From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The PTDF has commenced interviews for 403 candidates for the In-Country Scholarship Scheme at the College of Petroleum Studies Kaduna.
Saratu Abdullahi Idris, the Team Lead for the Northwest Zone, said in an interview with journalists on Tuesday that ” this exercise is the In-Country Scholarship Scheme done by the PTDF, which we’ve been doing for years, and it’s a very good program because it helps our scholars to gain quality education.”
According to the Team Lead, “The 403 candidates that we have cut across 5 different areas of study: Engineering, Computing, Geo Sciences, Environmental and Management. In that, we have 267 MScs and 136 PhDs.”
” The selection criteria for the MSc is having a minimum of 5 credits in their O’ levels, a minimum of Second Class Lower in their BSc, and PhD.
“In addition to that, we need them to have a minimum of merit which is an equivalent to a Second Class lower, in their Masters. If they have professional membership registrations, that one too is also accepted, it’s a plus for them. It’s for all Federal and state universities, including AFIT and NDA.”
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