Archive for July, 2008

Study in the UK – Guide for Sri Lankan students on Degree programs in British Universities

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

UK Higher Education institutions offer internationally recognised Bachelor’s degrees (also called undergraduate or first degrees) on various subjects.
Entry requirements for Bachelor’s degrees (e.g. BA, BSc.) programs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are two/ three A-levels (local or British) or equivalent plus English language proficiency (e.g. IELTS).
According to the British Council, Sri Lanka web site, [...]

Study in India - How Sri Lankans can select good colleges?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Some Sri Lankans choose to study in India, they select colleges in Bangalore and other states for Science and medical education. These students and their parents do not know the academic standards of those but they select them because local agents promote them. How do Indians select those colleges?
Ranking of Indian Higher education institutes (Colleges)
There [...]

Learning Habits and rituals

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Students study in different ways. They have various habits and rituals when studying for exams. Some prefer to study early in the morning, whereas others study at night. Some prefer to read loudly as they study and some want to read silently.
Please share your learning habits with others.

Janak Gunatilleke, educated in Royal College, Colombo [...]

Read good books to transform your life

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

In this era, knowledge is the power. You may be an expert on some subject area and may have read books in your specialized area. However to get an overall picture of what is happening in this rapidly changing world it is important to read books out of your subject area.
In Sri Lanka, there are [...]

Z score for selection to University courses 2007- 2008 academic year (2007 A/L examination)

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS – ACADEMIC YEAR 2007/2008 (GCE A/L AUGUST 2007). Minimum “Z” Score for selection to various courses of study in Colombo district
It is interesting to note that Z score values for the admission has reduced compared with the last year (2006 A/L examination).
Z score values for some courses
Medicine [...]