External degrees are worthless says Minister S.B. Dissanayke
The Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayake said that the external degrees awarded by Sri Lankan universities were worthless certificates that would not benefit its holder or the country in any manner. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural ceremony of the Open and Distant Education Centre affiliated to the Aesthetic University, he said external degrees had recognition during election campaigns when political appointment were made.
[Views:229] [Tue, Jan 03, 2012] [Full Article]

A/L fiasco - Probe team’s mandate limited
The five-member committee appointed to look into the controversy surrounding the 2011 GCE A/L results will submit it report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa within the next ten days, an official said yesterday.
[Views:160] [Tue, Jan 03, 2012] [Full Article]

10 SJP students suspended
Ten more students of the Sri Jayawardenapura University have been suspended due to their involvement in violent activities within the university premises, university authorities say.
[Views:153] [Sun, Jan 01, 2012] [Full Article]

President appoints committee to probe A/L results fiasco
President Rajapakse has appointed the committee to investigate issues pertaining to the results of the G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations, which came under criticism due to the delay in releasing them and the suspending of district rankings.
[Views:149] [Sun, Jan 01, 2012] [Full Article]

Not interested in SLMC post: Carlo
In the midst of controversy over Prof. Carlo Fonseka’s appointment as Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Chief in the coming month which certain groups in the medical profession had protests against in fear of an impending crisis in the medical sector, Fonseka said today that he was not interested in the SLMC Chief.
[Views:139] [Sun, Jan 01, 2012] [Full Article]

Principals, teachers want A/L results revised
Ten education sector trade unions including principals and teachers charged that the formula used to calculate the GCE A/L Z-score was flawed and therefore urged the government to revise the results and issue it afresh.
[Views:64] [Sun, Jan 01, 2012] [Full Article]

Exams Dep. releases lists of best students at the A/L examinations
The Examinations Department has officially released the name lists of the students who received the top results at the GCE Advance Level Examinations today (December 29).
[Views:66] [Thu, Dec 29, 2011] [Full Article]

Special meeting on Z-score to be conducted: Bandula
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane said yesterday that he would conduct a special meeting with the relevant officials this morning to identify the reasons for the irregularities in Z-score rankings of students who sat the Advanced Level Examination this time.
[Views:67] [Thu, Dec 29, 2011] [Full Article]

Students from Jaffna and Kegalle top Math and Arts streams
A student from the Uduppiddy American Missionary College in Jaffna has topped the list in the 2011 Advanced Level Math stream while a student from St. Joseph’s Balika Vidyalaya in Kegalle topped the Arts stream.
[Views:75] [Wed, Dec 28, 2011] [Full Article]

Further confusion over A/L results
More confusion was reported in the results of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examinations yesterday with reports emerging that some students received results for some subjects which they did not sit for at the exam.
[Views:65] [Wed, Dec 28, 2011] [Full Article]

Top performers at A/L 2011
Pramith Ruwan Pathirana of Royal College Colombo 7 has topped the list in 2011 Advanced Level Bio Science stream.
[Views:79] [Wed, Dec 28, 2011] [Full Article]

A/L re-correction applications to be accepted from Dec. 29
The Department of Examinations today said that applications for re-correction of exam papers of the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination will be accepted from December 29 till January 09, 2012.
[Views:69] [Wed, Dec 28, 2011] [Full Article]

Errors in A/Level results
The Advanced Level results which were released late last night contain errors in the calculation of district and island ranks. Sources at the ministry of education stated that there is a strong possibility of the results that were issued being suspended.
[Views:66] [Wed, Dec 28, 2011] [Full Article]

A/L results to be released within this week?
An experts committee will tomorrow check the feasibility of the ‘Z-score’ equation of G.C.E. Advance Level examination, Commissioner General of the Department of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe said.
[Views:121] [Wed, Dec 21, 2011] [Full Article]

Minimum age for migrant housemaids to be increased to 30
Minister of Foreign Employment and Welfare Dilan Perera said today that he intends to increase the minimum age requirement for Sri Lankan women applying for jobs in Middle Eastern countries as house maids to 30 years.
[Views:416] [Tue, Dec 13, 2011] [Full Article]

A/L results delayed
The release of the GCE A/L results are expected to be further delayed as the Examinations Department is still to finalise the Z-score formula on the marks obtained by candidates, an examination department spokesman said today.
[Views:206] [Thu, Dec 08, 2011] [Full Article]

Undergrad released on bail
A third year student of the Arts Faculty of Colombo University who allegedly assaulted a lecturer of the same faculty was released on Rs.500,000 personal bail with two sureties by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.
[Views:96] [Wed, Dec 07, 2011] [Full Article]

Gamini Navaratne appointed Acting IGP
Senior DIG Gamini Navaratne has been appointed as Acting Inspector General of Police due to the absence of IGP N.K. Illangakoon, who is currently engaged in a foreign visit.
[Views:116] [Mon, Dec 05, 2011] [Full Article]

Grero appointed Monitoring MP of Education Ministry
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed MP Mohan Lal Grero as the Monitoring MP of the Ministry of Education, Director General of President’s Media Bandula Jayasekara confirmed. Grero on November 30 voted in favour of the Government’s budget after crossing over in parliament.
[Views:130] [Sat, Dec 03, 2011] [Full Article]

BGS group to open int’l school in SL
Inspired by the standard of schooling at Karnataka, Mahiepala Herath, Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province, offered 25-acre-land to BGS Group to set up an international school in the island nation.
[Views:104] [Tue, Nov 29, 2011] [Full Article]