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GCE A/L 2010 Examinaiton time table

Jul 26, 2010 4 Comments by Hiran

GCE Advanced Level 2010 examination starts on 09 August 2010, according to the time table released by Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka. Science subjects (combined mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry) start from 9 August, Commerce subjects (Economics, Business studies, Accounting) also start from 9 August, Major Arts subjects such as Sinhala start from 17 August. General [...]

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Become a Government School Teacher – Admission to National Colleges of Education (Vidya Peeta)

Jul 22, 2010 3 Comments by Hiran

National Colleges of Education, commonly named as Vidya Peeta conducts Three Year Pre-Service  Professional Course in Teacher Education.  You need three passes in one sitting at the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination  and Credit passes  in some GCE O/L subjects to apply these courses. These National Colleges are located at (1) Uva,  (2) Nilwala, (3) Mahaweli, (4) [...]

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A/L educational television lessons on Sirasa TV

Jul 20, 2010 16 Comments by Hiran

Sirasa TV started an educational program series for GCE Advanced Level students, telecast early morning from 4.30- 5.30 am. Leading professional teachers conduct lessons in this 30 minute program series, which started from third week of July 2010. The program is titled as A3. Time table: Monday – 4.30 am Combined Mathematics (Dushyantha Mahabaduge); 5 [...]

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Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka

Jul 01, 2010 1 Comment

Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka can be categorized as government schools, international schools, national universities, technical training institutes, degree/ diploma or certificate granting institutes affiliated to foreign universities, and local institutes that grant degree or equivalent qualifications. Sri Lankan government provides free education, scholarships for disadvantaged students, mid-day meals, free textbooks, free uniforms, and subsidized [...]

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Ananda College inventor won international computer award

Jun 08, 2010 1 Comment

Ganindu Nanayakkara of Ananda College Colombo won the First Award of US$3,000 for his project “Novel Computer Controlling Wireless Device for Handicapped People“, a device that allows persons with disabilities to wirelessly operate a computer, in the Computer Science category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010 Grand Awards Ceremony held on May [...]

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Download school text books free

Jun 02, 2010 2 Comments

Some Text books of government schools along with other educational institutions (such as Pirivena, semi-governmental schools, private schools, International schools) published by Educational Publications Department can be downloaded free in pdf format. According to Mr W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara, Commissioner General of Educational Publications, textbooks under 351 titles in three media was produced for the year 2009. [...]

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Applications for grade one 1 school admissions

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments

Applications for grade one admissions in government schools for 2011 will be accepted upto 30th of June 2010. This new method ensures that whole process has been handed over to the schools, making it altogether more transparent,  Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at a press yesterday. Application forms are available in today (2 June 2010) [...]

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National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) Sri Lanka

May 09, 2010 14 Comments

National Institute of Business Management commonly known as NIBM is a leading education institute in Sri Lanka in the fields of Management and IT. It’s a statutory body under the Ministry of Vocational & Technical Training. NIBM has established in 1968 and has captured a considerable market share in past 40 years. Being a government [...]

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High failure rate in Sri Lankan GCE O Level examination

May 05, 2010 7 Comments

About half (47% or 129,062) of the 272,000 school students who sat GCE O/L examination in 2009 will not be able to gain entry to the Advanced Level classes, and without OL certificate, they may not even be able to get a simple job.  The 2009 results were poorer than the previous year (2008), when [...]

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Admission to Sri Lanka School of Agriculture – Diploma in Agriculture

Apr 28, 2010 1 Comment

The Sri Lanka School of Agriculture (SOAA) of the Department of Agriculture (DOA), Sri Lanka offer two year Diploma in Agriculture program in five different locations at Kundasale in Kandy District, Palwehera at Matale District, Angunakolapallassa in Hambantota district, Vavunia in Vavunia district, and Karapincha in Rathnapura district. Annual student intake for these four institutions [...]

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