Sri Lanka (04/09/2000)

Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Category A Level 8 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 12 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points unless a NZQA Qualifications Assessment Report assesses them as occupying Category A Level 7 of the Qualifications Table, in which case the qualification will be awarded 11 points.

Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.

• Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (from 1982 onwards)
• University of Colombo (from 1979 onwards)(previously University of Ceylon (1942), University of Ceylon, Colombo (1968), Colombo Campus of the University of Sri Lanka (1972))
• Eastern University (inaugurated 1986; previously Batticaloa University, from 1981)
• University of Jaffna (established 1979; previously established as the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka, 1974)
• University of Kelaniya (from 1979; formerly the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, from 1959; Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Sri Lanka,1972)
• University of Moratuwa (from 1978; formerly the Ceylon College of Technology, from 1966; Katubeda Campus of the University of Sri Lanka 1972)
• Open University of Sri Lanka (from 1980 onwards)
• University of Peradeniya (from 1978; formerly University of Ceylon, from 1942 incorporating Ceylon Medical College (1870) and Ceylon University College (1921); Peradeniya campus of the University of Sri Lanka, 1972)
• University of Ruhuna (from 1984; formerly a Campus of the University of Sri Lanka,1978; reconstituted as Ruhuna University College 1979)
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura (from 1978; previously the Vidyodaya University of Ceylon, established 1959; Vidyodaya Campus of the University of Sri Lanka 1972)

Effective 04/09/2000