Thursday, February 14, 2013

Aptitude Tests Issue Sri Lankan Universities

The Sri Lankan universities are conducting aptitude tests without informing the candidates properly.
UGC handbooks issued in 2012 had not mentioned anything about aptitude tests. Due to this reason lot of students have unable to sit those exams assuming that aptitude tests will not be held.
Students who had qualified to enter university are deprived of the opportunity to do so as the universities are yet to inform them of the aptitude examinations that are conducted prior to them being admitted, and sitting this exam is a prerequisite to university admission.
The Ceylon Teachers' Service Union (CTSU) said students who are hoping to join the Uva-Wellassa University are unable to do so as they are not aware as to when the aptitude tests will be conducted.
In the years 2010 and 2011, the university handbook had mentioned that aptitude tests would be conducted prior to admitting new undergraduates. However, the handbooks for the years 2012 and 2013 had not mentioned anything about aptitude tests, thereby allowing students to assume that aptitude tests will not be held, CTSU General Secretary, Mahinda Jayasinghe averred.
Jayasinghe said " last October, certain newspapers carried a notice that aptitude tests would be held prior to admissions. Many people were unaware of the notice placed in the papers, and were therefore unable to sit for it. Students who sat for their GCE A/Ls for the third time and were successful have now lost the chance of entering university though they worked hard for it,".
Convener of the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF), Sanjeewa Bandara, alleged that such incidents are not unique to the Uva-Wellassa University alone.
According to Sanjeewa Bandara, students who are hoping to enter the University of Peradeniya to follow courses which required them to get through the aptitude test have also been victimized as they too were not aware of aptitude tests being conducted.
"The practical exams were conducted without notifying the students, accordingly. We demand that exams be re-conducted, thus giving a fair chance to those who had missed out on sitting for the same. It is extremely unfair to everyone concerned,".

Notice to Students:

Students those who have issues and problems with Aptitude Tests can get further details from below mentioned Telephone numbers. Also students should send an appeal to the UGC.

Students should forward a written appeal to the UGC along with the documentary evidence in support of the appeal. A photocopy of the appeal application form in the UGC admission handbook could be used as the appeal format. Appeal should be forwarded to the UGC within four weeks from the date of publishing the Cut-off points. (2011/2012 Academic Year)
Senior Assistant Secretary

(Academic Affairs)
Mrs. WMCP Godage 
011 2692517  011 2691678 
Senior Assistant Secretary

(University Admissions)
Mrs. SN Palangasinghe 
011 2692978  011 2691678 
Senior Assistant Secretary

(Academic Affairs)
Mrs. CJ Wijesinghe 
011 2698180   
Assistant Secretary

Mrs. GMNS Ranaweera 
011 2678731 
Assistant Secretary  Mrs. SAK Wijewardena
 
011 2693225  011 2692517 
 

34 comments:

  1. Thank You Very Much Author.

    Yes! That's right! Exams must be reconducted, otherwise all our efforts and hardworks will become worthless! Hope they would provide a better solution for us.

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  2. Thank You Very much Author. I kindly thank u i haven't words to explain this. Bcz i felt i lost all things. You r gread..........

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    1. Did you call them? What did they say about this?

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  3. They had published them on newspapers and websites ,that is the normal procedure , I think that is more than enough.

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  4. You may say it as careless and as more than enough, but our situation is different. We have never known this, and as the author said, they have mentioned about these aptitude tests in the previous books which is a great help for students to know what it is all about, but they haven't mentioned anything about this in ours. So how come we know when it isn't mentioned?

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  5. Notice to Students:


    Students those who have issues and problems with Aptitude Tests can get further details from below mentioned Telephone numbers. Also students should send an appeal to the UGC.


    Students should forward a written appeal to the UGC along with the documentary evidence in support of the appeal. A photocopy of the appeal application form in the UGC admission handbook could be used as the appeal format. Appeal should be forwarded to the UGC within four weeks from the date of publishing the Cut-off points. (2011/2012 Academic Year)
    Senior Assistant Secretary

    (Academic Affairs) Mrs. WMCP Godage
    011 2692517 011 2691678
    Senior Assistant Secretary

    (University Admissions) Mrs. SN Palangasinghe
    011 2692978 011 2691678
    Senior Assistant Secretary

    (Academic Affairs) Mrs. CJ Wijesinghe
    011 2698180  
    Assistant Secretary

    Mrs. GMNS Ranaweera
    011 2678731
    Assistant Secretary Mrs. SAK Wijewardena

    011 2693225 011 2692517

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  6. So what about the students who passed the aptitude tests and over the cutoff marks.

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  7. Justice is seen among all these statements and even if ur against or with this issue. Students who got selected are biting their nails to go inside the university, while others are trying to get selected through this aptitude crisis. justice is among both sides. And there's no doubt that a proper solution should be given. But as a result of all these clashes there's only one thing to be said. PLEASE GET MARRIED BEFORE ENTERING INTO THE UNIVERSITY. OTHER WISE when u come out of the university only two things will be left for u. A paper which claims to be a Bsc. and a walking stick in ur hand.

    Most probably the last thing which could be said is that the crisis continues....

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    1. Well said and the fact can't be denied.

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    2. You are right! Crisis never ends! And both sides are going to be affected. This all happens because of the improper educational system. They are always sucking the life of students without having a proper plan.

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    3. Ya that's true Zara. They didn't mentioned anything in the handbook. Plz think about our situation. I have more than z score for the course bt from this unable to do. Have u send any appeal Zara?

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    4. you couldn't enter the university because of your carelessness.ugc have nothing to do.they didn't send admissions to anybody secretly.they published it in the newspaper.you must be aware of such thinggs.

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    5. Did u see the hand book. there isn't anything about the exam. How they can do the exam without we know the z score and selected course?

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    6. You can't say like that Madhawi. It is not our fault nor our carelessness. It all happened just because of not mentioning about this in the book. It may be a trivial matter for you, but a great issue for us!

      No Karthika, I am making preparations to send an appeal as said by the author. Hope to send it on Monday.
      What about you?
      Try to send an appeal Karthika. Don't loose your hopes. Still we can make it out if we put our best efforts. Hope they would provide a better and a fair solution for all of us.

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  8. What would be the worth of sending an appeal?Will it give a chance for the students who have applied for particular courses but been unable to sit for aptitude tests due to the above issue.
    Please author, i'll glad to see a conclusive reply from you to this question.

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    1. Yes please do I spoke to Mrs. WMCP Godage my self and they accepted my appeal.Please do it ASAP.

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    2. Yes, Thank You.

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  9. so what happens to the students who were selected for those courses by passing the exams...there will be another cuttoff mark after this and maybe they wont get selected..whats the justice in that..?? will anyone be able to handle such a thing??

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  10. There are few questions to me.why UGC didn't notify that already in student hand book 2011-2012 and also why didn't they send although 'post card' about that practical test to student.not only that what will happen to the student who applied to other causes but they couldn't get enough Z marks & they also applied to practical training requirement courses but they couldn't sit to the exam.Think....what is the situation of student.

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  11. When will they gonna publish the results of BICT aptitude test ..?

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    1. Haven't they published yet?

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    2. no.i don't think so.do ya know anything about the results?

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    3. No, I am sorry. I also knew nothing of it.

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  12. I want to spoke someone who knows tamil in ugc.... please Author help me...

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  13. ugc should inform to students in time.utter disgrace ugc addmin.

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  14. I don't know, I wasn't notified, I wasn't aware : (

    I distinctly remember someone saying on TV that aptitude tests doesn't require and Al qualification itself will be enough, thus misleading everyone.

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  15. This incident was repeated in this time exam(2012 A/L) for my sister and her disqualified for the university entrance. Please don't allow it to repeat since it is not fair at all for a student who was qualified for university entrance after the hard works stating as disqualified student simply because of "not reading news papers" which the aptitude test was published..
    Administrators should look at this fairly and should allow them to re sit for the test or it should be communicated that all the students who wish to join with an university must be faced the test...

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