Best Student Leader Award

The Best Student Leader Award is designed to reward students who commit to take on leadership roles that require a significant amount of commitment, energy, enthusiasm, and thought for the community they serve.

 

Students serving in leadership positions of a student body/society (or hold office in UTAR Student Representative Council), university-sanctioned / recognized committee (i.e. committee of a university-wide project/activity, or relevant external organization – subject to panel discretion) are encouraged to apply for this award. The winner of this award will receive a cash prize and trophy.

 

SUBMISSION PARTICULARS

1. All information provided in these sections (with any subsequent declarations) are to be verified by DSA to be accurate and true. 
2. The applicant must not have been found guilty in any disciplinary meetings, nor found guilty of any misdeeds (or serving any ongoing punishment) outside of the university throughout the assessment period. 
3. DSA reserves the capacity to forfeit the application if any declared item is found to be inaccurate, modified or outright invalid. 
4. Overall Points Breakdown (100%):
   
   a. Section A: Academic Achievement – 10%
   b. Section B: Co-Curricular Achievement – 10%
   c. Section C: Leadership Achievement – 30%
   d. Section D: Impact – 40%
   e. Section E: Community Participation – 10%

AWARD CRITERIA

 

Section A: Academic Achievement (10%)

 

1.      All applicants must have a minimum CGPA of 2.5000 at the point of assessment/evaluation. A maximum of 10 points (rounded to 2 decimal points) can be awarded for this section via the formula:  

 

2.      Example of scoring outcome:

CGPA	Calculation	Point Awarded
2.50 of 4.00	2.50 / 4.00 X 10	6.25
3.25 of 4.00	3.25 / 4.00 X 10	8.13
3.85 of 4.00	3.85 / 4.00 X 10	9.63

Section B: Co-Curricular Achievement (10%)

1. Applicants will be graded based on the USSDC soft skills programme at the point of assessment/evaluation for a maximum of 10 points (rounded to 2 decimal points) for this section. 

2. The calculation formula is as follows:

3. Example of scoring outcome:

USSDC Points	Calculation	Point Awarded
50 of 140	50 / 140 X 10	3.57
100 of 140	100 /140 X 10	7.14
130 of 140	130 / 140 X 10	9.29

Section C: Leadership Achievement (30%)

1.      Applicants are required to submit their one (1) most significant leadership contribution in a role of responsibility over an appointed/elected period of time for the past assessment year (1 April – 31 March). This condition rewards applicants who serve exceptionally well in a significant role.

2.      The criteria to determine the point award is additive based on the following criteria:

Criteria	Point Awarded
Position / Role (Maximum 3 points) - Chairperson / Vice Chairperson - Senior Committee (Dept Manager/Head, Treasurer, Secretary, Auditor or equivalent) - Junior Committee (Committee Member, Helper/Volunteer)	3 2 1
Level / Scope (Maximum 7 points) - Local (Within UTAR/Campus/Local Jurisdiction) - State (Inter University/Campus) - National (Across Malaysia / Multiple States) - International	1 3 5 7
Impact / Achievements (Maximum 20 points – 1 Poor, 5 Excellent) - Significant organizational growth? i.e. Membership/Participation Engagement ( <20% / 20-39% / 40-59% / 60-80% / >80% )   - Significant operational improvements? i.e. Internal/Operational Efficiency ( 1 – Few Improvements, 5 – Outstanding Reform/Improvements )   - Significant community impact? i.e. Projects/Initiatives/Activities Outcomes ( 1 – Little / No Impact, 5 – Outstanding Engagement/Outcomes )   - Personal contribution/influence to organization? i.e. Commitment / Duration ( 1- Poor, 5 – Excellent )	1 – 5     1 – 5     1 – 5     1 – 5

*DSA shall allocate the points based on validated evidence submitted by the applicant to be approved by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC).

 

3.      The applicant is required to submit the following documents for the role identified as follows:

Section D: Impact (40%)

1.      Applicants may submit up to two (2) of their most significant initiative/projects throughout the past assessment year (1 April – 31 March). This condition rewards initiatives/projects with exceptional impact (A long term initiative may consist of many small projects). A maximum of 20 points per initiative shall be awarded.

2.      Submissions may consist of initiatives/projects executed as part of responsibilities in Section D, or otherwise (i.e. a project in a different role but much more impactful result).

 

3.      The formula to determine the point award for each initiative/project is additive based on the following criteria:

Criteria	Point Awarded
Position / Role (Maximum 2 points) - Senior Committee (e.g. Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Dept Manager/Head, Secretary, Treasurer,  Auditor or equivalent) - Junior Committee (Committee Member, Helper / Volunteer or equivalent)	2   1
Level / Scope (Maximum 4 points) - Local (Within UTAR/Campus/Local Jurisdiction) - State (Inter University/Campus) - National (Across Malaysia / Multiple States) - International	1 2 3 4
Impact / Achievements (Maximum 14 points) - Initiative/Project Outcome: Goals and Objectives met ( Few / Some / All / Above Target )   - Operational Efficiency: Organisation/Budget/Communication ( Poor / Average / Good / Excellent )   - Scale: Participation / Community Impacted ( <200 participants / 201-500 participants / >500 participants )   - Personal contribution/influence: Commitment / Service duration ( Poor / Average / Good )	1 / 2 / 3 / 4     1 / 2 / 3 / 4     1 / 2 / 3     1 / 2 / 3

*DSA shall allocate the points based on validated evidence submitted by the applicant to be approved by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC)

 

2.       The applicant is required to submit the following documents for each of the initiatives/projects identified as follows:

*DSA reserves the capacity to request for additional documents (i.e. photos) to verify the accuracy of the reports.

Section E: Community Participation (10%)

 

1.      Applicants are expected to have contributed to the community around them in various ways and shall be awarded for up to five (5) most significant contributions (not already tabulated from previous sections) towards the community (within UTAR or external) for up to a maximum of 10 points.

 

2.      Applicants are awarded points additively for each role as follows:

Position / Role	Base Point
Senior Committee / Leadership Role / Winning Positions (Competitive) i.e. Chairperson / Vice Chairperson, Auditor, Department Manager, Secretary, Treasurer OR Any awarded position in a competitive event (1st to Consolation) or equivalent	2
Junior Committee / Supportive Role / Participant i.e. Committee Member, Helper, Volunteer, Participant / Competitor or equivalent	1

 

3.      Each role is multiplied by a scope factor (i.e. scale/level of contributions) based on the following

Scope / Scale	Multiplier
Local Within UTAR, District Level	1 X
State Outside UTAR vicinity, Inter University/Campus organisations, State Level participation	2 X
National National / International level organisations, participation	3 X

 

4.      Each contribution is tallied by multiplying the Base Point and Multiplier to obtain its nett point value (up to maximum of 10 points – excess points will be ignored). DSA shall determine the validity of each Position and Scope for tabulation purposes.

 

5.      Example of scoring outcome (for a single applicant):

Description	Position	Scope	Calculation	Point Awarded
Club Chairperson, UTAR	Senior Committee	Local	2 points X 1	2
Consolation, Malaysian Idol	Winning Position	National	2 points X 3	6
Program Manager, Inter University / Campus Debate Competition	Senior Committee	State	2 points X 2	4
Performer, World Dance Championships	Participant	National	1 point X 3	3
Volunteer, Johor Hospital Run	Participant	State	1 point X 2	2

Total: 14 points (maximum 10 points) = 10 points