INELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION / CONTINUATION AS INTERNAL STUDENTS
ONCE BEING ADMITTED
6.1 The following categories of students do not qualify for seeking admission as internal students of a
University/ Campus / Higher Educational Institute:-
(a) Students who have sat the G.C.E (Advanced Level) Examination on more than three (3) occasions except the students under the section 3.2.1 (b) above.
(b) Students who were / are registered (See note1) as internal students for courses of study in any Institution listed under paragraphs 1.2 & 1.4 of this Handbook.
(c) Students who were / are registered as internal students to follow a first degree course in a University/ Institute established under any other Act of Parliament (other than the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 as amended) in Sri Lanka.
(d) Students who were / are registered in a College of Education / Teacher Training College as internal students.
(e) Students who were / are registered as full time students to follow a course of study of 3 year duration or above leading to a Higher National Diploma (HND) at an Institute which comes under the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE) or National Diploma in Engineering Sciences (NDES) at the Technical Training Institute (TTI) of the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), subject to provisions made in paragraph 6.2 below.
(f) Students who have been selected for foreign scholarships channelled through the Ministry of Higher Education to study courses at first-degree level.
(g) Students who have already obtained a first degree or a relevant qualification from authorities specified under 6.1 [(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) ] above.
(h) Students who make false declarations and produce forged documents for University Admission.
6.2 A student who is already registered for a particular course of study at a Higher Educational Institution mentioned in section 6.1 (e) above could apply for admission to follow a course of study in any Higher Educational Institution set up under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 as amended on the basis of the results of a G.C.E. (A/L) Examination held in a later year, only if he/she had withdrawn his/her registration
within a period of 60 days from the last date for registration. Candidates who have not withdrawn their registration within the stipulated period of time given by the respective Institution will not be eligible for admission as they come under 6.1 (e) above. The 60 day concession stated herein will not be given to candidates who will get selected to fill a vacancy to the Higher Educational Institutions mentioned in section 6.1 (e) above.
Note1: Once a student forwards an application to the respective Higher Educational Institution / Campus / Institute for registration after paying the registration fee to the relevant Higher Educational Institution upon receiving a letter from the respective Higher Educational Institution or otherwise, he/she is deemed to be a registered student.