Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
An institute XYZ provides scholarship to its employees for higher studies in the United States of America. Following are conditions for awarding scholarship to the employees. The candidate must:
(i) not be more than 30 years of age as on April 1, 2006
(ii) have secured more than 70 per cent marks in Post-graduation and 75 per cent marks in Graduation
(iii) have at least two years work experience in the XYZ institute
(iv) be ready to sign a bond of two years with the company
(v) have got A or A+ rating for his/her works in the last two years.
However, in case of a candidate who fulfills all other criteria EXCEPT
(a) (ii) above but has secured minimum 60 per cent marks in Graduation and Post-Graduation and he/she has got Ph.D. may be referred to the Director.
(b) (v) above but has work experience of three years with ratings B+, A or A+ may be referred to the Chairman.
(c) (iv) above but he/she has to leave the institute and he is ready to pay Rs. 50,000 may be referred to the President.
Based on these criteria and information provided below, decide the course of action in each case. You are not to assume anything. The cases are given to you as on April 1, 2006. If the data provided are not adequate to decide the given course of action, your answer will be ‘’data inadequate’’.
Ajit D’ souza is a Post-Graduate in Physics with 75 per cent marks and passed Graduation with 77 per cent marks. He is working in the institute since 2002 and has always got A ratings on performance. He was 25 years old at the time of joining institute. He was keen to seek job in the United States of America.
(i) age $$\leq30$$ years, => yes (29 years)
(ii) $$>75\%$$ in graduation and $$>70\%$$ in post grad, => yes
(iii) Work experience $$\geq2$$ years, => yes
(iv) Ready to sign 2 years bond, => not given
(v) Got A/A+ rating for work, => yes
$$\because$$ We do not know whether Ajit is ready to sign the bond, thus, data inadequate.
=> Ans - (C)
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