SAMSUNG STAR SCHOLAR OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

INDEX

RULE 1: INTRODUCTION

RULE 2: ELIGIBILITY

RULE 3: DISBURESEMENT

RULE 4: DEVIATIONS

RULE 5: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

RULE 6: NOMINATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES

RULE 7: SAMSUNG OBLIGATION

RULE 8: GENERAL RULES

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RULE 1: INTRODUCTION:

Samsung India Electronics Private Limited (“Samsung”), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility

(“CSR”) initiatives is instituting the Scholarship Programme “Samsung Star Scholar” (“Programme”)

across Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology for the benefit of the

student(s) (“Scholarship Candidates”) of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), to provide them with

opportunities for good quality higher education, irrespective of their capacity to pay for it. In order to

protect the integrity of the Programme, the following Official Rules (“Rules”) shall bind all Scholarship

Candidate(s), Institutes and other participants in the Programme.

RULE 2: ELIGIBILITY.

Samsung has selected educational institutes that promote high quality higher education, such as Indian

Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology to benefit students of JNVs. List of the

institutes participating in the Programme (“Institutes”) is mentioned as Annexure-III hereto.

1. Scholarship Candidate(s) will be eligible to receive scholarships through these Institutes, if they

meet the criteria set forth below and by following the procedures in Rule 6.

2. Samsung is offering a scholarship for student(s) graduating from all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,

run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human

Resource Development, Government of India.

3. The Scholarship Candidate(s) should be first year students in a full term B. Tech/Dual Degree

(B.Tech+M.Tech) course at the Institute.

4. First year Scholarship Candidate(s) will be selected on the basis of their All India Rank (AIR) in the

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main)

5. All Scholarship Candidates must be in good standing with the Institute to receive a Samsung Star

Scholar support.

6. The Scholarship Candidate(s) is entitled to support for his/her tuition fee, hostel and mess charges

only. The Scholarship Candidate(s) should not be availing of any financial assistance or scholarship

related to these expenses from either a Government or Non Government source, during their

pursuance of their B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech+ M.Tech) course from the Institute.

7. Duration of the scholarship will be for one (1) academic year, extendable to subsequent three (3)

years for B. Tech. Degree Course and four (4) years for Dual Degree (B.Tech.+M.Tech.) Course

based on the applicable rules.

8. The Application form and all the other documents of Applicants who have not completed

eighteen years of age must be counter signed by their respective legal guardians on the New

Scholarship Application Form. In the alternative, for constraint of meeting the deadline of the

application, parent(s) / legal guardian(s) shall submit the Declaration as contained in Annexure II,

which must be submitted in original prior to the Scholarship Funds being released.

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RULE 3: DISBURESEMENT

9. Scholarship Candidate(s) are entitled to a maximum scholarship amount of Indian Rupees Two

Lakh (Rupees 2,00,000/-) only per year, towards expenses related to tuition fee, hostel and mess

charges (hostel and mess charges shall be limited to INR 36,000 annually and the entire amount of

annual scholarship shall not exceed INR 2,00,000).

RULE 4: DEVIATIONS

10. A student may be permitted by the Dean (Academics) of their Institute to discontinue temporarily

from the Programme for a semester or longer, for reasons of ill health or other valid reasons to be

determined by the Dean (Academics).

11. A student will be permitted to discontinue from the Programme only for a maximum cumulative

duration of two semesters, provided she/he can complete the Programme within the prescribed

duration decided by the Institute. Under any circumstances, the student shall not be allowed to

continue with the Scholarship after the expiry of the maximum duration of the Programme.

RULE 5: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

12. Scholarship Candidate(s) must disclose to the Institute in writing any and all financial support

being accrued for their education, including but not limited to those listed below, which may

compromise the integrity of the Programme.

13. Samsung Selection Committee may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept or cancel a nomination

for a Scholarship Candidate(s) if an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists.

14. If Samsung Selection Committee rejects a nomination due to a conflict of interest, the Institute/

Scholarship Candidate(s) will be notified. Potential conflicts of interest include:

(i) The Scholarship Candidate(s) or Institute solicits, provides or accepts any compensation

or other consideration in exchange for the nomination; Or,

(ii) Scholarship Candidate(s) engages in any conduct that may reflect negatively upon

Samsung Star Scholars Program.

RULE 6: NOMINATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES

15. Students can register for the Samsung Star Scholar Programme by submitting a completed

application form (Annexure – I). A soft coy of the application form is available at Samsung India

Website http://www.samsung.com/in/microsite/sapne-hue-bade/star-scholar

16. Scholarship Candidate(s) must provide all documents/information that Samsung Selection

Committee requires to confirm that the candidate meets the eligibility requirements.

17. Applications must be sent as a hard copy as well as through email. Applications should be emailed

in .pdf format to star.scholars@samsung.com by the deadline date of January 20, 2017 with all

required documents attached.

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18. Additionally original application form and signed receipts of documents should be sent by Speed

Post to:

SAMSUNG STAR SCHOLAR

Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.,

Corporate Citizenship (CRO)

20th ~ 24th Floor, Two Horizon Centre, Golf Course Road,

Sector - 43, DLF Phase V, Gurgaon, Haryana -122002, India

19. At the time of submitting the Scholarship Candidate(s) Form, the Institute’s Dean Academic must

also attest and verify all the details of the Scholarship Candidate(s). Only application those have

been verified by the Dean Academics or designated authority of the Institute will be accepted.

20. Scholarship Candidates are responsible for their own administrative expenses such as

transportation, insurance, personal spending money, medical cost, incidentals (photocopy, phone

calls, etc.), supplemental study courses and materials and /or other expenses.

21. Samsung shall award scholarships in its sole discretion. All decisions of Samsung will be binding

and final.

22. Scholarships may not be sold, transferred or assigned and are not convertible to cash.

23. Scholarship Candidates must comply with all applicable enrolment and registration deadlines as

published.

24. Scholarships must be used for the course for which they are granted. No deferrals are available,

except as provided herein.

25. If a Scholarship Candidate fails to follow rules, he/she will forfeit his/her scholarship. Additionally,

if a Scholarship Candidate fails to appear for, or is refused admittance to, an exam for which

he/she registered with a Scholarship, he/she will be ineligible to receive future Scholarships.

26. Any false statements or misrepresentations made by scholarship applicants will be grounds for

dismissal from Samsung Star Scholar Programme.

27. Scholarship recipient consents to his/her Pass/Fail results being shared in aggregate with Samsung

from which he/she received the scholarship.

RULE 7: SAMSUNG OBLIGATION

28. Samsung India will provide scholarship support for selected Scholarship Candidate(s) basis the

verified application form. For this purpose, Samsung may engage any third party to carry out

verification of the information provided and other administrative tasks associated with the

Programme.

29. Samsung will make the payment to the Scholarship Candidate(s) through cheque/electronic wire

transfer. Samsung will provide only the support for actual expenses related to regular tuition cost,

room in a hostel and meals (hostel and mess charges shall be limited to INR 36,000 annually and

the entire amount of annual scholarship shall not exceed INR 2,00,000) at the Institute.

30. Samsung and/or its subsidiaries does not warrant or promise nor are obligated to employ any/or

all students supported by this Scholarship Programme or on the successful completion of the B.

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Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech +Mech) course, and nothing in this Rule Book should be deemed or

construed otherwise.

31. Under any circumstances, the student shall not be allowed to continue with the Scholarship after

the expiry of the maximum duration of the Programme.

RULE 8: GENERAL RULES

32. This set of regulations may evolve and get revised/refined or updated or amended or modified or

changed through appropriate approvals between the Institute and Samsung from time to time,

and shall be binding on all parties concerned, including the Students and Institute Authorities.

33. The effect of year-to-year (periodic) refinements in the Official Rules, on the students admitted in

earlier years, shall be dealt with appropriately and carefully, so as to ensure that those students

are not subjected to any unfair situation whatsoever, although they are required to conform to

these revised set of Official Rules, without any undue favour or considerations.

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ANNEXURE –I

Section 1: Personal Information (Please fill details in Capitals and blue or black ink only)

1. Institute Roll Number / ID number___________________________2. Title (e.g. Ms/Mr)______________________

3. Surname/family name___________________________ 4. First name ____________________________________

5. Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)______________________ 6. Gender___________________________________

7. Address_________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Contact details: Home Tel_________________________________9. Mobile__________________________________

10. Email___________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Category (Tick whichever applicable)

SC/ST OBC PwD GEN OTHERS

Section 2: Academic Information 2016-17

It is important that we know as much as possible about your degree program in order to consider you for the

scholarship. Please provide us with the following information:

1. JEE (Main) Rank : ________________________

2. Title of your degree program (B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech +M.Tech)______________________________________

3. Subject Major_______________________________ Expected Graduation date (MM/YYYY)__________________

4. Fee status for 2016-17 (Please mention in Indian Rupees)

a. Tuition Fee (Yearly) : _________________________________________________________________

b. Hostel Fee (Yearly) : _________________________________________________________________

c. Mess Charges (Yearly) : _________________________________________________________________

d. Total : _________________________________________________________________

2. Are you eligible for tuition benefits under SC/ST and PwD students’ scheme? (Tick whichever applicable)

No Yes

3. Please give details of any scholarships, government -paid tuition benefits, and prizes being availed on during your

education at the Institute during 2016-17:

Scholarship name Amount Institution name/ address From (MM/YYY To (MM/YYYY)

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Section 3: Declaration

1. I have provided all details required and I confirm that the information provided herein, to the best of my

knowledge, true and correct. I understand that false information will invalidate this application.

2. I give my permission for the information provided in this form (and the supporting documentation) to be shared

with scholarship selection committee if they request for it.

3. I have read the criteria of the scholarships for which I wish to be considered and the relevant Guidance Notes. I

confirm that I have enclosed or have arranged to send all required supporting documentation.

Signature_________________________________ Date_________________________________________________

Signature (Parent/Legal Guardian) __________________________ Date___________________________________

Section 4: For Dean Academics/Institute Use only

Candidate (tick whichever applicable)

Recommended Not Recommended

If not recommended, please provide details (limit 500 words)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

I certify that the facts stated above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature_________________________________ Date_________________________________________________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________

Designation/Seal ________________________________________________________________________________

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION

1. When applying for scholarship, please make sure that you carefully read and understand the guidelines. If

you do not meet the criteria for the scholarship, your application will not be considered.

2. This application form is for all first year students in B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech+ M.Tech) course who

have graduated from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and who wish to apply for Samsung Star scholarship

for the 2016-17 academic session.

3. Please complete the form clearly and in black or blue ink. All questions must be answered. Do not leave

any section blank. If a section does not apply to you, please indicate that it is not applicable (N/A).

4. Scholarship entitlement for students will be considered via this application form only.

5. You need to submit only ONE application. It is your responsibility to make sure the scholarship

application you submit is complete, with any supporting documentation or references required.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Once submitted, the application and its materials will not

be returned.

6. Scholarship entitlement for student(s) will be certified by the Dean Academics office only.

7. Scholarship support is for expenses related to yearly tuition fee, hostel and mess charges (hostel and

mess charges shall be limited to INR 36,000 annually and the entire amount of annual scholarship shall

not exceed INR 2,00,000). All sums of money referred to must be in Indian Rupees (INR).

8. Scholarship funding depends on expenses as per category –SC/ST, OBC, PWD, GEN and OTHERS

9. We do not accept incomplete or late applications. Applications must be sent as a hard copy as well as

through email. Applications should be emailed in .pdf format to star.scholars@samsung.com by the

deadline date of January 20, 2017 with all required documents attached.

10. Additionally original application form and signed receipts of documents should be sent by Speed Post to:

SAMSUNG STAR SCHOLAR

Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

Corporate Citizenship (CRO)

20th ~ 24th Floor, Two Horizon Centre, Golf Course Road, Sector - 43,

DLF Phase V, Gurgaon, Haryana -122002, India

11. Applicants will be notified as to whether they have received a scholarship after February 27, 2017.

12. Your scholarship application must include the following for all scholarships:

a. Completed Application Form, with self attested photograph. The Application Form has to be

certified and signed by Dean Academics.

b. Self-certified clear copy of Class X and XII CBSE marks statement.

c. Self-certified clear copy of JEE (Main) ranking certificate

d. Self-certified clear copy of Final admission letter from the Institute.

e. Original copy for admission/first semester/annual fee receipt deposited at Institute, attested and

verified by the Institute’s Dean Academic.

f. A signed cancelled cheque of the bank account in which the Scholarship amount has to be

deposited.

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g. Self-certified clear copy of address proof – Aadhaar Card will only be considered.

h. Self-certified clear copy of PAN Card (mandatory).

i. Provide a brief write up on why you are a qualified candidate for a scholarship and how you will be

impacted if chosen.

13. The Application form and all the other documents of Applicants who have not completed eighteen years

of age must be counter signed by their respective legal guardians on the New Scholarship Application

Form. In the alternative, for constraint of meeting the deadline of the application, parent(s) / legal

guardian(s) shall submit the Declaration as contained in Annexure II of the Rule Book, which must be

submitted in original prior to February 10, 2017.

14. Please keep a copy of your completed form for your records in case the original copy gets misplaced.

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ANNEXURE II

DECLARATION BY APPLICANT’S PARENT(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

FOR GRANTING SCHOLARSHIP TO MINOR

I/we,_______________________________________resident of ________________________________,

___________________________________hereby state and affirm as follows:

1. That the particulars given below are of ______________________________(name of the

student), of whom I/we are the parent(s) /legal guardian.

Particulars of student

Name :

Son / Daughter of :

Date of birth :

Place of birth :

Aadhaar Card No. :

2. I / we hereby declare and undertake that the contents of the application filed by

______________________ (student’s name) are true and correct.

3. I / we hereby undertake to perform the obligations required with respect to the Samsung Star

Scholar Program on behalf of __________________ until she /he attains the age of majority.

______________________________

Signature of the Parent/Legal Guardian

Parent/Legal Guardian Name :

Aadhaar Card No. :

Mobile No. :

E-mail address, if any :

Encl : Self attested photocopy of Annexure-I

Sl.No. INSTITUTES LOCATION

1 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhi Nagar 2 Indian Institute of Technology  Bhubaneswar3 Indian Institute of Technology Patna

4 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 5 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi6 Indian Institute of Technology Chennai 7 Indian Institute of Technology North Guwahati8 Indian Institute of Technology Indore 9 Indian Institute of Technology  Kanpur 

10 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur11 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur12 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad13 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar14 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi 

15 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee16 Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi 17 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad18 Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati19 Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad20 Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai21 Indian Institute of Technology Goa22 Indian Institute of Technology Jammu23 Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad

1 National Institute of Technology Agartala2 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad3 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal4 National Institute of Technology Calicut5 National Institute of Technology Durgapur6 National Institute of Technology Hamirpur7 Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur8 Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar9 National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

10 National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra11 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

12 National Institute of Technology Patna13 National Institute of Technology Raipur14 National Institute of Technology Rourkela15 National Institute of Technology Silchar16 National Institute of Technology Srinagar17 S V National Institute of Technology Surat18 National Institute of Technology Surathkal19 National Institute of Technology Trichy

ANNEXURE - III

LIST OF INSTITUTES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

20 National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh

21 National Institute of Technology Warangal22 National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh 23 National Institute of Technology Sikkim 24 National Institute of Technology Goa 25 National Institute of Technology Meghalaya26 National Institute of Technology Nagaland 27 National Institute of Technology Manipur 28 National Institute of Technology Mizoram 29 National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand 30 National Institute of Technology Delhi

31 National Institute of Technology Puducherry