Ehn ehn! This is interesting indeed ! But the other guy also said he had 2:1 in BSc but C grades in his O-level and he was shortlisted.

perrychemical:


I can confirm to you that O'level plays a significant factor in shorlisting candidates. I am also a past schorlar, but I got PTDF the period they normally conduct test to select Msc awardee. I have subsequently tried and encoraged my younger brother who had a very good grade in his first degree, but most of his O' level subjects were C, in fact he got mostly C5 and C6, and he was not shortlisted for all the three time he tried. But my wife has attemped twice in the year 2018, and this year included with second class lower division, 4A1 including Maths and English, B3 in one subject , 5 publications and many awards. She was always shortlisted. I am very sure she could not get the schorlaship in the year 2018, because she was told her proposal was not related to Oil and Gas. This year, she did her interview in Ibadan, with the same proposal, you can imagine even after the interview, they had to call her back to collect her number. she was also asked if she knows someone at PTDF. So, you can see that her O'level result alone is very tight even though she got 2:2, and of course her Msc was a merit.

Hmmm! Now I see.

ExpertNLer:
LOL who said? all that the software needs to do is to take Maths + English and 3 highest grade entries to calculate a final score for the WAEC component. Lecturers are only there for verification and actual interviewing

Engr2016:
Ehn ehn! This is interesting indeed ! But the other guy also said he had 2:1 in BSc but C grades in his O-level and he was shortlisted.

Hmmm are u sure it wasn't only o level da used for shortlist... and it could be majority o level result from that state were not exceptional. What other factor could come into play in the shortlisting...

It depends on the state, if your total points falls in the top performing for your state, even with 2:2 you will be shortlisted

Engr2016:
Ehn ehn! This is interesting indeed ! But the other guy also said he had 2:1 in BSc but C grades in his O-level and he was shortlisted.

Lets assume PTDF is taking 200 per state for interview - if someone with 1st class and 5As is 201st in their state, they won't be shortlisted. While someone with 2:1 and Cs is 3rd in their state, they will be shortlisted.

And this also means valuation for shortlisting is completely different from the final evaluation used to give the final award

ExpertNLer:
LOL who said? all that the software needs to do is to take Maths + English and 3 highest grade entries to calculate a final score for the WAEC component. Lecturers are only there for verification and actual interviewing

Gbam! We they always think alike

ExpertNLer:
Lets assume PTDF is taking 200 per state for interview - if someone with 1st class and 5As is 201st in their state, they won't be shortlisted. While someone with 2:1 and Cs is 3rd in their state, they will be shortlisted.

This means shortlisting is only a function of o level and not first degree

And that A1 is 6 points. Because from the marking scheme I saw with my own eyes it was 6 marks for A1 5As = 30 points

babey543:

Nice observation.
I made a mistake in my typo. It is 5 subjects they used this time. I have modified it.

But why is it that the Professors or Interviewers were reportedly adding the marks on physical paper as reported by some candidates here if the grading have already been done automatically by the software .

Ofcourse - the shortlisting does not have the interview component included. After interviews, the ranking of candidates can change significantly, someone that does exceptionally well for example can get a recommendation (maximum marks of 50) and even top those who had stronger profiles. e.g if before interview it was 70 for candidate A and 50 for Candidate B but after interview Candidate A got 25 but Candidate B got 50 - overall Candidate B gets 100 despite being lower ranked initially before the interview and Candidate A with 95

Aremson14:
And this also means valuation for shortlisting is completely different from the final evaluation used to give the final award

ExpertNLer:
And that A1 is 6 points. Because from the marking scheme I saw with my own eyes it was 6 marks for A1 5As = 30 points

Yes A1 is 6 points. Check the write-up well.

that is the verification. They must corroborate what the software has done with what is real. That is why they require your original results etc. Anybody can put that they have first class and 8As on the software, without verification - they cannot accept that submission. The verification (done at interview stage) is an important part of the process

Engr2016:
But why is it that the Professors or Interviewers were reportedly adding the marks on physical paper as reported by some candidates here if the grading have already been done automatically by the software .

Oh yes you changed it, i was only looking at the quoted post that had the former information there

babey543:

Yes A1 is 6 points. Check the write-up well.

ExpertNLer:
that is the verification. They must corroborate what the software has done with what is real. That is why they require your original results etc. Anybody can put that they have first class and 8As on the software, without verification - they cannot accept that submission. The verification (done at interview stage) is an important part of the process

Correct.

Also SOP, Research Proposal, Membership and Publication score is given during interview.

Engr2016:
But why is it that the Professors or Interviewers were reportedly adding the marks on physical paper as reported by some candidates here if the grading have already been done automatically by the software .

That was done by computer Programming.

But humans need to verify as people can lie.

Also SOP, Research Proposal, Membership and Publication score is given during interview. Some people have fake publication and membership that do not meet the acceptance criteria.

Programming can't do the above.

Based on the analysis of our experienced awardees, scholars and other intelligent people here, one can clearly see that winning this award totally depend on GOD's grace even on top of your good academic grades. Those that have won it before, I really salute and respect you all. It's no mean feat at all. May such Divine Grace work for us too.

babey543:


That was done by computer Programming.

But humans need to verify as people can lie.

Also SOP, Research Proposal, Membership and Publication score is given during interview. Some people have fake publication and membership that do not meet the acceptance criteria.

Programming can't do the above.

This means sop will only be evaluated during interview? Or will it be evaluated after cause I think some people mentioned they didn't even ask them questions from their sop during the interview

Engr2016:
Based on the analysis of our experienced awardees, scholars and other intelligent people here, one can clearly see that winning this award totally depend on GOD's grace even on top of your good academic grades. Those that have won it before, I really salute and respect you all. It's no mean feat at all. May such Divine Grace work for us too.

Amen, it truly is....

Aremson14:

This means sop will only be evaluated during interview? Or will it be evaluated after cause I think some people mentioned they didn't even ask them questions from their sop during the interview

Check my previous statement.

Very good I hope they keep it up.

Engr2016:
Based on the analysis of our experienced awardees, scholars and other intelligent people here, one can clearly see that winning this award totally depend on GOD's grace even on top of your good academic grades. Those that have won it before, I really salute and respect you all. It's no mean feat at all. May such Divine Grace work for us too.

You are welcome. Don't be scared.
I didn't even do particularly well to my standards in my interview and I got the scholarship probably due to my strong O level and my state wasn't competitive from the available statistics. So it is God's grace and not my power.

However, you must have a flawless score in a competitive state. Check the PTDF lists to know how competitive your state is.

Please are the in-person interviews still ongoing in Abuja and please what is the venue?

Hmmmm. Thanks for the motivation. These days, I think most states are equally competitive o. It is not so easy to determine how competitive any state is anymore like that. Gone are the days that even the SW region especially Ekiti and Ondo States used to top in academic standards in Nigeria. For some years consistently now, even the SE have been topping in WAEC results more than the other Nigerian regions. Everything has changed. There are no more minnows in academics in Nigeria. Excellence is now widespread.

babey543:

You are welcome. Don't be scared.
I didn't even do particularly well to my standards in my interview and I got the scholarship probably due to my strong O level and my state wasn't competitive from the available statistics. So it is God's grace and not my power.

However, you must have a flawless score in a competitive state. Check the PTDF lists to know how competitive your state is.

babey543:

You are welcome. Ensure you already have an admission letter. PTDF will pay for your visa applications and flight. Ensure you connect with one another in the PTDF tower and form a Facebook or Whatsapp group of successful scholars to help one another in their respective countries. Connect to one another and do not insult each other as you all have a bright future.

You will be paid in 6 months advance so you can have sufficient money to bring your family. PTDF now support you to stay if you get employment abroad because of unemployment in Nigeria. They have realised that there are so many unemployed PTDF scholars and their investment is now a waste. Other countries that sponsor scholars for scholarships offer automatic employment in universities and oil companies when they go back home.

Ask for the non-objection letter from PTDF when you get employment as this will indirectly boost Nigeria's economy. The highest contributor to Nigeria's economy is those staying and living overseas supporting their family and building businesses and resources. Those without an admission letter will have their scholarship deferred. But we don't know about next year as there is an election and anything can happen.

Bro thank you so very much for the updates, my question is, regarding this issue of admission, you know some of these schools require a successful applicant to pay acceptance fee/tuition after issuing admission to the individual and it's usually binding for a certain period after which one's admission will/might be rescinded.

PTDF might release the list after that payment window, how does one now go about it?

Then in cases for deferring admission, I might be wrong but some persons by extrapolation realize that with the current PTDF schedule the list might not come as at when due, that automatically translates to next year, shey the deferring process isn't strenuous?

God will help us with this election.

jlomz:


Bro thank you so very much for the updates, my question is, regarding this issue of admission, you know some of these schools require a successful applicant to pay acceptance fee/tuition after issuing admission to the individual and it's usually binding for a certain period after which one's admission will/might be rescinded.

PTDF might release the list after that payment window, how does one now go about it?

Then in cases for deferring admission, I might be wrong but some persons by extrapolation realize that with the current PTDF schedule the list might not come as at when due, that automatically translates to next year, shey the deferring process isn't strenuous?

God will help us with this election.

The list will be out next month.

Who are those people telling you lies? Get your admission letter and forget about deferment as it is too risky.

You can get admission in a UK school now if you apply. But July might be too late.

Tell them you will be on full scholarship by PTDF.

If you are asked for deposit, tell them you applied for scholarship and that you are waiting for the outcome of the scholarship.

jlomz:


Bro thank you so very much for the updates, my question is, regarding this issue of admission, you know some of these schools require a successful applicant to pay acceptance fee/tuition after issuing admission to the individual and it's usually binding for a certain period after which one's admission will/might be rescinded.

PTDF might release the list after that payment window, how does one now go about it?

Then in cases for deferring admission, I might be wrong but some persons by extrapolation realize that with the current PTDF schedule the list might not come as at when due, that automatically translates to next year, shey the deferring process isn't strenuous?

God will help us with this election.

perrychemical:


I can confirm to you that O'level plays a significant factor in shorlisting candidates. I am also a past schorlar, but I got PTDF the period they normally conduct test to select Msc awardee. I have subsequently tried and encoraged my younger brother who had a very good grade in his first degree, but most of his O' level subjects were C, in fact he got mostly C5 and C6, and he was not shortlisted for all the three time he tried. But my wife has attemped twice in the year 2018, and this year included with second class lower division, 4A1 including Maths and English, B3 in one subject , 5 publications and many awards. She was always shortlisted. I am very sure she could not get the schorlaship in the year 2018, because she was told her proposal was not related to Oil and Gas. This year, she did her interview in Ibadan, with the same proposal, you can imagine even after the interview, they had to call her back to collect her number. she was also asked if she knows someone at PTDF. So, you can see that her O'level result alone is very tight even though she got 2:2, and of course her Msc was a merit.

Your wife might win it. She scored 28 over 30 in her O level part ( 4A1 and 1B3)
Wife score for first degree and Masters: 6 plus 8: 14 over 20.
Total score: 42 over 50

Some First Class and Distinction holders have average scores in their O levels and therefore will miss out:
Typical First class and Distinction: 20 over 20
Typical O levels: 4B3 and 1C6: 16 plus 1: 17 over 30
Total score: 37 over 50.

That is five marks difference in favour of your wife. This is why considerable 2.2 graduates win PTDF scholarship.
It is not a man-know-man like some people think.

Mentee that was told by PTDF interviewers that the profile is very strong

WAEC 7As total but B2 in English - 4A1 1B2
Bachelor's: first class
Master's: distinction
Professional membership: 5
Publications: 2

Keen on final list despite the competitiveness of the state

ExpertNLer:
Mentee that was told by PTDF interviewers that the profile is very strong

WAEC 7As total but B2 in English - 4A1 1B2
Bachelor's: first class
Master's: distinction
Professional membership: 5
Publications: 2

Keen on final list despite the competitiveness of the state

Remember Research Proposal marks is 40%.
I hope they did very well when defending the research proposal and it is significant to Nigeria oil and gas sector.

If they did well when defending the research proposal, scholarship is certain.

yes research was very relevant and they agreed with the 3 objectives listed - however advised to focus on 1 objective so that the PhD will be completed on time.

babey543:

Your wife might win it. She scored 28 over 30 in her O level part ( 4A1 and 1B3)
Wife score for first degree and Masters: 6 plus 8: 14 over 20.
Total score: 42 over 50

Some First Class and Distinction holders have average scores in their O levels and therefore will miss out:
Typical First class and Distinction: 20 over 20
Typical O levels: 4B3 and 1C6: 16 plus 1: 17 over 30
Total score: 37 over 50.

That is five marks difference in favour of your wife. This is why considerable 2.2 graduates win PTDF scholarship.
It is not a man-know-man like some people think.

This is good, but then am trying to figure out why O'level grade is times 3.75 that of first degree grade. Some one here mentioned that he has the original scoring sheet use for this year Interview and that the score for first degree is 8 points. I don't seem to make any sense out of this