Courses you can do after Advanced Level

Apr 19, 2007 148 Comments by

(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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148 Responses to “Courses you can do after Advanced Level”

  1. MalisaRobertho says:
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    *how can i receive pilot licence after a/l ?

    *what is the result needed to do this course?

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  8. hafis.h says:
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    Please informe me about cima

  9. rislan says:
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    dear sir i did my a/l in 2010 in maths stream i have got C 4 mathematics & 2S 4 chemistry & physics. i want to know what can i do in this time.pls tel sir

  10. Jayani de Silva says:
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    Dear sir ,
    I did my AL in 2010 in Mathematics .
    I have got “B” for Mathematics & 2 “C” s for Chemistry & physics.
    I’m not doing 2nd shy .Now I’m studying CIMA foundation level.
    I want to know what else can I do in this time. so please help me sir.

  11. NURADHA says:
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    dear sir,
    i’m going to sit for my a/l this year..i want to be a pharmacy assistant..could you please tel me the procedure to get through and some details on scholarship programs.

  12. zumra says:
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    dear sir,
    i did my a/l (2010) in science stream.and i got “S”
    pass for biology,and “c” pass for english.so what should i do now.please can you help me?thank you

  13. Hiran says:
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    @supun- Try some options above you can do CIMA, IT, media etc.

  14. supun says:
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    hi. i did a/l exam in 2010 .but i have 2 pass .my subjects is art..sinhala s and home.sic. so what should i do now? please can u help me.THANK YOU.

  15. chathura nilaksha says:
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    i’m now in the 2nd yr in NDT .i want to study mathematics deree.where i can get it in SL

  16. chathu says:
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    DEAR SIR ,

    I WANT TO DO THE COURSE IN COLOMBO UNIVERSITY .I LIKE TO DO FIT.I AM AN AFTER O/L STUDENT.CAN HELP TO FIND A PLACE TO STUDY THE COURSE OF FIT .

  17. Hiran says:
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    @nimesha: For pharmacology, you can pass the relevant examination. There are classes for this at Rotary Hall, Nugegoda.

  18. nimesha says:
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    i want to do a phamacology course in Srilanka.where can i do that?plz tell me the best intitution to follow my course.

  19. VINSON says:
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    I GOT 2 PASSES BIO S.CHE S.I LIKE TO STUDY MLT.PATH ACADAMY MLT IS A SLMC REGESTION?

  21. Roshan Mendis says:
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    Sir, I have passed the AL in Bio science with B pass for Chem, C pass for Phy and S pass for bio. So I would like to do a Chem degree in Open Univrsity. Are there any courses for me?

  23. mohamed says:
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    I am seeking for good course for doughter who set for A/L mathes streem last time stil waiting 4 result

  24. Hiran says:
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    @shehani, If you are not going to do a degree, you may not need A/L to do ticketing course.

  25. shehani says:
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    i hope to follow a ticketing course so i want to know how can i do without a/l exam & should i do A/L exam?

  26. Hiran says:
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    @Ishak, NIBM, SLIIT and several other places for IT degrees. You may like to come to our seminar
    http://studentlanka.com/2010/08/16/free-seminar-on-career-and-higher-education-options-after-al/

  27. Ishak says:
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    I like to do a IT Degree in Srilanka. What are the best institutes for a degree programme.

  29. ss de silva says:
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    want to be a lawyer bt i did ma A/Ls incommerce so hw can i be a lawyer

  31. FERNY says:
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    Isat for a/l last year and got 3s pases in bio stream so now i have no idea to repeat a/l again. please let me know what i could follow further…. i am interested in IT AS well as commerce field…

  33. Roshan says:
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    Hello Sir/ Madam. i got 2 passes in biology stream…( Bio s, Chem,S….) sir.. Is there any Course in Open universities.. Natural science? Sir Whats the minimum requirement? Can i apply for that course? Ah

  34. Roshan says:
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    Hello Sir/Madam…. I got 2 passes in Biology Stream… Is there any course in open university to enter with my passes.. Can i apply for Natural science?

  35. Hiran says:
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    Part time engineering degree – try opening university, BIT external degree, city and guilds

  36. umesha says:
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    seeking for advise on options

    I want to know what options do I have to get an engineering degree by doing it part time in Sri Lanka. I heard that you can do part I and so on after A/L.

  38. yaseer says:
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    I FINISHED MLT IN PRIVET COLLAGE IN SRILANKA
    BUT I GOT KSA MOH LICENSE SO WHAT ABOUT SLMCC REGISTRATION

  39. Hiran says:
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    Zeen, You can register OU with O/L results. Contact Open university. Goto their web site http://www.ou.ac.lk

  40. zeen says:
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    seeking your advice how can i register for a degree in open university or degree courses without A/L pass.

  41. Dilan says:
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    Dear Sir/ Madam
    I want to know the institutes of city & guilds in Sri Lanka to get a Quantity Surveying Diploma.

  42. Hiran says:
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    There is MLT degree course in medical faculties. Path Academy has a private course. Check the post here http://studentlanka.com/2007/08/24/carriers-medical/

  43. Ahamed says:
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    How can i apply to medical research institute for MLT? What are the entry requirements for MLT? Please email me the contact info of peradeniya medical reasearch institute? Are there any private sri lankan institute providing MLT studies? (i knew pathe academy!!! Any other institutes???)

  44. Hiran says:
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    Azhar, Your results seems to be sufficient to do A/L. Do A/L!

  45. azhar says:
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    hii..am 16 yers old…sat for my O level examination on 2009..& i got
    ( 1 A , 1 B , 6 S & 1 W )
    as my result…am confused wht can i do in the future for my studies ,if i dont get to sit for my A/l z..

  46. Mr.I.Ahamed razmy says:
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    I would like 2 study B.pharmacy

  47. Mafaz Ahmed says:
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    i like to do nibm ,i like bussness managment.

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