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Application for JDS 2021 is already closed.

1. Introduction

The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) has been launched in Bangladesh in 2001. Up to the present, total of 458 Fellows (446 Master’s and 11 Doctoral Fellows) have been sent to Japan
JDS is now inviting potential applicants who understand its aims and are interested in 2 year master degree program at Japanese accepting universities for the academic year 2022-2023
The program will be instructed in English.
The number of dispatches is 30 per year.

2. Applicant Eligibility

Nationality	Citizens of Bangladesh
Age	Below Forty (40) years as of 1 April 2022 (Born on/after 2 April 1982)
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 P15-18 [Information of Each Sub-Program/Component] on Application Guidelines for more details.
Work Experience	To be a confirmed member of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Cadre, Class-1 Officer of Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Judicial Service (BJS) Officials, or Class-1 officers in Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division in Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 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)** * valid until 31 May 2022 (taken on/after 1 June 2020)
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 a Master’s or Doctoral degree after joining the public service or Bangladesh Bank * Exception: Those who attended online or evening courses without taking paid leave are eligible to apply 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.

3. Selection Procedures

1) Recruitment Seminars

The Online 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.

●General Seminar with tips on Research Proposal

Date	Time	Target Participants	Online Registration
5-Jan	14:00～16:30	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Bangladesh Judicial Service Officials,1st Class Officials of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank	Click here
16-Jan	14:00～16:30	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Bangladesh Judicial Service Officials, 1st Class Officials of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank	Click here
21-Jan	15:00～17:30	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Bangladesh Judicial Service Officials,1st Class Officials of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank	Click here
24-Jan	14:00～16:30	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Bangladesh Judicial Service Officials, 1st Class Officials of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank	Click here

*Please make sure to register online by noon of the day before the seminar (For example, if you would like to attend the seminar held on 5th January, you are requested to sign up by noon on 4th Jan.) . Once your registration is completed, you will receive a notification email with Zoom link.

＊For those who were unable to attend the online seminars, we have posted the links to watch there recorded videos of some seminars on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/jds.bangladesh/

●University wise Seminar

Information Sessions are scheduled to provide more detailed information on JDS Project and Accepting University for prospective applicants.
Anyone who wishes to attend the session needs online registration from the link below.

Click here and go to “Information Sessions by Universities” for online registration.

Date	Time	Seminar Type	Target Participants
11-Jan	14:00-15:00	International University of Japan	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank
11-Jan	15:00-16:00	University of Tsukuba	All interested BCS Cadre Officials
12-Jan	14:00-15:00	Kobe University(CP1,CP4)	All interested BCS Cadre Officials Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank
12-Jan	15:00-16:00	Yamaguchi University	All interested BCS Cadre Officials
13-Jan	15:00-16:00	Hiroshima University(CP3,CP4)	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank
13-Jan	16:00-17:00	Hiroshima University(CP3)	All interested BCS Cadre Officials
14-Jan	15:00-16:00	Keio University	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Bangladesh Judicial Service Officials.1st Class Officials of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
17-Jan	15:00-16:00	Rikkyo University	All interested BCS Cadre Officials, Class-1 Officers of Bangladesh Bank
18-Jan	15:00-16:00	Meiji University	All interested BCS Cadre Officials

2) Application Deadline

Deadline for Application: ~~January 31st (Mon), 2022~~ 5:00PM on 6th February (Sun), 2022 (Closed)

Application documents will not be returned for any reason. Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.

Notes:

a. a. 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.
b. 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.
c. Excel data of Application Form should be submitted to JICE JDS Project Office by email ( ).
※Please rename the file to “AF2021(Applying University)_Your full name”
※Please DO NOT delete the data from your computer until the end of Apr, as JDS Office may request you to correct and resubmit it.
d. 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
27 Dec 2021 – 31 Jan 2022	Application	Closing Date: ~~5:00 p.m. on 31st January (Mon.) 2022~~ 5:00PM on 6th February (Sun), 2022 Further details → “Application Documents” (P6) in Application Guidelines..

8 or 12 Feb 2022	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 * The test date will be prescribed by JICE

Feb 2022	1st Selection	Document Screening: Application Documents and research plan will be examined by the Japanese universities.

Mid Mar-Late Mar 2022	Health Checkup	The health checkup will be arranged at a designated hospital in Dhaka.

Mid Mar-Late Mar 2022	2nd Selection	Technical Interview: Faculty members of the Japanese Universities will conduct their interview exams in Dhaka or through video interview system.

Early Mar 2022	3rd Selection	Comprehensive Interview: The Operating Committee members will conduct the interview exams.

Early Apr 2022	Approval by the OC	Successful candidates will be approved and notified.

Mar - Apr 2022	Application Procedure	JICE will support application procedure for each university.
Jul - Aug 2022	Orientations	Provided by JICA, EoJ and JICE
Aug 2022	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.

4. Download of Application Guideline and Application Documents

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

A. Application Guideline
B. Application Documents

For the Samples of the Application Forms and the Confidential Statement of Reference with the Bengali instruction, click HERE

5. 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.

6. Supportive videos for the application

Preparation of JDS Application (Bengali) [16 min]

How to write a research plan [27 min]

Tips for the selection [20 min]

7. English & Math Exam

Every qualified applicant will be required to take English proficiency test (IELTS) as well as math test in Dhaka on 8 and/or 12 February, 2022.

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.
- Please register your participation in IELTS exam from here
*Please take the screen shot the register screen of IELTS before submitting
then submit with Application documents to JICE.
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 here.

Applicants for Keio University are exempted from the Math test.

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.