MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS WITH FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates with impressive results at a foreign
examination held outside Sri Lanka,
deemed equivalent to G.C.E.
(Advanced Level) Examination of Sri Lanka
are eligible to apply for admission to universities in Sri
Lanka.
a)
Applicants are advised to attach to
their applications the original letter obtained
from the Examinations Board concerned, to prove that their educational qualifications are equivalent to
the G.C.E.(A/L) Examination of the University of London or qualifications required
for admission to a university in their own country to
follow an undergraduate course of study leading to a Bachelor’s Degree.
b)
Applicants should ensure that all required
passes should be obtained in one and the same sitting
under a recognized Board of Examinations.
In order
to become eligible
for admission under this special
provision,
a) Sri Lankan candidates should
have studied abroad
for a period of not less than five years
immediately prior to sitting
the qualifying examination.
N.B. - Applicants must provide documentary proof.
b)
In the case of children of Sri
Lankans attached to Sri Lanka diplomatic missions abroad or on foreign
assignments sponsored by the Government of Sri Lanka,
candidates should have studied abroad
at least for a period
of 03 years continuously, immediately prior to sitting
the qualifying examination.
Note
: However, the candidates who have
satisfied the requirements for admission at a
foreign examination equivalent to GCE (A/L) Examination held locally too will be considered, if;
a. they
have sat the said examination locally within a period of 06 months from the date of their returning to Sri Lanka after completion of a continuous period of 2 1/2 years
of studies abroad immediately prior to sitting
the qualifying examination.
provided that
b. their
parents have returned to Sri Lanka on completion of the assignment having served at least a period of 03 years immediately prior to their child sitting
the said examination locally.
N.B. - Applicants must provide documentary proof.
Candidates with High School Diploma
should have passed
the Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) and Test of English as a foreign Language
(TOEFL) in addition
to the High School Diploma.
Applicants must submit the documentary evidence
in proof of the availability of sufficient funds.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English is the medium of instruction. Accordingly,
an applicant whose primary language is not English
or whose previous education has been conducted in another language, must
demonstrate a command of English
sufficient to meet the demands
of classroom instructions, written assignments and participation in tutorials and discussions. Therefore applicants whose primary
language is not English or whose previous
education has not been in English must provide evidence
of proficiency in English i.e. achieve a minimum score of
550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or achieve
minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) etc.
SUBJECT PRE-REQUISITES AND PARTICULARS OF COURSE OF STUDY
In addition to the minimum
admission requirements specified above, candidates have to fulfill
certain subject
pre-requisites in order to qualify for admission to a particular course of
study. Subject pre- requisites which
have to be satisfied by the applicants with local qualifications for each
course of study are given in the Part Two. Applicants with foreign qualifications too are required
to have passed/offered (as the case may be) the subjects
equivalent to those
given in the
Part Two.
ACADEMIC YEAR
The academic year of the Universities which follow
the old system consists of three terms. The Universities which follow the semester system
has two semesters per year. The date of commence-
ment of the first term/semester of a particular academic year may vary
from one institution to another or from one Faculty of an institution to another. No students will however be admitted
except as from the commencement of the first term
of the academic year. It is planned to have a
common academic year for all the universities commencing from September/
October 2012, in which case the academic
year will be from October
of a particular year to September of the follow-
ing year.
Every application of the admission
should be made in the prescribed form obtainable from the University Grants Commission.
a) Children of Sri Lankan
diplomats seeking admission
to universities in Sri Lanka should forward
their applications to the Additional Secretary (Academic Affairs &
University Admissions), University Grants
Commission, No 20, Ward Place,
Colombo 07, through
the Secretary, Minis-
try of Foreign Affairs, Republic
Building, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.
b)
Foreign students seeking admission to universities in Sri Lanka should forward
their applications to the Additional Secretary (Academic Affairs
& University Admissions), University Grants
Commission, No 20, Ward Place, Colombo 07, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of applicant’s country
and the Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Republic Building, Colombo
01,
Sri
Lanka.
c) Sri
Lankan students with foreign qualifications should send their applications
direct to the Additional Secretary
(Academic Affairs & University Admissions), University Grants Com- mission,
No 20, Ward Place, Colombo
07.
d) Every
application should be accompanied by a Bank Draft of US $ 10/- payable to the
Univer- sity Grants Commission, being the application processing fee. Applications which do not accom- pany the application processing fee will not be
considered for admission.
e)
All Pakistani Nationals seeking
admission to Universities in Sri Lanka should obtain the concurrence of the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
and attach the original of the ‘No objection Certificate’ to their applications.
f)
It
shall be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that his/her application is accompanied by all relevent
supporting documents. All documents must be certified by the relavent
authorities.
g)
Each application for admission
should reach the Additional Secretary/Academic Affairs & University Admissions of the University Grants Commission at least 03 months prior
to the proposed date of admission.
h)
Failure to submit the relevent documents and certificates along with the application may result in rejection of the application for university admission under the foreign
quota.
𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
Medium: 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡
Mode: 𝐎𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞
During: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 
Closing Date Extended: 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐞:
Local Students: 𝐑𝐬. 𝟏𝟕𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎/- (Local students can pay in two installments)
Foreign Students: 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝟐,𝟐𝟓𝟖/-
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭:
