Courses you can do after Advanced Level
(Post updated on 29 August 2011)
1. Do A/L Again – Firstly, of course you can do A Level again, If you did not work hard for the first time.
2. National Universities - If you are sure about your exam results, then await for results to enter into Sri Lankan Public University system, which offer excellent degrees at no cost.
3. Science and Technology - If you want to continue your classical subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Economics etc. you can register into Open University degree programs. Open University degrees are also well recognized and this is a low cost option to expensive foreign degree programs. Graduate-ship programs of Institute of Chemistry is also very popular among science students.
If you are looking for a career in Medical Sector, then you can follow Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Physiotherapy or Pharmacology Courses
4. Management or IT - Or you can follow courses to get Professional Qualifications. Popular options in this category includes Management, Accounting, Marketing and Information Technology courses.
Popular Accounting courses are Chartered Accounting, CIMA, ACCA and AAT. Business Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management courses are offered by institutes such as NIBM, BSc Business Administration External degree at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, CIMA, CIM, PIM and many other by Private Institutes.
Computing and information Technology courses are offered by SLIIT, NIBM, APIIT, Informatics, IDM and many other Private Institutes. There are professional degrees in IT such as BCS/ ACS/ NCC.
5. Study Abroad - If you have money you can go to a country like USA, UK, Australia, Russia, and India and get a foreign degree. Many students follow Foreign Medical degree courses in Nepal, Russia, Bangladesh, China, India etc. British council offers advice for courses in UK, and Fulbright Scholarship Commission (Close to Ladies College, Colombo) offers advice on courses in USA.
6. Private Degrees - There are also several Private Institutes now in Sri Lanka which are affiliated to Foreign Universities, who offer degree (B.Sc. and other) programs in Sri Lanka. With these institutes you can get degrees in various subjects including Management, IT, Health Sciences, Natural, Applied and Pure Sciences.
7. External/ Online Degrees – You can follow an external degree (such as Science, Arts, Business Management or BIT), and now there are Online degree programs offered by several Sri Lankan and foreign universities.
8. Technical and Other courses - There are other free higher education courses such as Kotalawela defense university, Technical Colleges, National Colleges of Education (Vidya Peeta) and Agriculture Diplomas.
9. Law - Last but not least, you can do law entrance examination and enter Law college to become a Lawyer.
10. Travel ,Tourism, Aviation, Architecture, Fisheries and Nautical Engineering, Media etc. There are many other career options you can select after A/L.
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i hope to do my a/l in 2010 bio.after that i hope to study in molicular.but im not fluent in chemesty.what should i do?
BIT – You can ask from Open university. But BIT is conducted by University of Colombo and you have to go private classes at various places. You can check for classes at Kandy.
dear sir/madam.
now I am doing A/L exam with arts.My subjects are art,sinhala and geography.I have ‘B’ pass for English and ‘C’ pass for ‘ICT’in O/L examination.I like do BIT.Can I do that open university polgolla?
Nizar, You can do open university degree.
Sifan, It seems you’ve passed only three subjects, as English is not a main subject.
Sir,
I passed Phy,Che,Eng and failed in Biology. I saw a web page of a university. it requires 3 passes or equivalent in A/L. Can I apply for that course? What does the 3 passes equivalent mean? give me an explanation
sir,
I have finished A/L in 2009. I did bio. I got “s” pass in PHY,CHE,ENG and I failed in biology. I am interested in computer field. Is there any computer university courses in our country. please give me a proper way to me.
To enter Architecture faculty at University of Moratuwa, you have to pass GCE A/L Check here http://www.mrt.ac.lk/archi/ugs.htm
But you can try Institute of Architecture, Sri Lanka for their programs http://www.csacolombo.edu.lk/
Hello sir,
I have finished ma A/Ls. I have failed all subjects (I did maths. But I really love architecture engineering. If there is a way to do this please let me know as soon as possible.
Thank you!!
Dilshan, OUSL degree is a good choice.
thank you sir!!
Im going to join OUSL, mathematics with physics
SIR
I PAAS OUT O/L AND STUDED A/L THAT NOT WELL FOR ME NOW I DESIDE TO DO THE SHIPPING COURSES. IS IT WELL FOR ME?
You can try SLIIT, NIBM courses etc. Check here for more info: http://studentlanka.com/category/courses/
Dear sir,
now i’m doing A/L (commerce) , i’m not interested to go to the University and i’m interested in accounting and IT (i got “C” in com ,”B”in maths,ICT,English @ O/L),i decided to do some courses when im doing the A/L (Online courses),now i need some help from you what the step next i want to do?
There are Post graduate Mathematics diplomas. But for undergrad level, you have to follow Open University or BIT computer external degree etc..
Dear Sir,
I have a C for physics and a S for chem but failed maths. Due to private reasons when i was doing ALs.
Now i am pursuing a degree in IT. I will be having the diploma this month. But due to financial problems i can not continue this degree programme.
Sir, would you please tell me if there is any HND-like or a diploma level Mathematics course available in sri lanka? Maybe a Math diploma course in a uni?
Thanks in advance
External degree – Try Open University, Institute of Chemistry, http://www.nodes.lk for online degrees in Sri Lanka. BIT (University of Colombo), Business Mgt or Public Mgt external degrees from University of Sri Jayewardenepura http://www.sjp.ac.lk/external/
Dear sir,
I finished my A/L exam in science.I have 2s for biology and english.Now i like to follow external degree in sri lanka. plz.. reply to my e-mail address. can you help me.
thank you.
Dear sir,
I finished my A/L exam in science.I have 2s for science and english.Now i like to follow external degree in sri lanka. plz.. can you help me.
thank you.
Dear sir/madam,
I faced advance level exam in 2005. Now I doing a job.I need to improve my English knowledge and I need to do computer course. Can you help me.
dear sir/madam,
i have done my A/Ls(2009) in maths stream.i have passed Maths S. Physics C, Chemistry S.
My Z is 0.5256 . i like to study engineering(computer or mechanical).pls give me a reply for this question…
Dear Sir,I did bio science in A/L.I took 2times but I got only 1c and 2s.I would like to follow course regarding to bio.Like molecular biology, geneting engineering,MLT,Law(like post mortem)specialy teaching bio.I need the information about colleges witch has this courses,duration,job opportunities after the course also course fee
dear sir i am izzath now i am doing HND in quantity surveying whatever i want study to get a good future
Dear Sir;I did bio science in A/L I took 2 times but I got only 1c and 2s.so I’m searching for the courses regarding to bio.like bio technology,molecular biology, geneting engineering.I need the information about colleges which have these courses, the duration, job opportunities after the courses,fee.
dear sir
please guide me about the International Open University, IT Faculty (Institute of Java & Technological Studies) can i get a IT degree hear.
Dear sir
i finished my A/L this year, with 3 s passes in science stream and A pass for English. i prefer LLB,Molecular biology at OUSL Please send me the terms and conditions please guide me..
dear sir/madam
i finshed my A/L in this august.my result C2S in bio.i not like to study second shy.i would like followe any other courses in IT or English.i have C in A/L engilsh & A in O/L english.
plz suggest on “what can i do in future?”
Check the courses above. Another suggestion is to sit for law entrance exam and enter into law college to become lawyer.
i have sat for 2009 A/L exam in Bioscience.I have 3 S passes.now i’m waiting for a good educational course.Plz help me
Hi,I did A/L this year in commerce . I got A for B.S ,B for Econ and S for accounts . Now I like to follow external degree , with following A/L again. Can I do it. please I need a answer quickly .
Thanks.
I finished my gce A/L in arts. I’ll be selected to university I like to fpllow cimputer engineering can I follow this course please guide me
hello.. i wanna do network engineering.i did AL 2nd time in Maths stream n got only 1S for physics.I’m still finding a good place to study dis and i also wanna do CCNA… Etc.Plz help me.good luck
I’ve just gt my AL results in Maths stream-2C &1S. I’m interested in engineering courses available in Sri Lanka, specially in the government universities. Pls guide me
dear sir/madam
I fineshed the A/L exam.I’m interest in Geography plz tell any geography coures.plz help me
After my A/l on August 8 2009,i went to a telecom university
hey….i did my A/l exam 2009.i did Art subjuct…i likw to be a software engi………so what can i do…
plz tell me private bio related higher education institutes in srilanka .
There is a medical training institute (technical level) at Katukurunda, Kalutara. You can also try some courses by private institutes such as Path institute.
i did my A/L’s this time in bio major.i like to do a HR course and some course related with bio such as bio tec:,microbiology,genetic,pharmacology.
pls let me knw what are the institutes n universities that i can do two of these courses with out affecting to the university entering next year as U.G.C.warned.
Dear sir/madam,
I faced advance level exam in 2009. Now I need to improve my English knowledge and I need to do AAT. Can you help me.
Dear sir/madam,
I did my A/l’s 2 years back and got through. I did commerce for it.
Currently I am a math teacher for the primary section.
I like to specialize in that subject, but since i havn;t done A/L math I am unable to.
I wish to know if there is any other programme or course I could do relevant to my job.
see the THINAHARAN news pepar(24.07.2009).thier is an A/L re-crrection… that UGC issud..
But 2nd of August was the clossimg date
I did A/L(CO.Maths)in 2008.Z-score 1.0046. I did noy apply to any university in Sri Lanka.
Can i follow any IT course in Sri Lankan Universities?.
Hi, I need to improve my English knowledge. (Grammar and spoken) I passed A/L with flying colors. But S for english. I’m not from a rich family. Could you please direct me for a best solution.
ICS Kurunegala Offers various IT related professional courses :-
FIT( Foundation in IT)- University of Colombo
We conduct classes for the FIT and you can follow the BIT degree after completing the FIT 6 month course with or without A/L’s
BIT (Bachelor in Information Technology)- University of Colombo
We conduct classes for BIT degree at our institute for very low cost and guarantee success on your exams…
Web Designing, Hardware Engineering, Java (SCJP, WCD, BCD), VB.Net(MCSE, MCSA), Networking (CCNA, CCNP), ALl types of IT related Professional courses Now at ICS Kurunegala…
Address:- No.82, Colombo Road, Kurunegala
Phn:- 0777 821359, 060 2871612
Ishu, Try external degrees in the Universities, or Open University.
Hi,i have passed A/L in 2008. i did Arts. But all are “s”. I have ‘A” in English in O/L and “C” in A/L. What can i do??? I like to become english teacher or can i don Social Science External? Start when???
In Open University you can follow computer science with two other subjects bot, zoo or chem
dear sir, i would like to follow computer science degree.i did A/Lin the year of 2008 in bio stream.i got 3C for bio,phy,che and i got “B” for gen english.can i follow this degree at polgolla opening university in english medium.and i also want to know when they will call for this course,duration of the course,and how much will it cost for the whole degree.if not may i know is there any IT field that i can follow in opening university can u pls inform me