Seminars will be conducted for Advanced Level students as part of ViduJaya science exhibition from 19- 23 February 2009 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda. Entrance is free 19 Thursday – Biology (1 pm and 3 pm) Prof H G Nandadasa and Dr Hiran Amarasekera 20 Friday – Physics (1 pm and 3 pm) Dr S D [...]

Advice for those who are looking for GCE Advanced Level (AL) courses after GCE Ordinary Level (OL) examination in Sri Lanka. Streams of study You have to first settle on the stream you are going to study – Science, Commerce or Arts. Science stream consists of Biological science or Physical Science. In Biological Science stream [...]

Award ceramony of First Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad was held at Annual Sessions of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka at SLAAS auditorium, Colombo 7 on 26 September 2008. Best four students were from Vishaka Vidyalaya, Nalanda College, Dharmaraja College, Kandy and Polonnaruwa Royal College. 1500 candidates participated this competition which was held on 20 [...]

NASA eClips are short, relevant educational video segments. NASA explains: “These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: grades 1-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public.” [...]

Just finished 2008 Advanced level and looking for what to do? Come to the special lecture titled “Usas pelin pasu abhimanawath yauwanayakata” organized by studentlanka.com and Young Biologists’ Association, Sri Lanka. The lecture, conducted by Mr. Saman Weerawansa, lecturer of Sri Lanka Foundation Institute will be held on Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at National Museum, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 2006-2.0357 2007-1.9910 Biological [...]

Some great books on Physics for Advanced Level students.

Internet contains free knowledge. Internet Archives is one such site. Some of the free pdf articles in the site includes: How to be creative?, How to become the best in the world?, 100 Ways to Kill a Concept: Why Most Ideas Get Shot Down CustomGuide has released some Quick Reference Guides for Microsoft, Mac and [...]