Pakistan government offers ‘Allama Iqbal Scholarships’ under the Pak-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme. Spread over the course of next five years, these Scholarships provide an excellent opportunity for 1000 Sri Lankan students to visit Pakistan and pursue undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degree programs in Engineering Science, Basic and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. You […]
Universities
How UGC select 2019 A/L New and Old syllabus students to Universities
2019 GCE A/L results have been released and now the students want to know how they will get admission based on New Syllabus (first time candidates) and Old syllabus (second and third time candidates). University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that they consider 2019 G.C.E. (A/L) Examination under new syllabus and old syllabus as two […]
New School based Z-Score system for university admission
Based on election maifesto of the President HE Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Cabinet announced a decision to introduce a new “school-based scientific method” to select students for government universities in place of the existing district-based Z score system. Cabinet approval has been granted for a proposal by Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma to appoint a committee of experts […]
Webometrics World Ranking of Sri Lankan Universities 2019
Webometrics has released 2019 July edition of World University Web Ranking. According to this latest ranking University of Peradeniya became the best University in Sri Lanka, while University of Colombo and Moratuwa secured 2nd and 3rd ranks. University of Ruhuna, Kelaniya and Sri Jayewardenepura were in 4th place. 5th and 6th ranks. SL Rank World […]
Four best Sri Lankan Universities according to QS ASIAN rankings 2019
QS is an Internationally accepted one of the serious University ranking system. QS has only selected four Sri Lankan universities in their 2019 ranking: Peradeniya, Colombo, Moratuwa and University of Sri Jayewardnepura. QS 2019 Asian University Ranking SL Rank 1 Asian RANK 174 University of Peradeniya SL Rank 2 Asian RANK 188 University of […]
Ragging in Sri Lankan Universities
Ragging is bullying of first year students or freshers by senior students, which usually occurs at the beginning of each academic year in many state Universities in Sri Lanka. This has been deeply embedded in the university subculture in Sri Lanka. This post is based on research paper by Siri Gamage School of Education, University […]
Interest Free Student Loans to follow Private Degrees
Now you can get an educational loan of Rs. 800,000 from the government to follow Private degree in a Private Higher Educational Institution (Private Campus). It is an Interest Free Loan, granted to the students who have qualified in G.C.E (A/L) but have not been selected to a State University based on the Z-score to follow […]
Apply for Universities based on 2017 GCE A/L results
The University Grants Commission states that 30,000 of those who passed the 2017 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be granted university entrance. According to the commission, the handbook containing the admission has been issued now and you can purchase this book from the leading bookshops in Sri Lanka. The Commission further states that admissions to […]
Download A/L Z Score table from UGC University admission book
University Admission Handbook published by University Grants Commission contains Z-score table. This table gives Minimum Z score cut off values for selection of various University courses in each district. 2017-2018 University handbook contains Z score values for 2017 GCE A/L Examination. Download Z Score Table 2017 A/L Z -Scores – Minimum “Z” Scores for selection […]
Selections to University based on Z-score – District and Merit quotas
After checking your GCE A/L results now your next questions are My results are sufficient to select to University course? Which university course will I be selected based on these results? Can I go to Medicine/ Engineering/ Management/ Law faculty? When you check your A/L results you will also get Z-score value, Island Rank (IR) […]
