INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The university intake of students from the 2019 G.C.E Advanced Level examination will be increased by 25 percent for which discussions with
universities and other stakeholders are on, Information and Communications Technology, Higher Education, and Technology Innovation Minister
Dr.Bandula Gunawardena said.Speaking to media at the Information Department yesterday, he said &We have 281,786 who have sat for the
Advanced Level examinations out of which 181,126 have qualified to enter universities, however only 30,000 students are enrolled which
leaves nearly 150,000 students stranded with no future prospect for employment or higher education,& he said.
