Saimeritus:

No admission letter yet. Did you message them when you got the mail on march?

You mean PTDF or DAAD?

Saimeritus:

I chose TUM and TUB as first and second choice respectively, I received the message on March and had started my admission applications.

Have you been issued admission letter? If yes, were you able to upload the admission letter on the daad portal. If so, maybe probably that's why u didn't receive the mail from them, since you've done the needful. But hey, let's see how it goes anyway.

Saimeritus:

I chose TUM and TUB as first and second choice respectively, I received the message on March and had started my admission applications.

Wow, you've really gone a long way. I didn't apply apply for admissions then, but with this mssg I just received I will start my application now. My choice of school is Trier Uni.

Saimeritus:

I chose Germany but didn't receive any mail from DAAD, maybe you have been nominated by PTDF.

Wow!! I hope so oo. But my application profile hasn't changed yet on the daad portal. And moreover, I chose Germany as my 2nd choice.

Which school did you choose in Germany? Try checking your spam to be sure. And again, did you received the mssg they sent around March?

Anybody received mail from DAAD this morning? I think most admissions in Germany will close this month cos I was told the school I chose will close this month. And so DAAD adviced me that even if I haven't gotten the scholarship yet, I should apply for admission because there won't be any postponement.

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This is the thread for 2019/2020 PTDF Local and Overseas Scheme. Thank you!!

https://www.nairaland.com/5033087/2019-2020-ptdf-local-overseas

Since there are lots of aspirants for the LSS category, creating another thread for that will be highly encouraged. This is virtually the first time I will experience such missed up between OSS & LSS. It has never been done in the past OSS thread!!

LSS should launch their thread for discussion please. This thread is becoming devisive everyday!!

And were you shortlisted for the interview?

iamlimitless:


No, I applied with my NYSC posting letter.

Abhay031:
Please will they accept any publication that's not on elsevier site?

They will, but they won't give u your full mark. Just go with whatever you have. And mind you, its not only Elsevier that is high impact journal, Springer too is.

SorbariIgbiri:
I am in for PhD and mine is tomorrow.. who ever goes in today should look out for type of articles..(I have 5 in international journals). is it only elsevier articles..
what other requirements onsite?? Are job related awards approved.

They value Elsevier articles than any other ones. Another one they value is Springer.

Wonder2019:
With the way it is right now, all the states are very competitive. And almost all the applicants who made it to interview stage have one thing or the other to offer. So it's tight across all the states, as one can't really tell who the real contenders are. But in the end, we'll be fine by God's grace...

Exactly..

Sheddy79:
They only accepted my NIIT DATABASE AWARD (Oracle 10g Database Administration)

Hmm...you serious?? U mean they didn't even collected the volunteer award from you?

Fremaxx:
I have done it and I'm Oyo boy

U see ehn, Oyo is even one of those states that are very competitive. There are usually too many scholars there. Me I'm frm Lagos anyway. I pray we'll all be favored oo.

Fremaxx:
Lol I hope you're not from my state

Ha ha ha You are very funny. Which state are you from? And have u done your interview?

playfulvivo:
Good day house. I really don't know whether to honour my interview invite for the following reasons
1. I have a first degree from biochemistry
2. I have a masters degree in pharm chem
3. my publications are not even in oil and gas. The closest being in renewable energy and majorly in natural product chemistry
Going by the nature of the scholarship coverage area do you advice i go for the interview. I merely put a proposal together and was surprised i was shortlisted.
I need advice please

Are you going in for MSc or PhD?

nana06:


Nope
3rd May

Alright, I wish you success.

playfulvivo:
Good day house. I really don't know whether to honour my interview invite for the following reasons
1. I have a first degree from biochemistry
2. I have a masters degree in pharm chem
3. my publications are not even in oil and gas. The closest being in renewable energy and majorly in natural product chemistry
Going by the nature of the scholarship coverage area do you advice i go for the interview. I merely put a proposal together and was surprised i was shortlisted.
I need advice please

I'm a BSc holder in Biochemistry, I'm currently running MSc in Pharm Chem also, and I attended the interview. The issue is you decide what u want for yourself. Biochemistry is needed in oil and gas but you can only sell yourself for people to consider you. Last year, there were a lot of Biochemistry students that were shortlisted, and they are now overseas. If Biochemistry is not needed, they wouldn't even have included it in their publication!!

nana06:


D thing is that people carry different levels of grace

Abi?? Great statement!!

Have you done your interview??

Which of the awards was accepted? Is it the volunteer award? Cos I have a volunteer award also and two others, and they accepted all the three awards I gave them. They even accepted a grant proposal write-up that I gave to them in other to cover up for my publication cos I have no publication yet, to which they told me that it was very good. The proposal was published on the Elsevier site (for being among the top 50 proposals) because they hosted it. But I don't know if they shifted it to award or left it in the publication section. My interview was at Ibadan.

Sheddy79:
UPDATE FROM UNIPORT CENTER!
I actually got to the centre around 8AM today, and walked strait to the IPS conference hall, been my undergraduate school, I am familiar with all the nooks and cranny of the campus. Not quite long, a young man neatly dressed in a grey suit walked into the hall to give us a brief orientation of the campus, should in case of emergency and what is expected of us from the panellist. However, the assistant director of IPS had earlier informed us to make copies of our SOP and keep it handy. After that, we were divided into groups. My group fell within the Engineering Group 2 and i was the first candidate to be interviewed. We were then called into another waiting room in a group of four. By then the tension have started building in, I could hear some PTDF staff from Abuja walking to and fro, telling the candidates not to panic as it was just going to be an informal interactive session, they even went ahead to explain to us how some candidates were made to cry yesterday as a result of panic. All of a sudden I heard my name and I answered present, I was carefully ushered into the interview room, where I saw some neatly dressed gentle men. From their attires, i could immediately depict they were from the North. One of them smiled at me and made a gesture, ushering me into the HOT SEAT. Before i sat down, i greeted the panellist and all answered in affirmation. All of a sudden, the chief interviewer said to me, young man, can I see your credentials? and I handed him over my file, he flipped through while he asked me, any award? I said yes! Four in number, two academics merit based scholarship awards, one leadership and one volunteer! He said I can't find them, can you help me sort them out? I quickly stood up from the hot seat and walked towards him to assist in sorting the credentials. While I flipped through my file, I was seriously sweating in the almost freezing AC in the interview room. I now brought it out one after the other, out of the four I handed over to him, three were rejected on account that they were irrelevant to the issue at stake. the one that pained me most was the award from PTDF on the ENGINEERING DESIGN TRAINING PROGRAM in 2008 was also rejected for improper documentation. We had to ague it over for the next 45mins. But all plea went on deaf ears. All of a sudden he shouted, one award and two publications. When he looked at my face, it was no longer friendly, though I managed to put up a smile. He said to me, young man you still have gotten great profile, honestly speaking I like your Profile. The next, he asked what are your passion for studying abroad, and I answered! At this point in time, they were blasting me with technical questions from left and right. Then suddenly, the chief interviewer asked me, what do you do now, I answered. He said you have a background in PETROLEUM ENGINEERING and want to go for Management, WHY! I explained in details. They all kept mute for a while. All of a sudden, one of them looked at me and asked if i still want to context the award issue, and I answered, SIR YOU ARE THE REF. IN THIS GAME, SO IF YOU THINK FROM THE GUIDELINE THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARDS, SO BE IT. He nodded his head in affirmation and asked me not to worry that I already have gotten a great profile, and finally called in the next candidate. THIS IS THE BEST I CAN SAY SO FAR. From my analysis so far, i think the UNIPORT centre is very discreet and proficient in this job! So if you are going there, you have to buckle up your belt.

This thread should be closed by now, no comments, no nothing nothing

uxomykaz:
Good Evening everyone. I was scheduled for 2nd, of May. However, I would not be available on that date.

Please, would I be allowed to partake in the interview , if I go on a different date, say 30th of April?

I don't think that's possible because those that have experienced the process said ptdf already have the names of each candidates scheduled for their specific dates on their data base, and names will be called out based on the list. But you can give it a try or better still mail them for rescheduling.

YemziAdez:


I updated my application a day after the receipt of the interview email (Friday) .

Hmm...that was when I updated mine too but I did it exactly in the afternoon (around 12:00 pm). Maybe there was another strategy they used in fixing the dates of our interview. But anyway, its all good. I pray we'll all be favored IGN.

lilting:
Please house i need your assistance, I need someone to share me answers to the ptdf interview questions that was posted few months ago. I know that answers vary according to the field of study.

When is your interview?

YemziAdez:


I'm an indigene of Ondo State.

My interview date is on the 3rd of May, 9:00am prompt.

Best wishes Dear.

Kindly give us feedback following the end of your interview session.

May God see Us through.

Ok, Good

Why May now?? When did u updated your application then, when we were asked to?

Thanks, and you too

I will try

Amen oo

Ogenyipeter:
Hey guys who is slated for UI on 12noon April 30

Hey, what's up? I have a friend that is slated at that time.

Almisbahu:

Amen my bro. I wish u, I and all others success. Were you the one that sent me an email ?

Amen oo!!

No, to that question.

YemziAdez:


Hi,

I'm also slated for the University of Ibadan and I'll be going from Lagos.

When is your interview date?

Good to hear some1 is coming from Lagos. Are u Lagos indigene as well? If No, which state are you from?

My interview date is 29th 9:00 a.m. Seems I'm the one that will open the interview process.

As for you, when is your interview date & time?

Almisbahu:

Kaduna State University. I'm from Zamfara. What of u bro?

Wow! Mine is in University of Ibadan. I'm from Lagos. I pray we'll be favored IGN.

jackals:


That's a lie, More than 1.5M applied. And I'm sure the whole selection process will be man know man, as always ofcourse.

I don't know where you see your data from, please check the ptdf website to verify. This is not NNPC application where millions of people applied!

adelawry:
Someone was earlier scheduled for 30th April but want to reschedule to 3rd May. Does anyone have an idea on how to go about it ? Cos the ptdf interview invitation mail came from a ‘donotreply’ email addy.

I'll advice the person should not re-schedule. A beneficiary of this scholarship (last year - UK) told me assigning dates for candidates is a strategy to screen out people. They know some people might not be convenient with their day of interview.