Arrangements for A/L exams at IDP centres

Dharma Sri ABEYRATNE and Ashok KUMAR

Initiatives have been taken by the Examinations Department to assist displaced candidates by having seven examination centres for the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination at seven IDP centres in Vavuniya, the Examination Commissioner Anura Edirisinghe told the Daily News.

According to the Examination Department sources nearly 900 students are qualified for the Advance Level Examination which commenced in August.

"Advanced Level examination centres will be established in IDP Zone 0,1,2,3,4,5,6. amounting to seven. This process will benefit 856 students in IDP centres," he said.

He said the Examinations Department will take steps to issue special identity cards for the examination only for those who haven't received their National Identity Cards yet. Examination Department officials will visit the IDP centres and identify the needy students while fulfilling all requirements such as taking student photographs.

"At the same time the Examinations Department has noticed a scarcity of furniture and moves are under way to send furniture which is required for the Examination Centres by July 11," the Commissioner said.

In addition, the Examinations Department has taken measures to distribute past examination papers and model examination papers among the students to enable them to have an idea about the real examination paper.

"With the help of the past and model examination papers, students will be able to face the examination with confidence," Commissioner of Education Publications Pushpa Kumara said.

He further said that the Examinations Department has planned to appoint teachers in IDP centres as invigilators at the examination. The Examinations Department has identified that these teachers are a resource and therefore the Department will hold talks with the Security Forces for getting the approval in this regard.