all those that have been invited for the NDDC postgraduate scholarship interview and those yet to be invited too
First, the final selection is based on the performance in both the test and the interview(average of both). You may be disqualify on the basis of one or some of the following:-
1 No NYSC Certificate (Even if you are still doing it now)
2 School official admission letter is not written in English (Despite being accompanied by an official translation from the appropriate embassy)
3 PhD program longer than 3 years (For those going for PhD)
4 Masters program more than a year long (Typically affects people applying to Canadian schools).
5 Some documents missing on the interview day.
6 Going for a masters program that has no relationship with your first degree (Like someone that did electrical engineering in his first degree and going for a petroleum related course for his masters degree)
7 Expired documents i.e. International Passport or another form of identity document.
Sample Interview Questions of NDDC Postgraduate Scholarship
The interview is conducted by panel of different university dons in various fields of study, so be rest assured that at least one of the profs will definitely have idea in your field at masters level except in some areas of research for PhDs. Interview questions are basically from your field and some current affairs. You maybe also ask why the course and the benefits to the Nigerian economy/Niger Delta. Lastly, below were questions a fellow was asked lat year; culled from naijahotjobs:-
Q1: You’re Julius, Julius Nyerere? No. I am Julius…….
Q2: Come on who was Julius Nyerere?…,
Q3:You heard of the flood recently in Niger Delta? Yes!. Which group of animals were not affected and for those affected what are some of the effects? Q4: You mentioned movement of some fish from fresh water into the ocean, how is sea water different from fresh water? What impact will sea water have on fresh water fish?
Q5: You must have done basic biology since you studied Agric? Yes. So, what is bilateral symmetry?…..
Q6 Why is it that it is predominantly the Fulanis that keep cattle and most of the cattle concentrated in Northern Nigeria and not Southern Nigeria?
Q7: What is mad cow disease…..
Q8: What is that course you want to study? We hope it is a continuation of your specialization? Yes.Thank you. You can now go! Me: Thank you. I went round, signed out, collected the 10K and went out. That was how it went folks. From my discussion with other guys, questions may stray from your core area. For e.g. A girl who studied Applied Geophysics was asked a question about Electromagnetism/waves but she thought that was too far from her area because she did not study pure Physics.
I would advise, during the interview, be confident when answering the questions, don’t blab, dress very well(I’m sure I can’t emphasis that more), above all trust God because He can make the impossible ordinary.
I wish you all good luck and welcome to the world of endless possibilities.
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