ANTIPOLO CITY,
Rizal โ The Department of
Science and Technology
(DOST)-Science Education Institute (SEI), in coordination with DOST-Rizal,
administered the nationwide Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS)
examination held in the
Graduate Studies-College
of Engineering Building,
University of Rizal (URS)-Antipolo Campus in
San Roque, Antipolo City,
Rizal last August 27.
A total of two
hundred nine (209) examinees out of two hundred
sixteen (216) applicants
were able to take the
exam on the abovementioned date. Three testing
rooms were utilized by the
Rizal Province Team and
were used for two batches
of examinations; one for
the morning and another
in the afternoon. Thirty-six
(36) examinees were allocated to take the test at
each testing room, which
lasted for about two hours
and thirty minutes per session.
Mr. Fernando E.
Ablaza, Provincial S&T Director of DOST Rizal, visited the examination site to
monitor the situation.
Qualifiers for the
2023 JLSS Examination
are expected to get the
benefits of subsidized
tuition and school fees,
monthly stipends, and
other school-related allowances. Potential qualifiers
will be notified through
their registered email address if they meet the cutoff scores. They are also
advised to check DOSTSEIโs website: https://sei.
dost.gov.ph and other
national newspapers and
tabloids for the announcement of the scholarship
qualifiers, sometime in
November 2023.
The Junior Level Science Scholarship
(JLSS) Program aims to
provide scholarships that
will finance the education
of talented and deserving
students in their third year
of college who are pursuing degree programs in
the areas of science and
technology (S&T) and ensure a steady, adequate
supply of qualified S&T
human resources who can
steer the country towards
national progress.
