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Organisation : Zakat Foundation of India
Scholarship Name : ZFI Fellowship For Civil Services Exam 2019
Application Last Date : 24th April, 2018
Website : http://www.zakatindia.org/CivilServices-Dec2016.html

ZFI Fellowship :

Application procedure for Selection of ZFI Fellows 2018.

Related : Zakat India ZFI Fellowship : www.scholarships.net.in/2106.html

On the last Saturday of April every year, an All India Level Entrance Test is held from 9am onward at God’s Grace School (North Campus), Abul Fazal Enclave (D Block), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025.

Last Saturday of April 2018, 9.00 am: God’s Grace School (North Campus) Abul Fazal Enclave (D Block), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025
Last Saturday of April 2018, 7.00 pm: Declaration of Result of Written Test online at www.zakatindia.org
Last Sunday of April 2018, 9.00 am: Interview of shortlisted candidates at CISRS House, 14 Jangpura-B (facing Hotel Rajdoot) Mathura Road, New Delhi 110014

Last Date of the application:
The Last Date for online application expires at midnight on the Monday, 24 April, 2018 falling immediately before the last Saturday of April.

How To Apply :
(a) Technical Graduates (medicine, engineering, chartered accountancy, law, and the like) and Post graduates in any field, aged 19-27 years (as on 01 Sept of the year in which the UPSC Prelim Exam will be held for which the selection procedure is organized) are invited to apply online only. No monetary allowance is admissible for appearing at the test and interview.

Selection Procedure :
Candidates have to appear (in English medium only) for written test of 1 hr 15 minutes and interview as follows:

(A) Written:
(i) UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam – 100 Marks (on the pattern of UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam)
(ii) Essay – 150 words 50 Marks

(B) Interview : 50 Marks
Please paste one passport size recent photograph on a printout of the email information that’s received by you from ZFI in respect of the selection procedure and also sign this paper. This will be your admit card.

Also bring a Govt issued ID proof (Adhaar Card, Election Card, Passport or Driving License).

The selected candidates are required as follows:
Joining :
a) To report to ZFI office at CISRS House, 14 Jangpura-B, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110014 at 10 am in June or July next on a date to be notified to the selected candidates.

Depositing the Originals:
b) To deposit all their original marksheets plus certificates and degrees with ZFI – from matriculation to post-graduation. These will be returnable on or after 31 May of the year that falls two years after the year during which the selected ZFI Fellow joins ZFI.

c) If, for any reason, a candidate needs that any or all of the degrees/certificates be returned to him/her earlier, then the entire amount incurred on his/her coaching & residence by ZFI shall be refunded by him/her to ZFI before any of the degrees/marksheets/certificates can be returned to him/her. Also, for this purpose, application shall be emailed to ZFI in prescribed form.

d) Please bring 2 passport size recent photographs and
e) A copy of the Govt issued ID proof (Adhaar Card, Election Card, Passport or Driving License) duly signed by yourself.

Hostel:
i) In New Delhi, the ZFI Fellows will have to compulsorily live in the accommodation provided by ZFI.

ii) For accommodation, to be provided by ZFI, each male ZFI Fellow will have to pay ZFI at the subsidized rate of Rs. 2,000/- per month. Full amount of Hostel charges for 20 months (Rs.40,000/-) will have to be deposited through bank draft favouring ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF INDIA payable in New Delhi in advance at the time of registration before joining the Fellowship.

iii) In the gentlemen’s hostel, the kitchen is equipped with gas cylinder, cooking utensils and a cook. The cooking material has to be jointly and mutually funded by the ZFI Fellows.
iv) Lady ZFI Fellows will be provided food from the hostel against payment.

Security Deposit:
In addition, at the time of registration before joining, each candidate will have to deposit a bank draft of Rs. 25,000/- favoring ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF INDIA payable at New Delhi as security deposit, returnable not earlier than 31 May of the year that falls two years after the year during which the selected ZFI Fellow joins ZFI. Behind the bank draft please write the candidate’s full name & parent’s names.

Affidavit:
Each ZFI Fellow will have to file an affidavit with ZFI, as per prescribed contents.

Financial Assistance for Coaching :
Taking into consideration the candidate’s and his/her family’s financial capacity, ZFI will sponsor the coaching fees to the maximum extent of ninety percent of the net amount payable by ZFI to any coaching institute.

The balance amount will be deposited in advance (with the ZFI) by the ZFI Fellow. In case the ZFI agrees also to sponsor the Test Series, candidate should pay 10% of the test series fee if they are taking test series.