The Hindu-Hitachi Scholarships were started in 1959 in collaboration with The Hindu Newspaper and Hitachi, Japan for providing exposure to Indian Engineers to advance Japanese technology and committed work culture In association with Hitachi Ltd. Tokyo, Japan, The Hindu invites applications for scholarships for technical training in Japan
Number of Scholarships: 03 (three)
Scholarship Scheme
The scholarships are tenable in Japan for principally six months commencing about July, 2015. Trainees may have general training in one of the following product fields of Hitachi Ltd:
For example: Information and Telecommunication system, Power Systems, Social Infrastructure, Transportation, Industrial Systems being subject to the convenience of each of Hitachi’s establishments
To learn more about businesses field offered above, please visit at www.hitachi.com/businesses/category
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
Eligibility: Candidates who must be Indian Citizens, should not have completed 30 years of age on 31st March 2015 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 atleast one year’s professional experience need apply; those who were interviewed in previous years for the Scholarships need not apply again
Instructions
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
How to Apply
Applications should be made in duplicate in the forms available on payment of Rs.5/- from the offices of THE HINDU given below
Chennai: 859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002
New Delhi: 3rd Floor, PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001
Kolkata: LMJ Chambers, Ist Floor, 15C, Hemanta Basu Sarani, Kolkata-7000001
Mumbai: Kasturi Building, Jamshedji Tata Road, Mumbai-625020
Tiruchirapalli: Chennai Bye Pass Road (NH-45), Senthanneerpuram, Tiruchirapalli-620004
Puducherry: 135, 1st Floor, Mission Street, Puducherry-605001
Hyderabad: 6-3-879 & 879B, Begumpet Public road, Hyderabad-500016
Vishakhapatnam: 50-19-9, T.P.T Colony, Seethammadhara, Vishakhapatanam-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: 23-09-655/1, Jeppu, Mangalore-575001
Hubli: Kalburgi Katwe Identity Bannai Gida Stop, Green Garden, Gokul Road, Hubli-580030
Kochi: NH Bye-Pass Road, Vytilla Junction Kochi-682019
Thiruvananthapuram: TC No 36/1946(1), Airport Road, Vallakadavu, Thiruvananthapuram-695008
Kozhikode: 1st 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” on or before 31st December 2014 Application Deadline: 31st December 2014
The Hindu Hitachi Anna Salai, Chennai-600002, Website www.hitachi.com