Maybank Scholarship Award: Online Assessment

About two weeks ago I received an email(albeit riddled with grammatical mistakes) telling me that I was shortlisted for the Maybank Scholarship Award and that I had to take an online assessment(Stage 1). It is the first of three assessments that potential candidates will have to pass through to obtain the coveted Maybank Scholarship Award.

Please use your spell checker Maybank.

After an hour of completely freaking out, I spent about an hour googling "Maybank online assessment", "Maybank scholarship online test" and the like. I stumbled across a few blogs but they usually gave very minimal explanation as to how the test would actually be like. then, I kinda gave up and just went "Eh, fuck it." and dived into the test. I passed this stage(somehow).  So, while the test is still (kind of) fresh in my mind, I'm gonna tell all you future Maybank scholarship applicants about what the test was like and my tips for the test.

Basics

• The online assessment is divided into a numerical test and a verbal test.
• All the questions for both sections are pretty basic. 
• All the questions are multiple choice.
• They only require logical thinking and a fairly good command of the English language.

For the numerical test, you'll be given multiple graphs and charts(all put in separate Google-like tabs) and you'll be required to answer based on the question OR answer true/false/cannot be determined based on information given.

For the verbal test, you'll be given information in the form of paragraphs/bullet points(also put in separate Google-like tabs) you'll be required to answer based on the question OR answer true/false/cannot be determined based on information given.

The Process

1. Once you enter the site provided in the mail, you'll be asked to type in your Login I.D. 
2. You'll then be given an interactive tutorial on how to navigate the online assessment.  
3. After that, you'll be given three practice questions to try.
   You cannot proceed to the actual assesment until you get all three right.
4. The first test will be the numerical test followed by the verbal test.
5. For both tests you will be presented with a screen that'll look something like this.

   

   There's also button that shows you the instructions/tutorial again but I don't remember where.

6. There are about 40 questions for both tests but you are not expected to finish all the questions as there is a time limit.

Tips

• Make sure you have a calculator with you for the numerical test.
  A basic one is more than enough.
• Having pencil and paper also helps.
• Aim to answer accurately and fast but don't rush.
• Don't stay too long on one question.
  If unsure, just skip to the next one.

If you want to practice doing a test which is almost exactly the same, you can go to Cut-E.

It's free and pretty similar to the Maybank online assessment. Good luck!

P.S: To read about Stage 2 of the Maybank Scholarship Award, the interview, click here.