Taking the written examination is the second stage in the
Research Student Scholarship application process. You will only reach this stage if you qualify in the
document screening so make sure that you prepare your applications documents with care. For this category, applicants are only asked to take the
English and the Japanese examination. For other categories like the
undergraduate and the professional training school, additional subjects are
required like math and science.
Applicants in my country are only required to take the English
exam, which I have to say is very basic. You can answer the English exam even
if you are half-awake. Yes, it’s that easy – just basic subject-verb agreement,
a few items on reading comprehension and some fill-in-the-blanks. If you are
proficient in English, I bet, you will finish the exam under the allotted time.
The other exam is Japanese. I am glad, this is not required. If you
intend not to answer it, you can just write your name on the test paper, leave
it on top of your desk then go. Yes, it’s that easy! But if you have some
background on Japanese, you might want to challenge yourself and answer it.
Since this exam is only optional, the results of this exam will not affect your
chances of moving to the next stage. Even if you answer it or not, you still
have a fair chance of passing this stage. So maybe, now you’re wondering, what
is this exam for? The embassy said it will be used to evaluate your Japanese language
ability so they can place you in the proper Japanese class when you arrive in
Japan. I have a very basic knowledge of Japanese at the time of my application
but I didn’t bother to take the exam because I might just mess up if I try to
answer it
. What was even crazier was that I had a flight to Puerto
Princesa, Palawan right on the same day! I carried my luggage to the exam room,
ran as fast as I can after the exam to hail a cab and went straight to the
airport right after my exam. What an easy exam but what a stressful day.
Since this stage is very easy, there is no preparation
required, except of course if you need to brush on your English
grammar rules on the subject-verb agreement or if you plan to take the optional
Japanese exam.
However, the next stage of the application process takes its toll. For me, is the
scariest of all – the panel interview. See this link for details How to Get the Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho): Panel Interview
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