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Engineering Degree at Open University

The Faculty of Engineering Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) offers open distance leasing (002) courses in Engineering.

The faculty offers two main degree programs. One is the Technology (Engineering) program leading to the award of a degree in engineering technology in specializations of civil, electrical, computer, electronic and communication, mechanical, mechatronics and textile engineering.

The other is the Industrial Studies program leading to the award of degree in industrial studies in the specialisations of agriculture, apparel production and management, textile manufacture, and industrial management.

Any student who has passed the GCE (A/L) examination in the mathematics stream can enrol for the engineering degree program directly. These students can complete the program in a minimum duration of five years. Students have the liberty to take less number of courses per year and complete the degree in a longer time period.

Students who have no G.C.E. (A/L) qualification can also enter the engineering degree program through a one year foundation studies. The students could obtain Diploma in Technology after collecting a certain number of course credits and continue to study towards the degree.

The faculty charges a very reasonable subsidised (about one third of the actual cost) course fee, as the Government bears two third of the actual expenditure for each student. This is very much below the course fees charged by any other institution for similar courses.

Application forms will be available from January 28 to February 28 from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. at the Public Information Office, Nawala, Nugegoda, (except public holidays) and at the other Regional (Colombo, Kandy, Jaffna, Matara, Anuradapura, Batticaloa) and Study Centres (Ambalangoda, Ampara, Badulla, Bandarawela, Buttala, Galle, Hambantota Hatton, Kalutara, Kegalle, Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura Trincomalee, Vavuniya) of the Open University (except Mondays, Tuesdays, and Public holidays) on cash payment.