How to Apply / Bangladesh

Important notice:

A set of application documents must be submitted to JDS Project Office through the respective controlling authority. (Other 3 sets to be submitted directly to JICE)

For details please refer to 2. 2）Application Deadline and Submission.

Nationality	Citizens of Bangladesh
Age	Below Forty (40) years as of 1 April 2020 (Born on/after 2 April 1980)
Academic Background	Completed sixteen (16) years of school education with at least Bachelor’s degree At least two (2) First Divisions/Class No Third Division/Class
Academic Background	Other requirements or desirability of academic background Some accepting universities have other requirements or desirable academic background. Check details in [Information of Each Sub-Program/Component] (P15-18) and [University Information] (P19-) of Application Guidelines.
Work Experience	To be a confirmed member of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Cadre or, Class-1 Officer of Bangladesh Bank with at least two (2) years of work experience at time of application.
English Proficiency	Have a good command of both written and spoken English. IELTS 6.0 or higher is preferable (if lower, not required; since JICE will arrange IELTS examination for those who do not have valid score)
Health Condition	Mentally and physically in good health.
Ineligibility	A person corresponds to the followings is not eligible to apply Those who are currently receiving (or is scheduled to receive) another scholarship (including other scholarships of Japan). Those who have obtained a master’s or higher degrees overseas under the support of foreign scholarship. Those who have completed Master’s or Doctoral degree under deputation or study leave as BCS Cadre or Class-1 Officer of Bangladesh Bank. Military personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list, and also personnel on temporary leave from the active list.
Others	Female officers are encouraged to apply.

1) Recruitment Seminars

The Recruitment Seminars are scheduled to be held as below, aiming at providing the prospective applicants with more detailed information on JDS Project and how to prepare the application documents.
*This is a tentative schedule.
*For more details, please contact JICE JDS Bangladesh office.
TEL: 02-5502-8008, 02-912-8008 (ext.4261, 4973)

■General Seminar

Date (tentative)	Place	Target Participants	Remarks
Late July	Economic Relations Division, Dhaka	HR Officials from Different Ministries
Late Aug	Bangladesh Bank, Head Office, Dhaka	Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank
Late Aug	Economic Relations Division, Dhaka	All interested BCS Cadre Officials	Research Proposal Seminar
Mid Sept	Economic Relations Division, Dhaka	All interested BCS Cadre Officials	Research Proposal Seminar

■Seminar for Female Officials

Date (tentative)	Place	Target Participants
Late Aug	BCS Women Network, Dhaka	Women BCS Officials

■Component-wise Seminar

Seminar (tentative)	Date (tentative)	Place	Target Participants
For Component 1 & 2	Late Aug	Hotel in Dhaka	BCS Cadre Officials from related organizations (Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Women and Child, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, etc.)
For Component 3	Mid Aug	Economic Relations Division, Dhaka	BCS Cadre Officials from related organizations (Ministry of Road and Bridges, Ministy of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, etc.)

■Regional Seminar

Date (tentative)	Place	Target Participants
Late Aug	Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner's Office	UNO/AC Land/Asst. Commissioner and other BCS Cadre Officials in Mymensingh
Late Aug	Sylhet Divisional Commissioner's Office	UNO/AC Land/Asst. Commissioner and other BCS Cadre Officials in Sylhet
Early Sept	Rangpur Divisional Commissioner's Office	UNO/AC Land/Asst. Commissioner and other BCS Cadre Officials in Rangpur

■Seminar for Future Applicants

Date (tentative)	Place	Target Participants
Early Sept	National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)	Foundation Training Course trainees
Early Sept	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC)	69th Foundation Training Course (FTC) trainees
Early Sept	Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy (BCSAA)	Participants of Foundation Training and Law and Administration Courses

2) Application Deadline and Submission

Deadline for Application: 5:00 p.m. on 26 September (Thurs.) 2019

Notes:

a. Three (3) sets of the Application (1 original set and 2 sets of copies) should be submitted to JICE JDS Project Office directly, either by visiting or posting.
b. One (1) set of the Application (copies) should be submitted to JICE JDS Project Office through the respective controlling authority by the above deadline. The Application which is NOT submitted through the respective controlling authority will be regarded ineligible.
c. Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.

3) Tentative Schedule

Schedule	Steps	Description
14 Jul – 26 Sep 2019	Application	Closing Date: 5:00 p.m. on 26 September (Thurs.) 2019 Further details → “Application Documents” P6 in Application Guidelines.

19 Oct 2019	Academic aptitude test	IELTS and Math tests: The test results will be reviewed by the universities in later selection stages. * Applicants for Keio University are exempted from the Math test

Dec 2019	1^st Selection	Document Screening: Application Documents and research plan will be examined by the Japanese universities.

Early - Mid Feb 2020	Health Checkup	The health checkup will be arranged at a designated hospital in Dhaka.

Early - Mid Feb 2020	2^nd Selection	Technical Interview: Faculty members of the Japanese Universities will conduct their interview exams in Dhaka or through video interview system.

Early Mar 2020	3^rd Selection	Comprehensive Interview: The Operating Committee members will conduct the interview exams.

Early Mar 2020	Approval by the OC	Successful candidates will be approved and notified.

Mar – Apr 2020	Application Procedure	JICE will support application for each university.
Jul - Aug 2020	Orientations	Provided by JICA, EoJ and JICE
Aug 2020	Departure for Japan	JICE will arrange air-ticket, visa, and also support after the arrival in Japan.

<Important Notice>

All the selection costs will be covered by JDS Project (except transportation and accommodation costs during selection period).
Application Documents will not be returned. Please keep a copy of your documents for yourself.
Application Documents with false statements or plagiarism will be immediately disqualified.
A result of each selection will be announced to all candidates by Email.
In principle, reasons of the selection-results will not be opened. Do not directly inquire to accepting universities.
Failure to participate each selection, interview and test will cause to automatic disqualification from selection process.
Each successful candidate will be requested to sign and submit “JDS Pledge” to comply with the conditions and rules as scholarship fellows under the JDS Project.

3. Download of Application Guidelines and Application Documents

Please refer to the Application Guidelines and submit a full set of application documents by the deadline.

A. Application Guidelines
B. Application Documents
For the Samples of the Application Forms with the Bengali instruction, click here

4. Note

Research Plan

In the JDS selections, each candidate will be evaluated on her/his academic abilities enough to pursue the master’s degree program in Japan as well as the potential of the future contribution to the country. Thus, it is highly recommended to explain that the objective of your research plan be in connection with the development issues under applying Component, and to rationalize how the study will be addressed in accordance with the career path, corresponding to the current position and responsibility in the belonging organization.

It is also recommended to study your applying university to make sure if the curriculums of the university and fields of specialization of faculty members are relevant to your research.

Remember that plagiarism is strongly prohibited.

Please refer to ‘Guidelines for Writing a Research Plan’ (P10) in the Application Guidelines for more information.

English & Math Exam

Every qualified applicant will be required to take English proficiency test (IELTS) as well as math test in Dhaka on 19 October 2019. ** Applicants for Keio University are exempted from the Math test.

IELTS consists of 4 parts: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Speaking test will be held on another day, which will be notified by British Council through SMS or email.
Math test of around 60 minutes consists of Arithmetic operations, Solving fractions, Equations, Inequality, Matrix, Basic quadratic functions, Basic operations of exponential and logarithmic functions, Basic Integral and Differentiation, etc.
Past Math test sample can be also downloaded from here.

The scores will be reviewed in the 1st selection by the accepting universities. Universities may require the applicants to have good command of English (IELTS) and Math numeracy skills. Please be well prepared for the exams.

How to Apply

1. Applicant Eligibility

2. Application and Selection Procedures