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The Scholarship Examination (also known as the Grade 5 exam) is a highly competitive Sri Lankan examination first introduced in 1947, [1] conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is optional for students to undertake it during the final year of primary school (Grade 5; usually aged 9–10). Based on the ...
National Science Library and Resource Centre (NSLRC) (Sinhala: ජාතික විද්යා පුස්තකාලය හා සම්පත් මධ්යස්ථානය -ශ්රී ලංකාව, jātika vidyā pustakālaya hā sampat madhyasthānaya -śrī laṁkāva) of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka is a library, the National Focal Point for the ...
The Department of Examinations is a non-ministerial government department of Sri Lanka and the national examination service. It comes within the purview of the Ministry of Education . The department is responsible for carrying out public examinations such as the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (SL) and Advanced Level and other ...
The National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) (Sinhala: ජාතික මූලික අධ්යන ආයතනය) is a government multidisciplinary research institute in Sri Lanka, [1] established in 1981. The NIFS is the only Institute in Sri Lanka which exists for the sole purpose of conducting research in natural and social ...
The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level (O-level) formerly called Senior School Certificate (SSC), is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is based on the Cambridge University Ordinary Level qualification.
In recent years, the exam has become extremely competitive and even traumatic for many high school students in Sri Lanka. For the academic year 2013, out of 55,241 candidates who applied for university admission, only 43.8% gained access to state universities through the University Grants Commission (UGC), despite meeting the minimum admission ...
The school received the approval to teach science and commerce streams for grades 10 and 11. In 1982, due to the influence of the Minister of Education, Ranil Wickramasinghe and Rathmalana Electorate parliament member Lalith Athulathmudali , the “Hena Para primary school” was joined with “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya” creating a new ...
The National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka fulfills a number of roles; promoting the dissemination of scientific knowledge, recognizing excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global cooperation, education and public engagement and recognizing outstanding ...