 |
| No additional intake on 2012 Results |
Sri Lankan Higher
Education Ministry would not admit extra number of students to the
state universities with the next intake, Secretary to the Higher Education
Ministry Dr. Sunil Jayantha Navaratne said.
Last Year,Sri Lankan University
Grants Commission (UGC) has agreed to admit an additional 5,609 students to Sri
Lankan universities, based on the GCE (A/L) 2011 results.
Dr. Sunil Jayantha Navaratne said that the UGC
had decided to admit an additional 5,609 students to universities following a
Supreme Court order to that effect, but it couldn't be continued thereafter
without improving necessary facilities.
The Supreme Court
ordered the UGC to admit an additional 5,609 students to universities after
solving the ‘Z-score’ crisis. Due to this additional intake, about 27,000
students would be admitted to Sri Lankan Universities based on the GCE (A/L)
results 2011. It was a 25 per cent increase.
Dr. Navaratne said
that the remaining facilities, such as lecturers, lecture halls, laboratories
etc. in universities were not sufficient to accommodate an additional 5,000
students.
However, undergraduate
members of the JVP rebel group affiliated union, Inter University Students’
Federation (IUSF), have been insisting that the increased intake be continued
for the 2012 A/L batch as well.
Convener of the IUSF
Sanjeewa Bandara said that according to GCE (A/L) results released last
Wednesday, over 6,500 candidates obtained 3As in the commerce stream, but
normally less than 5,000 students from that stream were admitted to
universities annually.
"During previous
years, even those who obtained two As and one B could enter university, whereas
this year, it seems even those who have got three As will not be able to enter
a state university due to restrictions on admissions," he said.
However, Federation
of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) rejected the proposal to admit more
students without improving the facilities.
FUTA President Dr.
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri told that though, the authorities had decided to admit
additional 5,000 students, in the previous year’s intake, following a Court
order, it was difficult to accommodate the same number again without improving
available facilities.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Dear Readers,
Share Your Valuable Ideas with Others..
This is your forum. This is your voice..
But Please ....
Be Respectful of others. Debates may be Lively but taking part should be a positive experience for all participants.
Comments should be Pleasant, Useful, civil and tasteful, and must not be malicious or designed to offend.
Dont incite hatred on the basis of Education Background, Race, Religion, Gender, Nationality, Sexuality or other personal characteristic. Dont swear, use hate-speech or make obscene or Vulgar comments.
We encourage open, Lively debate but please be POLITE!
We wish you all a Prosperous & Fruitful Future!
-Admin - Lanka University News-