18 Nov 2010
Type: Scholarship Notices
Number of scholarships = Three
The terms and conditions for being eligibile to get the scholarship
Candidates who must be Indian citizens, should not have completed 30 years of age on 31st March, 2011 and should be in possession of the minimum degree of B.E., or B.Sc (Engg) or its equivalent from any recognized university
Candidates who have already had practical experience in the branches for which training is proposed to be given, will be 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
The scholarships are tenable in Japan for principally six months commencing about July 2011. Trainees may have general training in one of the following product fields of Hitachi Ltd (Hitachi) for example; Industrial systems; transportation systems; power systems; information and telecommunication systems, being subject to the convenience of each of Hitachi’s establishments. During the training, there will be special emphasis on environment-related and energy-saving technologies
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 will not be available in the R&D activities of Hitachi. They will be subject to the rules and regulations and the discipline of the establishment to which they are posted
Selected trainees will be provided with return economy class air passage. Arrangements will also be made for free boarding and lodging for trainees in Japan and to defray all expenses for traveling in Japan which may be considered necessary for their training. In addition, each trainee will be paid a monthly fixed allowance to cover his personal expenses
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 scholarship
Applications should be made in duplicate in the forms available on payment of Rs 5/- from the office of The Hindu given below
Chennai-859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002, or the branch offices at New Delhi-3rd Floor, PTI Building, 4, Parliament street, New Delhi-110001; Kolkata-LMJ Chambers, Ist floor, 15C, Hemanta Basu Sarani, Kolkata-700001; Mumbai-Kasturi Buildings, Jamshedji Tata Road, Coimbatore-641018; Madurai-147/2A, Eighty feet road, KK Nagar, Madurai-625020; Tiruchirapalli-Chennai Bye-Pass Road (NH45), Senthanneerpuram, Thiruchirapalli-620004; Puducherry-135, Ist floor, Mission street, Puducherry-605001; Hyderabad-6-3-879/879B, Begumpet public road, Hyderabad-500016; Visakhpatnam-50-19-9, TPT colony, Seethammadhara, Visakhpatnam-530013; Vijayawada-55-1-4, 100 Feet road, Industrial Estate, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada-520007; Bangalore-19/21, Bhagwan Mahaveer road (infantry road), Bangalore-560001; Mangalore-23-9-655/1, Jeppu, Mangalore-575001; Hubli-26/27/28, IInd Floor, Dhammanagi Prestije Plaza, PB road, Hubli-580029; Kochi-NH Bye-Pass road, Vytilla junction, Kochi-682019; Thiruvananthapuram-TC No 36/1946 (1), Airport road, Vallakadavu, Thiruvananthapuram-695008; Kozhikode-Ist Floor, Shazz, Near Saradha Hospital, Kannur road, Kozhikode-673006
Completed forms should reach
The Hindu
859/860, Anna Salai
Chennai-600002,
super scribed the Hindu-Hitachi training scheme, before 31st December, 2010