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GCE A/L 2010 Examinaiton time table

Hiran — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:44:04 +0000

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 English Papers I and II are on 19 August, while Common General Paper is on 28 Saturday.

PDF version of the Time table can be downloaded form this link at www.doenets.lk web site.

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

Hiran — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:27:16 +0000

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) Sariputta, (5) Siyane, (6) Vavuniya, (7) Sri Pada, (8) Addalaichenai , (9) Batticaloa, (11) Pulathisipura, (12) Wayamba, (14) Ruhuna, (15) Jaffna , (17) Hapitigam, (16) Dharga Town

Courses conducted here include Primary education, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, English, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Catholicism/Christianity, Agriculture and Food Technology, Technical studies, Crafts and Arts, Drama, Dance, Music, Information and communication technology, First Language (sinhala), second language (tamil), Social studies etc.

Duration of a Training Course is three years. This period consists of two years residential institutional training in the National College of Education and one year internship training while being attached to a school. During the period of two years residential training a trainee will be provided with meals and lodging facilities to the value of Rs. 2,000 per month for ten months in a year. During the Internship year a monthly allowance of Rs. 2,500 will be paid for ten months.

Applicants successfully completing this Course will be considered for appointments as teachers based on the availability of vacancies on Education Zonal Level in difficult districts.

Application deadline for 2011 intake is 30 July 2010. Application and other details can be download from Government Gazette on 09 July 2010. Sinhala | Englsih | Tamil

A/L educational television lessons on Sirasa TV

Hiran — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:38:56 +0000

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 am Physics (Amith Pusella)
Tuesday -
4.30 am Chemistry (K Siri Vithanage); 5 am Biology (Hiran Amarasekera)

Wednesday-
4.30 am Accounting (Kumudu Liyanage); 5 am Business Studies (Bandara Dissanayake)
Thursday -
4.30 am Economics (Bandara Dissanayake); 5 am General English (Pujitha Wijesinghe)
Friday -
4.30 am Sinhala (Senarathna Kariyawasam); Political Science (Dinesh Idruse)
Saturday -
4.30 am Geography (Leonard Kumaragamage); History (Venarable Rahula)
Sunday -
4.30 am Logic (Anuradha Abeysekera); Buddihist Civilization- BC (Venarable Malimbada Pannasara)

Cost of University degree courses in Sri Lanka

Hiran — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:49:55 +0000

Higher Education Minister Hon S.B. Dissanayake told Parliament yesterday (6 July 2010) that cost per student in each undergraduate degree course of study was Rs 555,653 for Dental Science, Rs 463,476 for veterinary science, Rs 286,592 for medicine, Rs 263,321 for agriculture, Rs 180,845 for science, Rs 173,704 for engineering, Rs 123,813 for architecture, Rs 111,893 for education, Rs 109,135 for Business studies and Rs 57,767 for law per student of the Buddhashravaka Bhiksu University and Rs 241,517 per student of Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

He also said that there are around 73 private educational institutes offering degree courses in the country. The Minister said there are eight institutes which have been recognized under Section 25 A of the University Act to amend some selected degree programs.

Comparing these costs, it seems that cost of degrees offered by private degree awarding insititues are higher compared to actual cost per student of state universities. Accoriding to the web sites of those institutes, approximate tuition fees calimed to be charged by different insitutes are about Rs 448,000 for BSc in Information Technology (BIT) of SLIIT, Rs 480,000 for BSc in Management Information Systems degee of NIBM (conducted in collaboration with University College, Dublin), Rs 380,000 for UGC approved BSc degreee in Management Information Systems – Special Degree at NIBM. Private institues who affilicate with foreign universities charge much higher prices.

Please add your comments on the approximate cost of different private degrees in Sri Lnaka.

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SLIIT for Information technology degrees and diplomas

Kavidu — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:18:11 +0000

Sri Lankan Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) is a degree awarding institute recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). SLIIT offers local degrees and degrees in collaboration with foreign partner universities in Australia and the United Kingdom. At present, SLIIT operates two main campuses: Malabe City Campus and Metropolition campus in Kollupitiya. Also it operates two centers at Matara and Kandy. SLIIT has over 100 academic and professional staff members.

Degree and Masters Programs

SLIIT conducts programs of studies leading to B.Sc Special Honors degrees, B.Sc . General Degrees, M.Sc degrees and postgraduate diplomas in Information Technology, Information Management and Business Management. Students while conducting their degrees can earn other qualifications such as diplomas, advance diplomas which are designed fulfill the industry requirements.

Following degree programs of SLIIT are recognized by UGC, Sri Lanka:

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management
M.Sc in Information Technology
M.Sc in Information Systems
M.Sc in Information Management

SLIIT Students can transfer to its partner universities after completing two or two and half years of study at SLIIT, and they can graduate from Curtin University of Technology in Australia or Sheffield Hallam University in UK.

Curtin University of Technology Degrees
B.Sc. in Information Technology
B.Sc. in Computer Systems and Networking

Sheffield Hallam University Degrees
B.Eng.(Hons) in Electronic Engineering
B.B.A.(Hons) in Business Management

SLIIT also conducts a number of industry certified development programs such as Microsoft, IBM, CISCO systems. SLIIT has commenced a Business Management degree program and an Electronic Engineering degree program from 2009.

SLIIT has a current enrollment of over 3500 Students for its B.Sc degree programs and another 1000 students for its Master’s degree and other programs. SLIIT is focused on providing opportunities to produce about 1000 IT professionals each year.

SLIIT won numerous awards including Microsoft Imagine Cup Silver award (2007, 2008), Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance.

Student Welfare

SLIIT students are provided a foundation course to improve their communication skills. Its also provides training to improve reading, writing, listing and speaking abilities in English. All SLIIT programs are conducted in the English medium.

SLIIT provides modern facilities for students to enrich their studies. These include air-conditioned lecture theaters, Laboratories, Auditoriums, Libraries and reading rooms, rest areas and canteens. SLIIT also provide facilities for indoor and outdoor sports and other activities at the Malabe City Campus.

Campus Accommodation for students is available within the campus and also around the campus.

Other facilities given to students include student housing, SLIIT students Transport, SLIIT Gymnasium/Recreation Center, SLIIT carrier Guidance Unit, SLIIT English Help desk and medical facilities.

Many extracurricular and co-curricular activities are conducted by the SLIIT, which includes many clubs and societies such as student Interactive Society, Sport Council, FOSS Community, HEDRA SLIIT programming community, CSN student community, Information system unit, SLIIT Alumni Association, etc.

Student scholarships

SLIIT provide some scholarships according to the excellent Grade Point Average (GPA). Also it provides Mahapola Higher Education Scholarships who obtained high marks /grades in GCE (A/L) examination. Also provides IFS scholarships and industry sponsored scholarships.

Cost (Tuition Fees)

Approximate cost for IT related degrees is about Rs 72000.00 per semester, and rate per semester increase each year. Cost is very much higher for foreign degree programs.

Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka

Hiran — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:03:47 +0000

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 transport. This enabled Sri Lanka to achieve an adult literacy rate of 92.5%. Sri Lanka was an early achiever in terms of the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education, having reached 98% primary enrollment.

The government free education system in Sri Lanka consists of several institutes:
(1) Schools that offer primary education (grades 1−5) and junior secondary education (grades 6−11) up to O/L examination
(2) Schools that offer senior secondary education (grades 12−13) up to A/L examination
(3) National Universities
(4) Technical education and vocational training (TEVT).

Apart from these Government schools, there are private schools, popularly known as International Schools, where either British or USA systems are followed or English medium education is offered for local syllabus.

Free University education is open to students successfully obtaining highest Z-score values at the competitive advanced level (A Level) examination. There are 15 state-run National Universities.

Apart from this, there are degree-granting institutions that deliver foreign university degrees, as well as education providers for degree/ diploma or equivalent qualifications (accounting, management, information technology, etc.). Popular institutes in this category include SLIIT, NIBM, CIMA, Law college etc.

Government National Universities also offer fee-levying external degrees, online degrees and post-graduate degrees (such as MBA. MSc and PhD’s). Popular external degrees include BIT from University of Colombo and BSc Business Management from University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Government affiliated institutes such as Post-graduate Institute of Management (University of Sri Jayewardeneprua), Post-graduate Institute of Agriculture (University of Peradeniya) also offer post-graduate programs.

Find government jobs exams courses from Government Gazette

Hiran — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:00:29 +0000

Gazettes are Published by Government Printing Department on every Friday.

SECTION (IIA) of the Sri Lankan gazette contains information on government job Vacancies. examinations to select various free courses etc.

Other parts of the gazette: PART I- SECTION(I) cotains proclamations, appointments etc. SECTION (IIB) contains Tenders and Auction sales.

You can download government gazettes from Government Printing Department web site or from Daily News site.

Technical and Vocational Education in Sri Lanka: certificates, diplomas, degrees

Kavidu — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:04:04 +0000

After O/L or A/L examination you can enter into one of the government sponsored vocational technical training institutes and get a training in a required profession, job or get a certificate, diploma, higher national diploma or a bachelors degree. Employed persons can follow the course while doing the job as apprentices or trainees.

There are various government institutes under Ministry of Vocational and Technical Education offer various training programs: TVEC, HRDC, NITE, DTET, VTA, NAITA, CITA, INGRIN Institute of Printing, NIBM, CGTTI, HRDC and CITI.

Some of the key training methods are listed below.

National Vocational Qualification Courses by Vocational Training Authority
By various training courses conducted by this institute you can obtain local and international recognized certificate, diploma or a National Vocational Qualification (NVQSL) in a particular field relevant to a job.
The NVQSL provides the opportunity to achieve international recognition for qualifications, skills and knowledge. There are seven levels of qualifications from Level 1 to Level 7. National Certificate for Level 1 is recognizing the acquisition of a core of entry level skills. National Certificate for Level 2, 3 and 4 is recognizing the increasing levels of competencies. Level 4 qualification awards for full national craftsmanship. Level 5 and 6 is a National Diploma and it recognizes the increasing levels of competencies ranging from technical level to management level. Level 7 is a Bachelors Degree or equivalent. Certification of these levels are carried out by the institutions accredited by the TVEC and they are nationally recognized.

National certificate from Technical Colleges
There are 37 Technical Colleges scattered throughout Sri Lanka. These institutions are managed by Department of Technical Education & Training which functions under the Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education. They offer National Certificates and Advanced diplomas in engineering technician, engineering craft and business studies.

National Diploma from College of Technology

Higher National Diploma from Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technical Education (SLIATE)
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technical Education (SLIATE) has Advanced Technical Institute (ATI) in every province for both Engineering and Business Studies. At present it manages and supervises 10 separate Advance Technical Institutes and 7 Sections housed in the Technical Colleges under Department of Technical Education and Training to conduct the courses of Higher National Diplomas and National Diplomas.

Bachelor of Technology Degree from University of Vocational Technology

Other career options:

German Technical Training Institute Moratuwa

National Institute of Business Management-NIBM
Sri Lanka School of Agriculture – Diplomas
External Degrees In Sri Lanka
Online-degrees AND Online courses in Sri Lanka
Jobs and vocational training from Job Bank
Select university degrees in Sri Lanka- download UGC book
Sri Lanka Law College
Degree -John Kotelawala Defence University Academy
Open university of Sri Lanka

MBA degree programs in Sri Lanka

Kavidu — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:11:24 +0000

The Master of Business Administration is the premier, and most popular, business postgraduate business degree. It is an educational in character, because it is awarded by universities but it stresses on practical aspects of management.

MBA programs normally cover a wide range of courses in the program’s first year, then concentrate on a specialized curriculum in the second year. Specializations include: accounting; economics; Entrepreneurship; finance; IT; e-Governance; business; operations management; organizational behavior; marketing; real estate; and strategy etc.

In Sri Lanka, Management faculties of National Universities run a variety of MBA programs. In addition, foreign accredited institutions offer MBA degrees. Today, MBA and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degrees can be even obtained through on-line, distance learning or e-learning.

Following are some of the major MBA programs offered by universities.

University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Nugegoda
Two-Year : MBA. Can specialize in Human Resource management, Information Systems, Operations Management, Marketing, Business Economics, Accounting and Finance. Approx Cost Rs 250,000

Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Colombo
Two-Year : MBA · MBA in Finance and Banking · MBA in HR Management. Approx Cost Rs 350,000

University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya
Two-Year : MBA. Aprox cost Rs 80,000 plus library fees etc.
MBA, DBA and PhD in Business Administration degrees are also offered by Post-graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

University of Kelaniya – Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies
Dalugama
Two-Year : MBA

University of Colombo
Faculty of Management & Finance, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka
Two-Year : MBA in Marketing, Finance and Human Resource Management. Approx cost Rs 300,000
This program is ranked as one of the top 10 Executive MBA Programs in Asia by ehow.com web site.

University of Moratuwa
Katubedda, Moratuwa
Two-Year : MBA in Information Technology (IT), e-Governance. Approx cost Rs 300,000

Cost given here are those published by web sites of the MBA programs, but please refer to their official web sites for correct figures.

Admission Requirements

Varies with different programs. Following are qualifications needed for MBA program at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Bachelor’s Degree with a class
Bachelor’s Degree with three years’ experience.
Postgraduate Diploma
One of the following professional qualifications with three years’ experience.
- Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Chartered & Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) UK- Diploma, Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) UK- Diploma, Chartered Institute of Bankers (AIB) Sri Lanka – Diploma, Institution of Engineers (CIE) UK /Sri Lanka – Associate member or above, Ceylon Technical College – Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) (Four Year Course), Ceylon Technical College – Higher National Diploma in Management/ Commerce (HNDM/C) (Four Year Course), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators – Member, Attorney – at – Law
One of the following professional qualifications with five years’ post-qualifying relevant experience.- Diploma in Marketing awarded by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), Professional qualification in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Personnel Management.

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Ananda College inventor won international computer award

Hiran — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:49:45 +0000

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 14, 2010.

Over 1,600 high school students from 59 countries had participated in this year’s Intel Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science competition, from May 10 -14 in San Jose, CA. They had competed for awards and scholarships worth nearly four million dollars.

He received a $1,000 cash award from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance and the Lemelson Foundation which recognizes the innovation and invention that addresses critical basic human needs. Symantec Corporation awarded Ganindu with another $1,000 cash award.

China Association for Science and Technology awarded Ganindu a trip to attend the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest in August. The award includs round trip flights, accommodations and cultural visits for the winners.

The winners of the annual Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair represented Sri Lanka at the Intel Fair.

R. A. Dimalka Maduranga Karunajeewa of Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya and Ganindu Nanayakkara presented individual projects while T. Lasitha Lakmal, H. D. Vinushi Lakshani Kulawansa and G. K. Adeesha Udayarekha of Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya in Kalutara presented a team project.

It is interesting to note that in 2009, Chandula Padmasiri of Ananada College also won 3rd place with a cash award of USD 1,000 for the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering category for his invention on MobilePhone camera at the Grands Awards ceremony of Intel ISEF 2009 held recently in Nevada, USA.