Friday, December 7, 2012

Jaffna University Students' Attack-Worldwide Protest

National and international condemnation has followed the injuring during a clash with police of dozens of students at Jaffna University. This, along with the arrest of four students, sparked a wave of protests that has hit Tamil-dominated northern Sri Lanka in recent weeks.

The trouble has attracted international attention. Media reported that British Tamils had demanded the immediate release of the students, and Norwegian Tamil youth held a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday with lights and banners. In Canada, Tamil students reportedly also staged protests on 4 December at universities including York, Carlton, Raizan, Toronto and Garland.

This article Extracted From www.UniversityworldNews.com

Amnesty International called for urgent action on behalf of the arrested students, who it said were being held in Vavuniya for interrogation and were at risk of being tortured.

The US embassy in Colombo also expressed concern and called on the authorities to exercise restraint and to respect peaceful demonstrations.

Tamil political parties, several civil society organisations and parents held a massive protest on Tuesday in Jaffna town to condemn the harsh police action against the student protest march, and to call for the release of the students.

Security forces have sought to suppress the most intense political strife since civil war ended three years ago. The students were reportedly arrested on 30 November in connection with a bomb attack on a political party office in Jaffna peninsula. 

According to sources, police have sent a list of 'wanted' students to Jaffna University officials demanding that 10 students be handed over for further investigation.

The protest wave began on 28 November, when the police used force to disperse a protest organised by Jaffna students. The students accused police of attacking them, while the police said students had thrown stones at officers. 

Lecturers and students at the university have been boycotting classes since then, and academic activities have ground to a halt.

The authorities tightened security in and outside Jaffna University, which is the city’s only public university. Established in 1974 the institution, 350 kilometres from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, has 6,000 students in nine faculties.

The Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF), the major student union in Sri Lanka, condemned the police action. It has staged several protests and has warned of more demonstrations to safeguard students’ rights.

IUSF Convener Sanjeewa Bandara told University World News that police and security forces had broken up a lamp-lighting ceremony marking Heroes Day, held at the women’s hostel at Jaffna University.

The police had damaged hostel property, “threatening students and pointing weapons at them”. Heroes Day (Maaveerar Naal) lamp-lighting ceremonies are in remembrance of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the banned armed resistance group.

Bandara added: “The next day students organised a protest march and held placards condemning the brutal attacks. During the time of peaceful protest, military and police carried out attack against the students.

“More than 50 students were injured and 10 hospitalised, and currently three are receiving treatment at the hospital.”

The Federation of University Teachers Associations also slammed the assault and said the government had no right to interfere with the ideologies of students. 

Issuing a special statement, government medical officers in Jaffna urged the release of the students and stated that they had decided to support the protest campaign. 

One of the students was released on bail on Tuesday but the three others remain incarcerated while the Terrorist Investigation Division questions them.

The military commander of Jaffna, Major-General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, told the BBC that students had been told they should not march because “they would become violent” and that Heroes Day should not be observed “for the betterment of the country".

Subsequently, the military agreed to withdraw army and police personnel from the Jaffna University compound. However, by Thursday police remained on campus.

One student anonymously confirmed to University World News that students had held a lamp-lighting ceremony for Heroes Day at the hostel. The student said that LTTE activities were under way at Jaffna University.


University Cut-off Marks 2011 Released Sri Lanka

University Cut-off Marks Release January
Updated:

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Much awaited 2011 A/L Z score cut-off marks have been released by University Grants Commission UGC Sri Lanka. The Z score cut off marks can be obtained from http://www.ugc.ac.lk/ UGC official web Site.
At the moment site is too busy and web page is not available due to heavy traffic. Hence there may be a Data delay.


New Syllabus Cut Off Marks - Click

Old Syllabus Cut Off Marks - Click


Here are Several Districts cut off marks under the New Syllabus

Course of Study
Colombo
Gampaha
Kandy
Galle
Kalutara
Matara
Minimum Z - Score
Minimum Z - Score
Minimum Z - Score
Minimum Z - Score
Minimum Z - Score
Minimum Z - Score
MEDICINE
2.1777
1.8424
2.1846
2.1209
2.0062
2.172
DENTAL SURGERY
2.1412
1.813
2.1203
2.0535
1.9855
2.1077
VETERINARY SCIENCE
1.9082
1.7538
1.9294
1.954
1.9202
1.9708
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
2.0589
1.7559
2.0755
2.0424
1.9904
2.077
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
1.6482
1.456
1.644
1.6326
1.6961
1.5848
AGRICULTURE
1.1433
1.078
1.1264
1.1391
1.0328
1.1376
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
1.4752
1.3942
1.4398
1.5045
1.4767
1.4773
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1.8609
1.7177
1.7961
1.778
1.8675
1.8646
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
1.3946
1.3779
1.4802
1.4139
1.4151
1.4329
APPLIED SCIENCES (BIO.SC)
1.2593
1.1641
1.1802
1.2023
1.1816
1.2239
ENGINEERING
2.0317
1.7433
1.9679
1.9327
1.8285
2.06
ENGINEERING (EM)
1.9396
1.7147
1.917
1.9262
1.7706
1.932
ENGINEERING (TM)
1.9947
1.6853
1.9117
1.8763
1.7571
1.9967
QUANTITY SURVEYING
1.87
1.6587
1.727
1.8063
1.6938
1.856
COMPUTER SCIENCE
1.7115
1.5517
1.6569
1.7628
1.6306
1.7578
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
1.2346
1.1647
1.2003
1.2208
1.1647
1.2918
SURVEYING SCIENCE
1.6217
1.4191
1.5026
1.6371
1.4953
1.5736
APPLIED SCIENCES (PHY.SC)
1.0889
1.0923
1.1144
1.1087
1.1313
1.1241
MANAGEMENT
1.5941
1.4499
1.4917
1.5668
1.3587
1.5186
ESTATE MANAGEMENT & VALUATION
1.6691
1.5985
1.882
1.8126
1.7076
1.6534
COMMERCE
1.5516
1.4323
1.4626
1.5447
1.3648
1.5036
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (SPECIAL)
1.7185
1.6261
1.7578
1.8205
1.75
1.6736
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SPECIAL)
1.7125
1.5821
1.767
1.7947
1.7478
1.6851
LAW
1.9635
1.8916
1.9513
1.9923
1.951
2.0084
ARTS *
1.3626
1.3626
1.3626
1.3626
1.3626
1.3626
ARTS (SP) / MASS MEDIA* #
1.138
1.138
1.138
1.138
1.138
1.138
ARTS (SP) / PERFORMING ARTS * #
1.0779
1.0779
1.0779
1.0779
1.0779
1.0779
ARTS (SAB) - A *
1.4367
1.4367
1.4367
1.4367
1.4367
1.4367
ARTS (SAB) - B *
1.414
1.414
1.414
1.414
1.414
1.414
MANAGEMENT STUDIES (TV) - A
1.4684
1.3916
1.4046
1.4957
1.3408
1.4542
MANAGEMENT STUDIES (TV) - B
1.4179
1.3752
1.3996
1.469
1.3345
1.4242
COMMUNICATION STUDIES *
1.3535
1.3535
1.3535
1.3535
1.3535
1.3535
PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION *
1.7508
1.7508
1.7508
1.7508
1.7508
1.7508
ISLAMIC STUDIES *
1.2108
1.2108
1.2108
1.2108
1.2108
1.2108
ARABIC LANGUAGE *
0.6782
0.6782
0.6782
0.6782
0.6782
0.6782

Old News
The Z-score cut-off marks will be released December last week according to the Sri Lanka University Grants Commission (UGC) sources.
UGC hope to release 2012 cut-off marks end of this month (December End) after aptitude tests results are released.  Aptitude tests results will be released on December 15.  UGC will release the results of the aptitude tests of more than 20 university program.

Moratuwa University yesterday released the Final Results Aptitude Test 2011 and results can be found below mentioned link. Click Here .
Higher Education Ministry said that the 2011/2012 Sri Lanakn University new academic year will begin from March 15, 2013.The two week university leadership training program will commence on December 27.

Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) predicted the university academic year will begin only in June 2013, as cut-off marks, university selections and other formalities have to be settled before admitting the students.

FUTA said that the existing facilities were insufficient to accommodate 26,000 students at once.

However, Higher Education Ministry Secretary , Dr Sunil Jayantha said the government had allocated Rs.4 billion to increase the facilities and resources of universities due to the additional intake.