Wednesday, April 3, 2013

2016/2017 University Appeals


University entry applicants are given time till October 20 to submit their Appeals for admission to State-run universities, says UGC Chairman.
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Higher Education Ministry said that over 2500 appeals have received from 2011/2012 academic year. 

Students’ affair Director General Keerthi Mawella said that all the appeals will be considered and steps will be taken to solve them before Sinhala Hindu New Year. Majority of appeals are transfer of courses and transfer of universities.


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Frequently asked Questions and answers


How to obtain the application form to make an appeal?
A photocopy of the appeal application form in the admission handbook could also be used.

What are the instances, that a candidate could not make an appeal?

Admission under Special Provisions
Admission for Special Subjects under an additional intake
Admission under filling of vacancies

What are the reasons that can be considered by the Appeals Committee?

Applicants who fall within the declared minimum Z score for a particular course of study but not selected, subject to provisions made in section 9 in the admission handbook.
Applicant who has been selected for a particular course of study, but consider that they qualify to be selected for another course of study indicated by them, subject to provisions made in section 9 in the admission handbook.
Applicants who request that they be assigned to another university.
Applicants who request that their course of study be changed to another course of study for which the requirements for admission have been fulfilled. (In order to consider appeals for a change of course of study there should be a vacancy in the relevant course of study. Students’ order of Z score will be taken into consideration when there are more applications than vacancies).
Applicants who fail to apply for a particular course of study for which the requirements for admission have been fulfilled. (In order to consider appeals under this category there should be vacancies in the relevant course of study. Students’ order of Z-Score will be taken into consideration when there are more applicants than vacancies)

What is the time period in which a candidate could make an Appeal to the UGC?

Appeal should be forwarded to the UGC within four weeks from the date of publishing the Cut-off points (except for those who are selected to university admissions to fill a vacancy)

Are mutual transfers allowed?
No.

How to make a request for inter university transfer or change of course of study?
Candidate who seeks an inter university transfer or a change of course of study, should get him/herself registered with the university to which he/she has been assigned in the first instance.

Then the candidate has to forward a written appeal to the UGC along with the documentary evidence in support of the appeal.

Is it possible to change the university and the course of study to which the candidate has been assigned?

Yes, but there is no guarantee that every request for inter university transfer or change the course of study will be accommodated.

What is the method of determine the applicant’s district for university admission?

The district of any candidate (whether school or private) will be the district of location of school in which the candidate was enrolled (on the basis of school records) for the highest number of days during the three-year period ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which he/she sat the G.C.E (A/L) examination to qualify for admission even in case of having proof of residence in another district for a period more than the days he/she was enrolled in a school specified above.

However, the district of a candidate who has been enrolled in a school/schools for a period of less than one year during the three-year period stipulated above will be determined on the basis of the location of school/schools which he/she had been enrolled, permanent place of residence of the candidate and other evidence as decided by the UGC.



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5 comments:

  1. thanks for the information really am waiting for the appeal replay

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  2. when will start the 2012/2013 academic year

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  3. is there a chance of bn selected to a course by an appeal which we had not participated to the applitude test. plzzz reply.i am stkked cz i cant take a disition

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  4. hm they said all the appeals will be considered and steps will be taken to solve them before Sinhala Hindu New Year.but still now no replies from ugc abt the appeals

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  5. UGC is usually late. They tell one thing and act in another way. Still 2012/2013 academic year university admissions handbook is not out for sale. In a way it is better to get delayed and give the correct print rather than giving amendments later.

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