What previous MARA scholars say... Some think that the interview is just for formality¶s formality¶s sake. But it doesn¶t mean that you¶re allowed to slack during the interview. You still have to do your best; after all, you aren¶t guaranteed a scholarship, yet. About the interview Who: The interview will be conducted by 2 MARA officers. Duration: 15-20 minutes Language: The interview is conducted in English How is the interview done?
You¶ll be interviewed by a panel pa nel of 2-1. So yes, it¶s only you, you, and 2 MARA officers. Questions posed will be about MARA as well, so make sure you do enough research on MARA ± what is the organization about, their objectives, their activities etc. Common questions asked
1. Introduce yourself 2. Tell us about your hometown, co-curricular achievements 3. Why choose MARA, not JPA? 4. Anything about being a Bumiputra (especially if you are of mixed parentage, like Chinese-Bidayuh, or Indian-Kadazan) 5. Which country do you want to pursue your studies, and why? 6. Why do you choose this field to study? 7. What do you know about *the field of study chosen*? (and other questions related to your chosen course, such as the development of the field, how can you contribute to it) 8. What do you want to specialize in? (Usually for those taking medicine ± For your information they WILL ask you more about your choice, so RESEARCH. A LOT) 9. How can you contribute to MARA in the future? 10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
Other things you should know
- Be updated with current news/events locally and internationally. Read the newspaper daily. a nd understand some of the current issues. - Organize your certificates properly - Do plenty of research. Make sure you know MARA and your chosen course well. This is so that you come prepared! There¶s nothing wrong with practicing in front of a mirror, because it helps! You don¶t want to come across as memorizing a script, do try to appear calm and relaxed (although the whole process can be nerve-wrecking!).
The JPA Interview Experience 2010 1. 1. Introduce yourself nama saya siti shahirah bt ali.seperti yang anda ketahui saya menghadiri temuduga ini adalah untuk memohon biasiswa dari pihak anda,iaitu MARA. Saya tinggal di kampung padang air,kuala Terengganu.saya bersekolah rendah di sekolah kebangsaan padang air di mana merupakan kampung halaman saya sendiri.seterusnya saya melanjutkan pelajaran ke sekolah menengah kebangsaan agama tok jiring dan menamatkan persekolahan di sana.saya memperolah 5A dalam upsr,9A dalam pmr, dan 11A dalam spm tahun lepas. Saya bercita2 untuk menjadi seorang doctor gigi yang berjaya.saya merupakan anak ke lapan daripada sembilan adik beradik. Ayah saya bekerja sebagai pemandu teksi manakala ibu saya seorang suri rumah yang sangat penyabar.mereka sudah berusia lebih separuh dekad dan kami bukanlah berasal dari golongan yang kaya dan berharta, oleh itu, saya sangat berharap akan mendapat biasiswa ini untuk meringankan beban kewangan ibu bapa saya jika pihak tuan benarkan. My name is Joey Shahirah bt ali.seperti you know I attend an interview is to apply forscholarships from you, the MARA. I live in the village of water fields, the estuaryTerengganu.saya primary school primary school field where the water is my hometownI sendiri.seterusnya pursuing the religious schools in tok jiring and finish school insana.saya obtained 5As in the UPSR, 9A in the PMR, SPM and 11A in the last year. Iaspire to become a doctor of dental berjaya.saya is the eighth child of nine sibling s.My father worked as a taxi driver while my mother was a homemaker who ispenyabar.mereka already above half of the decade and we are not coming from therich and wealthy, so I really hope this will get a scholarship to ease the financial burden on my parents if the master allowed.
2. Tell us about your hometown, co-curricular achievements
3. Why choose MARA, not JPA? bagi saya kedua-duanya mempunyai kebaikan masing-masing.namun begitu,saya lebih memilih MARA kerana pada pengetahuan saya organisasi ini hanya membuka tawaran kepada kaum bumiputera.oleh itu, jika saya memohon biasiswa ini saya tidak perlu bersaing dengan kaum bukan bumiputera seperti cina,india dan sebagainya.dengan itu,peluang untuk saya berjaya mendapatkan biasiswa ini adalah lebih tinggi.
for me both have their advantages masing.namun so, I prefer MARA because my knowledge of this organization is open to people bumiputera.oleh offer, if I apply for a scholarship, I do not have to compete with non-indigenous people like
the Chinese,India and sebagainya.dengan, the opportunity for a scholarship I was able to get higher
4. Anything about being a Bumiputra (especially if you are o f mixed parentage, like ChineseBidayuh, or Indian-Kadazan) 5. Which country do you want to pursue your studies, and sebenarnya jika boleh saya ingin melanjutkan pelajaran di Jordan ataupun di Australia. Saya memilih Jordan kerana bidang pergigian boleh dikatakan lebih maju di Negara ini dan saya rasa adalah satu kerugian jika saya meniggalkan pembelajaran bahasa arab saya begitu saja tanpa di aplikasikan dalam kehidupan memandangkan saya telah mempelajari bahasa al quran itu sepanjang di sekolah menengah.jika saya belajar di sana,secara tidak langsung saya boleh menguasai 2 bahasa sekaligus iaitu bahasa inggeris dan bahasa arab. Manakala
6. Why do you choose this field to study? 7. What do you know about *the field of study chosen*? (and other questions related to your chosen course, such as the development of the field, how can you contribute to it) 8. What do you want to specialize in? (Usually for those taking medicine ± For your information they WILL ask you more about your choice, so RESEARCH. A LOT) 9. How can you contribute to MARA in the future? 10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
ORGANISASI Ketua Eksekutif ialah Ketua Pengarah dan beliau dibantu oleh tiga orang Timbalan Ketua Pengarah. Bahagian-bahagian yang diterajui oleh Pengarah dan Unit-unit di bawah kawalan Ketua Unit melaksanakan fungsi-fungsi MARA pada peringkat Ibu Pejabat dan disokong oleh 14 Pejabat MARA Negeri, termasuk Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Labuan, dan MARA, sebuah badan autonomi bertanggungjawab kepada Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar Dan Wilayah. Ahli-ahli Majlis MARA terdiri daripada Pengerusi, Timbalan Pengerusi dan sembilan orang anggota lain, tiga daripada mereka adalah kakitangan awam. Semua Ahli Majlis dilantik oleh Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar Dan Wilayah. pejabat-pejabat MARA Daerah. MARA juga beroperasi di London, Washington D.C., Jakarta, Dublin, Frankfurt dan New South Wales.
The Chief Executive is the Director General and he is assisted by three Deputy Directors General. Sections headed by the Director and the units under the control of the unit performing the functions of the MARA at the headquarters level and supportedby the MARA State Office 14, including the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur andLabuan, and Mara, an autonomous body responsible to the Minister Rural andRegional Development. MARA Council members are the Chairman, Deputy Chairmanand nine other members, three of whom are civil servants. All Council members are appointed by the Minister of Rural and Regional Development. Regional offices of MARA. MARA also operates in London, Washington DC, Bangkok, Dublin, Frankfurt and New South
OPERASI PENGURUSAN Operasi MARA dijalankan melalui pusat operasi di seluruh negeri dan luar negara. Pusat-pusat operasi ini merangkumi: y y y y y y y y y y y y
Ibu Pejabat Pejabat MARA Negeri Pejabat MARA Daerah MRSM Kolej MARA GIATMARA IKM Institut Kemahiran Tertinggi MARA Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kenderaan Bas MARA Pejabat MARA Luar Negara Kolej Profesional MARA
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TAJAAN
Matlamat tajaan adalah untuk membantu pelajar bumiputera yang berpotensi dan berkelayakan terutama yang memerlukan bantuan kewangan untuk mengikuti pengajian di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dalam bidang-bidang Sains, Teknologi, Profesional, Kepakaran dan Pengurusan Perniagaan serta bidang-bidang lain yang dikenalpasti oleh MARA dari masa ke semasa Kadar bantuan pinjaman pelajaran MARA ditentukan berasaskan kepada syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) tetapi tertakluk kepada keadaan peruntukan kewangan MARA. Tajaan pelajaran MARA adalah khusus untuk calon-calon bumiputera sahaja selaras dengan Akta Majlis Amanah Rakyat 1966.
sponsorship goal is to help indigenous students and qualified potential especially in need of financial assistance to pursue studies at institutions of higher learning in the fields of Science, Technology, Professional, Expertise and Business Management as well as other areas identified by MARA from time to current The MARA study loan assistance is determined according to conditions set by thePublic Service Department (JPA), but subject to financial provision MARA. Sponsor special education MARA is indigenous to the candidates only in accordance with the Council of People's Trust in 1966. Syarat Am Bantuan Pinjaman Pelajaran MARA Calon mestilah Melayu / bumiputera warganegara Malaysia y
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INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY Introduction Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), The Council of Tru st For The Indigenous Pe ople, an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Rural And Regional Development, was established on March 1, 1966 under the Parliament Act as a statutory body as a result of the first Bumiputera Economic Congress resolution in the previous year. It has become the duty of the Council to develop, encoura ge, facilitate as well to c arry out economic and social development in the federation and in particular the rural areas.
MARA'S ESTABLISHMENT A POEM A noble name Born out of the frustrations and anger of a race, Backward in its socio-economy, Still with palms wide open, asking, like a beggar, In her own land that has achieved for almost a decadeIndependence. Starting at the times of colonization, known then as RID A Rural Industrial Development Authourity a veil ed vision , th e English way to eas e th e rakyats sharp criticisms r egarding coloni z ation RID A br eath ed its f irst br eath in 1953 wh en s entim ents in Nationalism was at its h eight, Una bl e to cont end with th e rising d esir e f or f r eedom, Th e rising cruc endo of voic es from Bumiput eras, th e o bvious pov erty and backwardn ess .Th e y ear was nin et een sixty fiv e. Th e first Bumiput era Economic Congr ess was born to gath er th e sadn ess and th e sorrow th e p eopl e f elt . We still hav e th e w ells, so why ar e w e holding on to th e rop es wh en oth ers ar e gra bbing at th e pails . So all th e ang er m elt ed to becom e on e voic e, a promis e, a trust and a vision 1966, th e y ear RID A was buri ed in history to giv e plac e to a nam e no l ess sacr ed Majlis Amanah Rakyat . 25 y ears has pass ed by . M ARA has r each ed adulthood . Is it possi bl e for y et anoth er Bumiput era Economic Congr ess coordinating visions of 20000 , what w er e and could hav e been, evaluating th e eff ectiv en ess of th eir past ang er and trust so duly engrav ed .
ORGANIZATION MARA is an autonomous body under the responsibility of the Minister of Rural And Regional Development. The MARA Council consists of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and nine other members, three of whom are from the civil service. All Committee Members are appointed by the Minister of Rural And Regional Development. The Director-General is the Chief Ex ecutive. He is assisted by three Deputy Director-General. The departments are headed by the Directors while the units are under the control of the Heads of Units. They carry out MARAs functions at the headquarters level. MARA is supported by 14 offices at the state level including the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan and offices at the district level. In addition MARA has offices which operate in London, Washington D.C., Jakarta, Dublin, New South Wales and Frankfurt.
MANAGEMENT OPERATION MARA Management operates via the operation centers found throughout the country and overseas. These operation centers include:
The Headquarters MARA State Offices MARA District Offices MRSMs MARA Colleges GIATMARA IKMs MARA Advanced Vocational Institutes Kolej Poly-Tech MARA MARA Transport MARA Overseas Offices MARA Professional Colleges
CORPORATE MISSION To be the custodian of trusts, to raise the status and dignity of Bumiputera through various economics, educational and social activities.
CORPORATE VISION To be an outstanding, self-reliant, autonomous and trustworthy organisation: y y y y
An active catalyst and driving force A commercial and industrial network centre A resource, training, research and development centre A thinking organisation
OBJECTIVE To encourage, guide, train and assist Bumiputeras particularly those in the rural areas, to enable them to actively participate in commercial and entrepreneurial activities. This is aimed at creating a Bumiputera entrepreneurial community that is strong, professional and resilient.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
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To create and increase the number of Bumiputera entrepreneurs and improve their level of participation in commerce and industry. This is aimed at creating a strong and successful business community.
To participate actively in a certain commerce and industry through investments and management of companies as a step towards providing security in order to increase bumiputera participation in the world of business.
To increase, at all levels, the number of trained bumiputera manpower in various fields, particularly to serve the needs of the commercial and industrial sector, and .
To encourage the development of other appropriate facilities and services as well as to become custodians of trust, able to assist either in general or specifically towards increasing Bumiputeras economic and social status.
CLIENT'S CHARTER We, as part of MARA community, will always be committed towards quality production and effective services. We also pledge to carry out responsibilities that have been trusted upon us through the following programs and activities : y
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Towards increasing the number of trained Bumiputera manpower in the professional and technical field to a 30% level of the Nations needs. All completed business and education loan applications will be decided within a period of not more than 50 days. All calls to MARA Headquarters will be attended to in less than 30 seconds either by the telephone operator or through a call management machine system
GENERAL RASIONAL FOR MARA LOGO
Wheel (14) Each flange represents a state in Malaysia to which MARA provides direct services and creates a network of entrepreneurial activities ventured by Bumiputera.
Opened Book Represents knowledge as the heart of a Thinking Organization which is MARAs vision of achieving progress and ex cellence in Entrepreneurship and Education.
Open Compass Represents MARAs efforts as a trustee to encourage, guide, train and assist Bumiputeras in entrepreneurship towards creating a Commercial and Industrial Community
Spanner and Screw Represents MARAs contributions in providing technology based education and training from elementary to advanced level and developing skilled human resources for the nation. Romanized & Arabic Script of Majlis Amanah Rakyat Represents the continuity of MARAs image, an outstanding reputation whilst embracing Islamic values.
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- Represents courage in moving forward to ex plore new opportunities.
-Represents noble vision and mission of this eminent trustee entrusted to improve the status and dignity of the Bumiputeras.
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RASIONAL AM LOGO MARA
Roda Bergigi (14) Setiap gigi mewakili negeri dalam Malaysia dimana MARA memberi perkhidmatannya secara terus dan juga jaringan aktiviti keusahawanan yang diterokai oleh Bumiputera.
Buku Terbuka Melambangkan ilmu sebagai teras Organisasi Pemikir yang menjadi wawasan MARA untuk mencapai kecemerlangan dan kemajuan Keusahawanan serta Pendidikan.
Jangka Lukis Terbuka Menunjukkan usaha MARA memegang amanah untuk menggalak, membimbing, melatih dan membantu Bumiputera dalam bidang keusahawanan menuju kearah Masyarakat Perdagangan & Perindustrian.
Spana Dan Skrew Melambangkan sumbangan MARA di dalam memberi latihan dan pendidikan berteraskan teknologi serta pembangunan sumber tenaga mahir negara. Teknologi merangkumi peringkat asas hingga ke peringkat setinggi-tingginya. Tulisan Rumi & Jawi Majlis Amanah Rakyat Melambangkan kesinambungan imej, identiti kecemerlangan MARA dan penerapan ciriciri keislaman.
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Merah - Melambangkan keberanian untuk mara kehadapan menerokai peluang-peluang baru. Bi ru
Melambangkan kemurnian wawasan dan matlamat sebagai Badan Amanah yang unggul dan diberkati untuk mengangkat maruah serta martabat bangsa. Sebagai lambang keutuhan dan kekukuhan semangat untuk membantu secara berterusan golongan Bumiputera -
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HIGHER EDUCATION DIVISION Higher Education Division (BPT) is one of the divisions in the MARA education sector which is responsible for controlling, planning and overseeing activities that are carried out in KPM, KM, UniKL, KPTM and GMI. In addition to that, BPT also plays a role in carrying out its goal in line with MARAs goal which is: "To carry out responsibility towards increasing professional and partial professional education in the fields of accountancy, commerce and business management as well as engineering technology through learning institutions under its control." Qualit y Poli cy y
BPT is resolute to offering educational services and curriculum management of quality through the e x ecution of quality management that is constantly upgraded in order to produce competitive human capital.
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BPT is determined to be the catalyst to the development of curriculum for pre-university and partial professional education and to continue increasing infrastructural development in order to produce students who are of entrepreneurship and fulfills the markets needs.
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BPT is resolute in developing learning programs of quality by providing educational infrastructures that are complete, curriculum design according to the markets need as well as the latest staff development programs. BPT will endeavor to create a service which is competitive and staffs intellectual intelligence to fulfill the stakeholder and clients needs.
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