Accepting university admission applications to begin next week

Accepting university admission applications to begin next week

August 31, 2022   12:54 pm

Applications to enrol students to state universities for the academic year 2021-2022 will be called from September 05 onwards, the University Grants Commission (UGC) says.

Chairperson of the UGC, Prof. Sampath Amaratunge says that the qualified applicants have been granted a period of three weeks to submit the applications, until September 23.

Joining a press conference held at the Department of Government Information, Prof. Sampath Amaratunge also mentioned that the applicants can contact the Government Information Centre, which is operative 24 hours a day, via the 1919 hotline for any issue pertaining to the online application submission procedure.

Moreover, he pointed out that the UGC is expecting to recruit 42,519 students for the universities island-wide, adding that this number is likely to be increased.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

Tourist arrivals in September top 52,000 (English)

Tourist arrivals in September top 52,000 (English)

Dilith Jayaweera on the mindset required for entrepreneurship and its true essence (English)

Tests confirm substance found in Middeniya contained chemicals used for production of 'ICE' (English)

“President's Fund which benefited only a limited group has now become a public fund” – PM Harini (English)

🔴LIVE Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin - 2025.09.14

Sri Lanka welcomes UN resolution endorsing New York declaration on Palestine (English)

President Dissanayake congratulates Nepal's Interim PM Sushila Karki (English)

Army deserter who shot dead 4 persons last month arrested by STF (English)