I am really sorry for this delay! I know you have a few more days prior to the release of your SPM results. These are not much, but it should cover some of the important scholarships. Most of the scholarships are posted in Part One. I hope that these should suffice. If you have any further requests for me to interview scholars other scholarships maybe some that I do not know, do leave a comment below and I will try my best to find scholars from the mentioned scholarship.


Before I proceed with anything, this is a public service announcement. Those who wish to apply for a Bank Negara scholarship, the registration starts on the 16th of March 2017. I REPEAT, 16 MARCH 2017. If you are preparing for this scholarship, click here and here.


All the best for your SPM results. Some of the scholarships which are mentioned in Part One and Part Two do not require perfect grades! Only good personality; someone worth employing in the future! Hence, chin up, and brace yourselves for the future!

1. PNB scholarship by Yasmin Yeoh


Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Scholarship

Course : Accounting

Interview process
1. Written Test (not an online test)
Candidates will need to go to a place assigned by pnb (according to yr address, if youre from any part of johor, you'll do it at jb. this applies to other states too) so basically the questions are maths, english(comprehension) and iq test.

2. Group discussion, essay writing and also individual interview
The group discussion will be abt the topics that candidates will choose from choices they'll give. Most of the choices are current issues. Candidates will be ask to write 2 essays (choose topics from choices they gave). There are current issues and also personal q.
And lastly, individual interview! There are like 6 executives that will interview the candidates so be ready with questions ambush lol.

Preparation
For the written test it is important to knw basic mathematic skills. Most of the q need candidates to analyse it, as far as I remember theres no addmaths kinda questions hahahaha. For english part, grammar and comprehension is needed. And lastly for iq test, this one rly need observation skill so I suggest candidates to do some online iq test as preparation to enhance observation skill.
For the group discussion, it is important to discuss well with other candidates, do not be cocky and do help others. If u lead makes sure do not conquer everything urself, gv others chances too. Do not talk so long and make it lengthy but make it concise (same goes to essay writing).
For the interview, be sure to hv mental strength, they will ask u a lot of q and you need to answer it honestly. Study well on pnb organisation and asb. if theres a questions that youre not sure or dont know, dont simply refused to answer it but give it a try!

Benefits of the scholarship?
Scholars will get to buy new course books (which cost up to RM1000)! U dont hv to pay for it or use allowance for it. PNB pay it all! Scholars will also get monthly allowance but its not that much and it will be put in yr asb account huhuhu. Scholars will be bonded for 8 years (you'll get a job as soon as u grad!)

Any extra tips?
ALERT! PNB only allowed 7 top universities, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Imperial and Cass Business School. It is important to knw this so candidates can be prepared. No pain no gain! Scholars need to work hard to be accepted to any of the uni. Pls see this as an encouragement to study well, scholars are the one who will benefit from studying in top uni(s)! Dress well, smile beautifully, get to knw pnb and their main activity, and be confident! I wish candidates all the best and may Allah ease the whole process

>Yayasan Peneraju Skill (Juruteknik dan Jurutera Pesawat)
> licensed aircraft maintenance engineer(LAE). Their job is to ensure and give permission that an aircraft is fit to fly.
>basically my batch is the last batch where yayasan peneraju do collaboration with Malaysia Airlines. So i cant say anything about further info. According to yayasan what yayasan told us,maybe they will collaborate with different company which is other ATO( Approved Training Organization).
>First and for most,you must fill up the the form in Yayasan's website,then they will send an email to attend the test. There is to stage for the test which is for the first stage there are 3 sets of paper.
-Math and Physics
- English
- Personality Test
You must pass all this test to ensure your place for the next stage. On the second stage, there is interview. The interview also have 2 stage. First stage with Yayasan Peneraju representative and second stage with Malaysia Airlines representative. So when you pass both stages.Yayasan will send an email state that you're promoted.
> This programme will provide you with Type Rating which is allow you to work on specific aircraft. It is quite expensive to do it with other ATO.
> If you're interested into this course,please read a lot on
-aerofoil
-type of aircraft wings
- a little bit in latest aircraft technology
And the most important thing is,if you are a person that do not interested in reading,i advice you not to grab this chance.

3. MARA scholarship by Muhammad Safwan

Yayasan pelajaran mara
Electrical engineering or mechanical engineering
Sepatutnya ada 1 je interview. Kalau lepas, kene pergi kem utk belajar basic bahasa jepun. Dan dalam kem tu, sensei(lecturer)akan finalise balik siapa yang layak. So, siapa yg memang da ada basic jepun untungla. Tapi malangnya, malaysia ad krisis ekonomi, so kem itu digantikan dengan interview biasa. Senpai (senior) kata kem ikut nasib and ekonomi negara huhu 😭😭
Waktu interview tu, tak payah nak acah cakap english sangat sebab dorang bukan kisah pon. Cakap melayu lagi better sebab orang jepun punya level english kurang sikit. Even bila kau masuk mjhep pon, kau punya english pon ak jadi teruk. Ramai je budak mjhep yg dapat a+ dalam english utk spm, suruh buat ayat english sikit dah ke laut. Cuba sebaik mungkin untuk jawab semua soalan. Basically interview dia mudah je.
Kat mjhep ni, makanan dia tak pernah mengecewakan. Tak kisahla event apa pon, kat mana pon, makanan dia tetap high class. Kalau nasin baik, kau dapat je rasa makanan jepun for free. Yang sedap tau. Haritu dapat makan sushi, and sushi jauh lagi sedap dari sushi king 😝😝 tapi hidup kat perit sikitla sebab kene bahasa jepun en. Tapi tak sampai setahun, kau da boleh tengok anime without subtitle. Huhuhuhu 😂
Extra tips just sediakan hati yang kental je. Anyway kalau dari keluarga yang memang miskin, mohonla sini. Mjhep memang nak bantu org yg susah.

Hello everyone! To start the year, my friend, Hairul had this idea to help our juniors out with their scholarship hunting after their SPM. Hence, I have gathered some information from my friends regarding their respective scholarship bodies and interview tips etc. We hope that by this, you are  able to gain some insight on the scholarship which you wish to attain. Some of them may be super informative, some of them may only give you a glimpse of their experience. Hence, if you want to ask questions or need the contacts of the scholars who wrote for their respective scholarship bodies in this post personally, just leave a comment below this post! 😊

Mind you that these are from my friends and I avoid editing them to make it more - authentic, I guess?

Kijang Emas Scholarship by Adeebah Razif

Yayasan Barack Obama (Khazanah)

Engineering

During my time there were 5 stages. The first two involved online computer tests. The questions were relentless, sometimes nak muntah because banyak sangat. They tested your Mathematics at a rudimentary level but combined with the pressure of having to do a huge amount of it at such a short time indicated that they did intend to make it difficult. Apart from that, there were also tests that assessed your personality and cognitive process. To my knowledge, the questions change every year. The third stage comprised of three parts; a group interview session, an individual case study and lastly an individual interview. The fourth stage and the fifth stage were also individual interviews; with the Managing Director and one of the Board respectively.

What did you do to prepare?
Know yourself. Of course, you’d have to compile all those certificates you’ve achieved throughout years in high school, but merely becoming the best debater is nothing if everyone in the room is also the best debater in some other competition. What makes you unique, what hurdles did you have to overcome, how that achievement developed you, that is what matters. Have you also helped other individuals to achieve that goal? For example, you may have shared that knowledge by guiding fledgling debaters. Build a story around it. Aside from that, know what you want to become in the future. Say you want to be an investment banker. Prove them you have what it takes to be one. What are your goals after getting a degree? Do you want to open your own firm? Or would you rather become the CEO of J.P. Morgan or Goldman Sachs? Set a clear and burning goal for your interviewers so that they can visualise it, a vision so bright that they’ll regret not bringing a pair of shades. Convince them that you have a deep interest in what you’re pursuing. Finally, remember that in the end you’ll be obliged to contribute back to society. I think any honest man can think of ways of how that can be achieved. Most people would tell you to be yourself, but you would have to know yourself beforehand in order to reach that level.

What are the benefits of the scholarship?

Support and guidance in your academic journey (e.g. extra tuition for SAT students taking A levels too)
Decent bond duration (5 years, one of the most bearable ones)
Reasonable allowance, in Malaysia and abroad
Healthcare benefits
A wide array of employers to choose from once you graduate
Be part of a close-knit community, a family that matters
Cool pendrives, notebooks, T-shirts etc. that make other scholars envy you

EXTRA TIPS

Getting the scholarship is barely half the journey. The scholarship is not your final goal, it’s a path for you to reach the ultimate achievement of whatever you have in mind. Be prepared to shoulder the responsibilities and challenges that await.

P/S you may have noticed the sub-titles to be quite vulgar, they are all banter and I remind you to redact them before being published.

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JPA Top 20 interview and Bursary by Asyiqin Halim