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2019 – 2022 A/L Biology New Syllabus

December 17, 2016 By Hiran 133 Comments

Syllabuses (Curricula) for all subjects of GCE Advanced Level have been changed from 2017 for GCE A/L 2019 and 2020, 2021 and 2022 A/L students. If you are planning to do A/L in 2020 after your O/L examination in 2017 December, then you have to follow this new Biology syllabus.

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How to study new A/L Biology syllabus correctly?

NIE conducted Seminars for GCE A/L teachers recently in 2017 August, informing them on the contents of new Biology Syllabus. In these syllabus teachers and students were informed that they should not use the old syllabus Teacher Guides, and they should follow Campbell Biology book in teaching and learning Biology.



At present A/L Biology syllabus contains 13 Units. New syllabus with 10 new units are being complied these days by NIE (National Institute of Education). New Teachers’ Guides are also being prepared by NIE. These syllabus are compiled by a team of University Professors, School Biology Teachers and officers of NIE.

Today major science advances are in atoms (in Physics and chemistry), bytes (in Information science) and in genes. While Physics and Chemistry are based on molecules and atoms, Biological processors are based on Genes. Cell function, evolution, human diseases, race, identity and even your behavior are determined by genes. Basis of the present syllabus is to put more emphasis on these new trends in Biology.

Hence when selecting A/L 2020 tuition classes, you should be careful in selecting a correct class. You should select a tuition class conducted by a teacher who has a good knowledge on these recent developments in Biology.

 

T2022 a level biology hiran amarasekera classeso receive a free SMS on Latest news on Biology syllabus
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Download NIE Resource Books (New 2019 July)

12 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 
13 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 5(ii) ඒකකය
13 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 6 ඒකකය
13 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 7 ඒකකය
13 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 8 ඒකකය
13 ශ්‍රේණිය – ජීව විද්‍යාව – සම්පත් පොත 9 ඒකකය

අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ – ජීව විද්‍යාව – ප්‍රායෝගික අත්පොත -(2017)

Biology Resource Book – Grade 12 
Biology Resource Book – Grade 13 
Biology Resource Book Unit 07 and 08 – Grade 13 
Biology Resource Book Unit 09 – Grade 13 
Biology Resource Book Unit 10 – Grade 13 
G.C.E. (A/L) Biology Practical Handbook (2017)

Units of New A/L Biology Syllabus

1. Introduction to Biology
2. Chemical and Cellular Basis of Life
3. Evolution and Diversity of Organisms
4. Plant form and function
5. Animal form and function
6. Genetics
7. Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology
8. Environmental Biology
9. Microbiology
10. Applied Biology

Download Biology (2017) New Syllabus form NIE website:

http://www.nie.lk/pdffiles/tg/AL_Syl%20Biology2017.pdf

http://www.nie.lk/pdffiles/tg/AL_Syl%20Biology.pdf

Download Biology Handouts from NIE web site

Biology Resource Book – Grade 12 (Unit 1-5)
ජීව විද්‍යාව (2017) Teacher Guide
ජීව විද්‍යාව, 3 ඒකකය- සම්පත් පොත – පරිණාමය හා ජීවීන්ගේ විවිධත්වය – 12 ශ්‍රේණිය

Download Biology Teacher Seminar Presentations

Download PowerPoint Presentations by Prof M. J. S. Wijeyaratne and Prof Nissanda De Silva on 2019 New Syllabus presented at Teacher Seminars conducted by NIE.

Evolution and diversity of organisms
Unit 01 –Introduction to Biology
Unit 02 -Chemical and Cellular Basis of Life

Watch video on GCE A/L 2019 Biology New Syllabus

http://learn.sjp.ac.lk/unit/gce-al-2019-biology-new-syllabus/?id=3481

Ministry of Education circular on questions for New A/L examination

Ministry of Higher Education has issued a circular specifying that for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Department of Examinations will prepared A/L questions based on the limitations specified in Learning Outcomes of the syllabi.

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  1. Bijay says

    May 14, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    Dear Sir,
    i have got good grade in Biology. Thank you very much sir.

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      June 3, 2023 at 7:36 am

      Congratulations on your achievement! It’s always inspiring to see students like yourself putting in the effort and dedication to excel in their studies.
      We’re glad that our educational site could be of assistance in your biology journey. We strive to provide valuable resources and support to help students like you succeed academically.

      Reply
  2. Narayan Nepal says

    September 26, 2022 at 9:54 am

    Dear Sir,
    I have got an “A” for biology.I want to thank you sir

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      September 26, 2022 at 9:22 pm

      Excellent. Wishing you all the best!

      Reply
      • Narayan Nepal says

        September 28, 2022 at 10:18 pm

        thanku sir

  3. Ziya says

    June 27, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Hello sir !
    I have completed my gce o/l examination privately and I am totally blank knowing nothing regarding gce a/l if anyone could provide me information that would be helpful, mainly wanna know about doing a/l privately and as I’m living abroad is there any source to help me with my studies?

    Thank you

    Reply
  4. Radhika says

    June 11, 2022 at 1:00 am

    Sir,
    I want to study medicine in a foreign university, if i do a 4th shy will i be able to register in SLMC approved university?
    Which examination is suitable for my situation… local syllabus or London AL syllabus?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      June 16, 2022 at 7:25 pm

      I don’t think you can. Please contact SLMC.

      Reply
  5. Radhika says

    June 11, 2022 at 12:56 am

    Sir,
    I want to study medicine in a foreign university, if i do a 4th shy will i be able to register in SLMC approved university?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      June 16, 2022 at 7:27 pm

      Pl contact SLMC
      Sri Lanka Medical Council
      https://slmc.gov.lk
      31, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
      Tel: +94 112 691 848. Fax: +94 112 674 787 ; Office Timing. Mon – Friday

      Reply
  6. Ayuni says

    February 13, 2022 at 2:43 pm

    Sir, I’ll be doing ALs this year-2022
    2020 biology aluthen apu biology resource book ekend apita AL wlata paper ek hadanne?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      February 17, 2022 at 7:10 am

      Aluthen resource book ekak na. nie.lk eke pdf version eka withrai thiyenne.

      Reply
  7. Janarthani says

    May 2, 2021 at 9:14 am

    Sir,I’m doing A/L in 2023. Now I’m waiting for my O/L results.can you send me the new syllabus links for Tamil medium.

    Reply
  8. priyanjani says

    May 23, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    Dear sir,
    I’m doing my A/Ls in 2022
    Which units should I need to study for first term exam?

    Reply
  9. priyanjani says

    May 22, 2020 at 12:22 am

    Dear sir,
    i’m doing my a/l exam in 2022
    how many units do I need to study in first term?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      May 22, 2020 at 5:42 am

      There is no such thing. You need to cover the units for the 2022 exam.

      Reply
  10. Naduni says

    April 29, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    Sir, What is the meaning of this word in Sinhala (ahara paripuuraka)

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      April 30, 2020 at 11:57 am

      ආහාර වල රසය සහ ප්‍රෝශනය වැඩි කිර්‍ර්මට යොදන ද්‍රව්‍ය. Eg micro-organisms are added to some foods to increase nutrition. eg. Saccharomyces to Marmite to give Vitamin B

      Reply
  11. chathura says

    April 28, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Can we sit for the AL exam next yr (2021) in Old Syllabus?

    Reply
  12. Chathura says

    April 26, 2020 at 6:24 am

    New syllabus eken biology karanawanam me thiyena poth tika baluwahama athida

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      April 26, 2020 at 11:35 pm

      Ow. balala madi Padam karannath one, prashna karannath one. Student ge therum ganime hakiyawa anuwa poth withrak balanawada. gurwarayek one da kiyana eka theeranaya wenne.

      Reply
      • Chathura says

        April 27, 2020 at 6:10 am

        Thanks sir

  13. Maheshe Mendis says

    February 8, 2020 at 7:45 pm

    Dear Sir,
    We cannot download Book No 10 Applied Biology in Sinhala medium for my daughter. If you have the link please send me. I would like to thank for your kindly attention earlier responses also.
    I am waiting for your kindly reply please Sir.
    Thank you
    Maheshe mendis

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      February 8, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      English medium http://www.nie.lk/pdffiles/other/Unit%2010%20Biology.pdf
      Sinhala medium http://www.nie.lk/pdffiles/other/sOMGr13%20Biology%20Resource%20Book%20Unit%2010.pdf

      Reply
      • Maheshe Mendis says

        February 11, 2020 at 5:44 am

        Thank you Sir for your kindly attention and quick reponse.
        God Bless you!
        Thank you

        Maheshe Mendis
        OUSL

  14. Kaush says

    January 24, 2020 at 10:44 am

    Sir,
    I am doing my 2 nd shy this year,Do I have to study applied biology also?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      January 24, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      Yes. But we still do not know.

      Reply
  15. Lithaka says

    January 24, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Sir,
    I am doing my 2 nd shy this year,Do I have to study applied biology also??

    Reply
  16. Sew says

    December 30, 2019 at 11:27 pm

    Dear Sir,
    I have got an “A” for biology.I want to thank you sir,because whether I asked so many questions,You never missed to explain them very well.”Thank you”Sir!!!

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      December 30, 2019 at 11:48 pm

      Congratulations on your success.

      Reply
  17. priyanjani says

    December 21, 2019 at 7:56 pm

    sorry sir
    i’m doing a/l in 2022

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      December 22, 2019 at 9:28 pm

      Good

      Reply
  18. priyanjani says

    December 21, 2019 at 7:54 pm

    sir
    i’m doing a/l in 2020
    please send me sir’s mobile number to know about the venue of group classes

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      December 22, 2019 at 9:29 pm

      call 0718935954

      Reply
  19. Hishara Piyumal says

    December 17, 2019 at 9:12 pm

    Sir I am doing 2020 A/L in biology stream (third shy). I am from Galle district. I have an urgent question. What is most advantageous to me….applying exam via new syllabus or old syllabus?

    Reply
    • Hiran says

      December 20, 2019 at 1:14 pm

      If you can study new syllabus (which is very different to old syllabus) then do it.
      Else if you are familiar with old syllabus do it.

      Reply
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